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Possible Terror Plot Thwarted at U.K. Base, and Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Town
Sep 28, 202611 min<p>Plus, the pro-Trump ads paid for by taxpayers. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/business/ball-screws-military-production.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">This Screw Is Needed for Missiles and Planes. Buying One Can Take Years.</a>, by Farah Stockman</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/world/middleeast/iran-trump-ceasefire-strait-of-hormuz.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran Still Awaits ‘Official’ U.S. Response Despite Trump’s Rebuff of Cease-Fire Offer</a>, by Erika Solomon and Alan Rappeport</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/world/europe/raf-fairford-airbase-arrests.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260927&instance_id=182642&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=306413263&segment_id=227157&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">5 Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism Near U.K. Air Base Used by U.S.</a>, by Michael D. Shear and Amelia Nierenberg</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/us/politics/white-house-rescissions-education-and-health-funds.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Proposes $810 Million in Education and Health Cuts, Defying Congress</a>, by Catie Edmondson</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/us/politics/trump-ad-government-campaign.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government</a>, by Bayliss Wagner</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/politics/amazon-drone-delivery-texas.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb</a>, by Juliet Macur</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
Trump’s Standoff With White House Reporters, and the Rise and Fall of ‘Pervert Glasses’
Sep 25, 202614 min<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/trump-xi-press-pool-boycott-media.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So.</a>, by Peter Baker</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/world/middleeast/iran-proposal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran Proposes 7-Day Plan to End War</a>, by Farnaz Fassihi and Pranav Baskar</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/world/middleeast/netanyahu-israel-un.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Netanyahu, Addressing U.N., Denounces Israel’s Critics as ‘Moral Cowards’</a>, by Isabel Kershner, Farnaz Fassihi, Max Bearak and Michael Levenson</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/science/teen-sadness-depression.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mental Health Among Teenagers Is Improving, C.D.C. Finds</a>, by Azeen Ghorayshi</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/technology/personaltech/meta-glasses-wearables.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Complaints About Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’ Won’t Slow Tech’s Wearable Gadgets Drive</a>, by Brian X. Chen and Eli Tan</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban on Reporters, and How A.I. Is Driving Up Health Care Costs
Sep 24, 20269 min<p>Plus, the undamming of U.S. rivers.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/business/media/cnn-ms-now-politico-white-house-trump-ban-ruling.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Judge Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico</a>, by Erik Wemple</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/business/ai-hospitals-insurers-health-care-costs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Battle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs Higher</a>, by Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/world/asia/australia-investigates-openai-hack-on-public-health-care-site.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI Agent Hacked Public Health Care Site, Australia Says</a>, by Victoria Kim</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/technology/openai-ai-breach-australia.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting</a>, by Kate Conger and Victoria Kim</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/us/politics/rfk-jr-book-advances-maha.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kennedy Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA</a>, by Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/climate/klamath-salmon-recovery-dam-removal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds</a>, by Rebecca Dzombak</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
Trump’s Major Retreat on Greenland, and Why Texas Hit Pause on New Data Centers
Sep 23, 20269 min<p>Plus, El Niño is scrambling hurricane season. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/politics/un-trump-speech-iran-venezuela-greenland.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">At the U.N., Trump Lays Out a Winner-Takes-All Vision of U.S. Power</a>, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. Sanger</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/politics/trump-greenland-denmark-agreement.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Once Vowed to ‘Own’ Greenland. He Settled for Something Much Less.</a>, by David E. Sanger, Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/politics/aca-obamacare-vance-fraud.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud</a>, by Margot Sanger-Katz, Sarah Kliff and Christopher Rowland</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/climate/texas-halts-data-center-permits.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Texas Halts Data Center Permits, Expanding Environmental Scrutiny</a>, by Scott Dance</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/weather/pacific-hurricanes-hawaii-polo.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘It’s Really Busy Out There’: Storms in the Pacific Threaten Hawaii and Mexico</a>, by Amy Graff</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
Why Xi Is Coming to Washington, and White House TV Feeds Go Dark
Sep 22, 20269 min<p>Plus, the man who helped put bugs on the menu. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/world/asia/xi-trump-meeting-china-summit.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">With Time on His Side, Xi Seeks to Extend Truce With Trump</a>, by David Pierson</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/media/cnn-trump-press-pool-ban.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bars CNN</a>, by Michael M. Grynbaum and Ali Watkins</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/paramount-warner-bros-ellison.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paramount Reaches Deal to Clear Way to Create News and Media Giant</a>, by Benjamin Mullin, David McCabe, Shawn Hubler and Laurel Rosenhall</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/world/europe/germany-afd-secrets-restriction.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">German Leaders Prepare to Deny Far Right Access to Secret War Plan</a>, by Jim Tankersley, Christopher F. Schuetze and Philip Kaleta</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/dining/david-george-gordon-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">David George Gordon, Apostle for Bugs on the Dinner Plate, Dies at 76</a>, by Michael S. Rosenwald</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
