ICE’s Plan to Give Officers Electric Stun Gloves, and a Siege on Palestinian Homes
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<p>Plus, health candy? </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/politics/homeland-security-parked-airplanes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Homeland Security Paid $464 Million for Airplanes. Then It Parked Them.</a>, by David A. Fahrenthold, Andrea Fuller, Julie Tate, Nicholas Nehamas and Hamed Aleaziz</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/us/politics/ice-gloves-shock.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE Plans to Give Officers Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks</a>, by Madeleine Ngo and Shaila Dewan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/world/middleeast/west-bank-palestinians-israeli-settlers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank Chaos</a>, by David M. Halbfinger, Fatima AbdulKarim and Natan Odenheimer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/climate/electric-motorcycles-pakistan.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">On These Motorcycles, the Thrill Is Truly Electric</a>, by Chico Harlan and Zia ur-Rehman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/dining/diet-candy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Who Put Candy on a Diet?</a>, by Ella Quittner<br><br> 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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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