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Article snippet: (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. Here’s what you need to know: • The rival political Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a reconciliation deal that paves the way for joint control of Gaza, where residents are suffering from dire shortages of crucial supplies and electricity. Challenges to the deal, which has been brokered by Egypt, abound. The two sides still need to agree on a joint strategy for dealing with Israel, the conduct of any future elections and the state of the Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing. _____ • In Washington, President Trump is planning to end health insurers’ subsidies that help low-income patients. It would be his biggest move yet to undermine Obamacare. He is expected to disavow the Iran nuclear deal today, despite mounting opposition from European allies and fellow Republicans. Also, his administration, and Israel, announced that they would withdraw from Unesco, accusing the cultural organization of “anti-Israel bias.” How do we cover the Trump administration? Watch this TimesTalk with our executive editor, two White House correspondents and our media columnist, discussing their experiences so far. _____ • Remember when Silicon Valley giants were once seen as enablers of positive change? Now, a growing number of observers fear that the corporations’ power to decide who gets a digital megaphone is becoming a risk to democracy. “People are realizing that technology isn’t neutral,” said the... Link to the full article to read more