A new feature from Spotify Wrapped showed users specific towns based on their listening habits, but certain cities seemed to turn up often. wapo.st/3N2fgLd

Israeli forces launched a major overnight raid in the West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, leaving two children dead. Videos show residents cleaning up rubble and removing possessions from a bombed-out house after an Israeli raid. Live updates: wapo.st/3sSXrYb

Perris Jones, the Virginia running back who suffered a spinal cord injury during a game just under three weeks ago, walked out of a Louisville rehabilitation center with a broad smile as medical staff cheered for him. wapo.st/46BV0a3

Gaza has been bludgeoned by nearly eight weeks of Israeli airstrikes, artillery and ground fighting, killing over 13,300 people, its health ministry reported, and displacing over 1.7 million people, according to the U.N. — 80 percent of its population. wapo.st/3T9ul1v

In an expletive-filled rant, Elon Musk addressed the growing list of advertisers who have stopped spending money on X, formerly Twitter, over concerns that Musk himself was amplifying antisemitism and racism on the social media site. wapo.st/3sVLzEC

Guy Fieri might frequent less-expensive eateries on his Food Network show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” but his new paycheck is the stuff of four-star restaurants. The TV personality just signed a three-year deal with the cable network worth $100 million. wapo.st/3uEVVcJ

A Connecticut woman is suing the fast-casual chain Chop’t Creative Salad Company after being served a salad she says contained part of the severed finger of a manager, an account bolstered by a county health department’s inspection report. wapo.st/3uJ1wyq

The assault trial for Jonathan Majors, the rising-star actor known for “Creed III” and several Marvel projects, began Wednesday morning after several postponements over the past three months. wapo.st/413oWKY

Billy Crystal, the versatile comedian, became the ultimate showman. But it was never an act. wapo.st/47ELsMT

Three days after Hamas rampaged through southern Israel, an editor at Voice of America offered some lexical guidance in a staff-wide email: Avoid calling the perpetrators “terrorists.” Now, Republican lawmakers are objecting to the word choice at VOA. wapo.st/3sXGfAK

Analysis by Philip Bump: “Trump’s near-60 percent support in national primary polling, according to 538′s average, has only been topped one time since 1980 in the year before a contested primary fight.” wapo.st/49WkiCK

House Republicans are moving toward formalizing their impeachment inquiry against President Biden with a potential floor vote in coming weeks, and preparing for a possible court fight over the Biden administration’s compliance with congressional requests. wapo.st/3R1G3ID

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was on the practice field Wednesday with the New York Jets, as the team opened the 21-day practice window by which it must decide whether to activate him from the injured reserve list. wapo.st/3R1IjQj

The United Arab Emirates, battling low expectations ahead of a global climate conference it is hosting with some controversy, plans to launch COP28 this week with what it hopes is a headline-grabbing agreement on one of the summit’s thorniest issues. wapo.st/47RY03a

The Biden administration is increasingly concerned that an upcoming Israeli offensive in southern Gaza will result in thousands more Palestinian civilian casualties, derail further hostage releases and interrupt the expanding flow of humanitarian aid. wapo.st/47yCznT

Liz Whitmer Gereghty, a small-business founder and sister of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), announced on Wednesday that she is suspending her campaign for Congress in a competitive district in New York’s Hudson Valley. wapo.st/49W9Wmp

Multiple explosions on the sun could result in a vibrant display of the northern lights Thursday or Friday night. Just how far south they reach is uncertain. wapo.st/3N7SLEK

The United Auto Workers announced a drive to organize the U.S. factories of Toyota, Tesla, Honda and the nation’s other non-unionized automakers, hoping to dramatically expand its membership after negotiating record contracts with Detroit’s Big Three. wapo.st/3T0cE47

In a statement, the FDA said it is working with state, federal and international partners to investigate the source of the cinnamon and the point of contamination as well as whether additional products are potentially contaminated. Read the full story: wapo.st/47Sm85M

The FDA said it is still investigating how the pouches were contaminated, but its “leading hypothesis” is that cinnamon — added to the flavor Rudy loved — is the likely source. Complaints of suspected exposures have been identified in 25 states. wapo.st/47Sm85M

Although the FDA has set maximum allowable levels of metals such as lead in bottled water, it had not previously regulated levels of metals in baby and toddler foods, with the exception of arsenic in rice cereal — an effort that is now underway. wapo.st/47Sm85M

Research shows exposure to even small amounts of heavy metals such as lead at an early age may increase the risk of several health problems, as well as prospective long-term cognitive consequences that may not show up for years. wapo.st/47Sm85M

Rudy’s lead levels had peaked in a second screening, then dropped as he switched to a whole-foods diet on the advice of experts helping the family work to eliminate potential culprits. wapo.st/47Sm85M

While the FDA won’t identify the affected children, they had the same pureed fruit pouches Rudy had eaten for months. The Callahans reported their concerns after matching a pouch left in their cupboard to the contaminated lot numbers published last month. wapo.st/47Sm85M

The Food and Drug Administration announced last week it had received 52 reports of children up to 4 years old potentially exposed to lead in contaminated apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches sold under WanaBana, Weis and Schnucks brands. For the Callahans, it all added up.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The fate of U.S. security assistance to Ukraine rests on lawmakers’ ability to broker a deal on an issue that’s eluded their grasp for decades — immigration. wapo.st/49YpIgn

Sarah and Ricky Callahan's son, Rudy, tested positive for lead at a checkup. His levels were nearly six times the minimum risk threshold for lead poisoning. He is among the children with lead poisoning suspected to be caused by recalled applesauce pouches.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned Wednesday about antisemitism coming from “people that most liberal Jewish Americans felt previously were their ideological fellow travelers.” wapo.st/3R1rKnp

Perspective by Monica Hesse: While in the White House, Rosalynn Carter defined the role of the modern, issue-driven first lady, pioneering open conversations about mental health in an era when such matters were addressed in whispers. wapo.st/3uvae3i

A Kona storm is lashing Hawaii, bringing heavy rains and the risk of thunderstorms and waterspouts. Flood watches blanket the entire archipelago for the potential for slow-moving downpours to drop up to 8 inches of rain. wapo.st/3R2sV65