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Canada Is ‘at War’ With U.S. Over Tariffs, and U.S.P.S. Publishes Plan to Restrict Ballots

Canada Is ‘at War’ With U.S. Over Tariffs, and U.S.P.S. Publishes Plan to Restrict Ballots

The Headlines
Aug 24, 2026 11 min
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<p>Plus, what it’s like to live next to a roller coaster. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/world/canada/canada-us-trade-war-trump-carney.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canada-U.S. Trade War: What to Know</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/pentagon-fires-stars-stripes-editor.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication</a>, by Minho Kim</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/postal-service-rule-restrict-mail-ballots.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots</a>, by Adam Sella</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/climate/colorado-river-water-cuts-drought.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.S. Announces Colorado River Cuts for 3 States Amid Drought</a>, by Scott Dance</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/drones-autonomous-ai-kill.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I.</a>, by Andrew E. Kramer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/business/media/universal-roller-coaster-screams.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Universal’s New Coaster Is a Scream. That’s the Problem.</a>, by Brooks Barnes</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>

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