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U.S.S. Lincoln Begins 13,000-Mile Journey Home, and the Shortage That Could Take Down the Grid

U.S.S. Lincoln Begins 13,000-Mile Journey Home, and the Shortage That Could Take Down the Grid

The Headlines
Aug 21, 2026 16 min
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<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/trump-iran-economy-sanctions-threats.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Message Behind Trump’s Threats of ‘Economic Warfare’ Against Iran</a>, by Anton Troianovski and Alan Rappeport</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/uss-abraham-lincoln-iran.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Weary U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Leaves Middle East</a>, by John Ismay</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/trump-inspector-general.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Fired the Watchdogs. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission.</a>, by Luke Broadwater</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/magazine/national-blackout-power-electricity-outage.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What if America Went Completely Dark?</a>, by Christopher Cox</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/science/primates-pets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too.</a>, by Taylor Mitchell Brown</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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