Six Months of War, and Trump’s Push for ‘Lake America’
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<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/world/middleeast/iranians-war-six-months-losing-hope.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope After Six Months of War</a>, by Leily Nikounazar and Yeganeh Torbati</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/us/politics/trump-lake-america-executive-order.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Orders the Government to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America</a>, by Erica L. Green</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/us/politics/haiti-deportation-flights.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti</a>, by Hamed Aleaziz, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Frances Robles</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/asia/nepal-flash-flood-dhunche.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘They All Died, and I Lived’: Survivors of Nepal Flood Left in Stunned Disbelief</a>, by Anupreeta Das</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/canada/canada-car-theft-russia-sanctions.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Russian Sanctions Are Fueling a Canadian Car Theft Epidemic</a>, by Jane Bradley and Michael Schwirtz</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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