$40,047,425,768,420 in U.S. Debt, and an Experimental Vaccine for Skin Cancer

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<p>Plus, could tweaking flight paths reduce global warming? </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/economy/us-debt-40-trillion.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues</a>, by Alan Rappeport</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/middleeast/israel-criminal-investigation-hind-rajab-gaza-workers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Israel Opens Criminal Inquiries Into Killings of Hind Rajab, 5, and of Medics</a>, by Isabel Kershner</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/science/moderna-merck-mrna-vaccine-melanoma.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A New mRNA Vaccine Could Prevent Skin Cancer From Returning</a>, by Carolyn Y. Johnson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/climate/contrails-trial-atlantic-flights-climate.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.K. to Test Whether Tweaks to Trans-Atlantic Flight Paths Affect Global Warming</a>, by Leo Sands</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>