Trump’s Call with Putin, and Ozempic’s Effect on Drinking

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<p>Plus, the hidden cost of a Valentine’s bouquet. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/politics/trump-putin-call-russia-ukraine-war.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Says Call With Putin Is Beginning of Ukraine Peace Negotiations</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Haberman, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Anton Troianovski</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/gitmo-migrants-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Some Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo Are Being Held by Military Guards</strong></a>, <i>by Carol Rosenberg and Charlie Savage</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/world/americas/luis-castillo-venezuela-migrant-guantanamo-bay-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Family of Venezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo: ‘My Brother Is Not a Criminal,’</strong></a><strong> </strong><i>by Julie Turkewitz and Hamed Aleaziz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-senate-confirmation-vote.html" target="_blank"><strong>Gabbard Sworn In as Top Intelligence Official</strong></a>, <i>by Julian E. Barnes and Robert Jimison</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/politics/trump-federal-workers-buyout.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Federal Resignation Program Moves Ahead After Court Win</strong></a>, <i>by Chris Cameron, Karoun Demirjian and Madeleine Ngo</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/politics/trump-tesla-musk-cybertruck.html" target="_blank"><strong>State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks</strong></a>, <i>by Jack Ewing</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/politics/trump-spending-republicans-agriculture-research.html" target="_blank"><strong>Republicans Love Trump’s Spending Cuts. Just Not in Their States</strong></a>, <i>by Maya C. Miller and Catie Edmondson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/well/ozempic-alcohol-use.html" target="_blank"><strong>Ozempic Can Curb Drinking, New Research Shows</strong></a>, <i>by Dani Blum</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/climate/valentine-bouquets-airplane-emissions.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Can My Valentine’s Flowers Show the Earth Love, Too?</strong></a>, <i>by Selena Ross</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>