8.20.26 Ukraine’s drone war, billing for transgender procedures, and Lance Cowan’s three albums

Ukraine’s drone war reaches deeper into Russia as faster attacks leave Kyiv residents less time to find shelter. Federal officials investigate questionable billing for transgender procedures on minors, and a longtime music publicist Lance Cowan releases the songs he set aside for his family. Plus: police branch out against distracted driving, David Closson considers how algae acquired a constituency, and the Thursday morning news.

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