Trump’s $47 Billion-Dollar Border Wall Plan, and Why a Tupac Murder Trial Is Starting After 30 Years

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<p>Plus, inside the scramble to track cyclospora. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/big-bend-border-wall-texas-construction.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Border Construction in Big Bend Is Halted After Drawing Criticism</a>, by J. David Goodman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/world/canada/trade-tariffs-trump-carney.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">It’s Crunchtime Again for Canada to Avoid New U.S. Tariffs</a>, by Matina Stevis-Gridneff</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/politics/trump-mail-vote-florida-election.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Votes by Mail Again in Florida</a>, by Chris Cameron</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/health/cyclospora-invesigation-fda.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands</a>, by Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/17/arts/tupac-murder-trial-duane-davis?smid=url-share#why-is-a-trial-happening-30-years-after-the-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Is a Trial Happening 30 Years After the Shooting?</a>, by Julia Jacobs</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/theater/les-miserables.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Can You Hear the Theaters Ka-Ching? A Battered Industry Turns to ‘Les Miz.’</a>, by Michael Paulson</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>