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Whiplash From the White House, and a SpaceX Explosion

Whiplash From the White House, and a SpaceX Explosion

The Headlines
Mar 7, 2025 8 min
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<p>Plus, how to win the lottery.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/politics/trump-mexico-tariffs-suspended.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Whipsaws on Tariffs, Giving Mexico and Canada Reprieve</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson and Alan Rappeport</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/business/economy/trump-economy-tariffs.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Policies Have Shaken a Once-Solid Economic Outlook</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/world/canada/trump-trudeau-canada-51st-state.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious</strong></a>, <i>by Matina Stevis-Gridneff</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/politics/trump-travel-ban.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Prepares to Revive and Expand Travel Bans</strong></a>, <i>by Charlie Savage and Edward Wong</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/politics/ukraine-zelensky-trump-russia.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. and Ukrainian Officials to Meet Next Week About Path to End War</strong></a>, <i>by Luke Broadwater and Marc Santora</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/climate/national-parks-record-visitors-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>National Parks Had a Record Year. Trump Officials Appear to Want It Kept Quiet</strong></a>, <i>by Lisa Friedman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/science/spacex-starship-launch.html" target="_blank"><strong>Breakup of SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports</strong></a>, <i>by Kenneth Chang</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/texas-lottery-system-investigation.html" target="_blank"><strong>2 Texas Lottery Wins Prompt Investigations and Stir Public Outrage</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Levenson</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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