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Musk’s Growing Power, and Russia Releases American Teacher

Musk’s Growing Power, and Russia Releases American Teacher

The Headlines
Feb 12, 2025 10 min
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<p>Plus, who isn’t in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.  </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/us/politics/trump-musk-doge-federal-workers.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Orders Plans for ‘Large Scale’ Work Force Cuts and Expands Musk’s Power</strong></a>, <i>by Theodore Schleifer and Madeleine Ngo</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/podcasts/the-headlines/elon-musk-lithium-ion-batteries.html" target="_blank"><strong>Johnson ‘Wholeheartedly’ Agrees With Trump’s Spending Cuts, Undermining Congress</strong></a>, <i>by Karoun Demirjian and Maya C. Miller</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/us/politics/marc-fogel-teacher-released-russia.html" target="_blank"><strong>Russia Releases U.S. Prisoner After Talks With Trump Envoy</strong></a>, <i>by Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Julian E. Barnes and Anton Troianovski</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-ceasefire-hostages.html" target="_blank"><strong>Gaza Cease-Fire Imperiled as Netanyahu Threatens to Resume ‘Intense Fighting,’</strong></a><strong> </strong><i>by Lara Jakes, Patrick Kingsley, Ronen Bergman and Thomas Fuller</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/us/california-battery-plant-fire.html" target="_blank"><strong>A California Battery Plant Burned. Residents Have Gotten Sick, and Anxious</strong></a>, <i>by Orlando Mayorquín</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/11/style/westminster-dog-show-results" target="_blank"><strong>Monty, a Dignified Giant Schnauzer, Wins Best in Show at Westminster</strong></a>, <i>by Sarah Lyall and Callie Holtermann</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/arts/music/rock-hall-nominees-chubby-checker-phish-outkast.html" target="_blank"><strong>Chubby Checker, Phish and Outkast Among Rock Hall Nominees</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Sisario</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </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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