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Can NBC make Thursday nights a “Must See TV” destination again? The network is going to try to market them that way, starting this fall. NBC announced on Sunday, a day ahead of its annual showcase to advertisers, that it would pair its biggest hit, “This Is Us,” with the network’s biggest revival, “Will & Grace,” on Thursday nights beginning in September.

The circus is coming to town. As television executives make their way to New York to promote a new fall lineup — and ask themselves questions like “Will we find our own ‘This Is Us’ next year?” and “What’s the next old show we should revive?” — they are also starting to take stock of the season that is just wrapping up. One conclusion from the 2016-2017 television season: The gap between a hit and a dud is narrowing by the minute.

Nearly every case of the rare cancer that has been linked to breast implants — anaplastic large-cell lymphoma — involves those with a textured surface, not a smooth one, and most implants in the United States are smooth. The Food and Drug Administration says women with implants who are not experiencing any problems with them should stick to routine care, and do not need to have the implants removed.

Raylene Hollrah was 33, with a young daughter, when she learned she had breast cancer. She made a difficult decision, one she hoped would save her life: She had her breasts removed, underwent grueling chemotherapy and then had reconstructive surgery. In 2013, six years after her first diagnosis, cancer struck again — not breast cancer, but a rare malignancy of the immune system — caused by the implants used to rebuild her chest. “My whole world came crumbling down again,” said Ms. Hollrah, now 43, who owns an insurance agency in Hermann, Mo.

SAN FRANCISCO — As the race to bring self-driving vehicles to the public intensifies, two of Silicon Valley’s most prominent players are teaming up. Waymo, the self-driving car unit that operates under Google’s parent company, has signed a deal with the ride-hailing start-up Lyft, according to two people familiar with the agreement who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

OBO, Central African Republic — The hunt is officially over. “Joseph Kony is dead,” announced American-made leaflets dropped from a helicopter in the Central African Republic in recent weeks. “The war is finished.” The claims that Mr. Kony, the notorious leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, has died are false, though.