Editors’ picks
A selection of the best reporting and most interesting stories from NBC News.
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Trump’s plan to paint Eisenhower building white faces backlash
Opponents are concerned the paint will cause irreversible damage and cost millions of dollars. 
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Why Wall Street is betting billions that Elon Musk’s SpaceX shares will keep tumbling
SpaceX’s stock has lost half its value in the past month and made the rocket maker the most shorted large public company in America.
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A new mom was debilitated with diastasis recti. Insurance twice denied surgery to treat it.
Diastasis recti, when the connective bands holding the six-pack muscles together separate, is common during pregnancy. 
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Robot waiters and drone deliveries: Inside China’s booming tech hub
Long a symbol of China’s economic surge, Shenzhen is embracing a high-tech, low-altitude future.
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Democratic Senate candidates pursue a new strategy in rural states: Dropping out
Democrats have withdrawn in Nebraska and Idaho to boost independents against GOP incumbents. Candidates elsewhere face pressure to follow suit.
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The Army is rolling out MAHA-style menus. Soldiers say it’s a big upgrade.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has touted the effort to steer troops away from fast food as one of his biggest achievements in office.
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Pope Leo tells NBC News his ancestors included immigrants, enslaved people and slaveholders
The pontiff said the “sense of freedom, the sense of opportunity” are what make him love America in a discussion with “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Llamas. 
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The 44 days between a pedophilia allegation and a murder-suicide
Police couldn’t find Jeremiah Shawn Duffey after he was accused of molesting a child. More than a month later, authorities say, he killed his wife.
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Tinder pauses AI tool after it gave some daters unsolicited makeovers
Exclusive: An in-app “Photo Enhance” tool altered some users’ appearances without their permission.
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College football doesn’t start for a month, but the SEC vs. Big Ten rivalry is already here
Which conference is best at football? The SEC points to its history and depth and the Big Ten to its run of three consecutive national titles.
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Foul ball: These aging ex-MLB stars say the league is turning its back on them
Players who retired before 1992 receive lower benefits than today’s retirees, and some say pension calculation errors have cost them thousands.