Trump’s New Middle East Dilemma, and How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target Gamblers
Sep 21, 202611 min<p>Plus, the best TV shows of the century. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/us/politics/trump-yemen-houthis-red-sea-iran.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help</a>, by Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/business/media/trump-white-house-press-ban.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CNN, MS NOW and Politico Barred From White House After Trump’s Ban</a>, by Michael M. Grynbaum, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Benjamin Mullin</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/science/nih-omb-grants-bhattacharya-vought.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants</a>, by Carolyn Y. Johnson, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Tony Romm and Michael C. Bender</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/world/africa/us-deportation-hotel-equatorial-guinea.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees</a>, by Megha Rajagopalan and Pranav Baskar</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/business/draftkings-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose</a>, by Alex Klavens, Walt Bogdanich and Jenny Vrentas</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/arts/television/best-tv-shows-21st-century.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century</a>, by The New York Times</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
How the Kremlin Gets the Election Results It Wants, and R.F.K. Jr. Rallies Vaccine Skeptics
Sep 18, 202615 min<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/trump-putin-russia-sanctions.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Wants Putin to End the War. He May Offer Russia Business Deals First.</a>, by Anton Troianovski</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/world/europe/russia-duma-election.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the Results It Wants</a>, by Ivan Nechepurenko</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/health/kennedy-vaccines-childrens-health-defense.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House,’</a> by Christina Jewett and Teddy Rosenbluth</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/realestate/corsica-separatists-vacation-home-bombings.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Corsica, Separatists Bomb Vacation Homes to Send a Message</a>, by Ronda Kaysen</li><li><a href="http://nytimes.com/2026/09/16/science/trex-dinosaur-temperature-warm-blooded.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">T. Rex, King of the Dinosaurs, Had a Body Temperature of 97 Degrees</a>, by Carolyn Y. Johnson</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
The Deadly Choice Facing Many Gazans, and a New Disclosure of “Concerning” A.I. Behavior
Sep 17, 202611 min<p>Plus, the rise of shopping sites that don’t sell anything. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/world/middleeast/gaza-building-collapse.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">At Least 21 Dead in Gaza After Building Collapse, Officials Say</a>, by Natan Odenheimer, Adam Rasgon and Abu Bakr Bashir</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/business/economy/federal-reserve-interest-rates-warsh.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fed Raises Rates in First Major Step by Warsh to Contain Inflation</a>, by Colby Smith</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/technology/openai-model-safety-guardrails.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior</a>, by Emmy Martin</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/world/asia/fiji-hiv-national-emergency.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fiji Declares a National Emergency as H.I.V. Cases Skyrocket</a>, by Zane Irwin</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/world/asia/dopamine-sites-popularity.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dopamine Sites Sell Nothing, and People Cannot Get Enough</a>, by Ephrat Livni</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
Fuel Riots Spread Around the World, and Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel
Sep 16, 202612 min<p>Plus, the Russian businessman who rented an island for Donald Trump Jr. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/world/asia/syria-fuel-price-protests-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the World</a>, by Damien Cave</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/elections/congress-trump-iran-war-approval.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">House Directs Trump to Halt War With Iran or Secure Congress’s Approval</a>, by Robert Jimison</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/politics/trump-israel-bombs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs</a>, by Michael Crowley and Edward Wong</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/technology/senate-blocks-crypto-bill.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry</a>, by David Yaffe-Bellany</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/donald-trump-jr-wedding-russian-businessman.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Russian Businessman Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Lavish Wedding After-Party</a>, by Ben Protess</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/business/media/poll-watching-midterm-election.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">It’s Poll Watcher Training Season. Distrust Is on the Lesson Plan.</a>, by Tiffany Hsu</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/world/asia/china-english-language-education.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In the Age of A.I., Some in China Wonder if Learning English Is Worth the Trouble</a>, by Tiffany May and Berry Wang</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
New Poll Shows Democrats Have Midterms Momentum, and Trump Calls A.I. Fears ‘a Hoax’
Sep 15, 202610 min<p>Plus, the biggest night in TV.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-mail-in-ballots.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump’s Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues, Despite Court Loss</a>, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/politics/trump-midterm-election-poll.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Democrats Gain Edge as Trump Drags Down G.O.P., New Poll Finds</a>, by Shane Goldmacher, Ruth Igielnik and Sophia June</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/technology/trump-ai-safety-jensen-huang.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">President Trump Is on the Line About an A.I. Slowdown</a>, by Kalley Huang, Mike Isaac and Karen Weise</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/health/ai-doctors-medicare-fda.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.S. Health Officials Move Quickly to Deploy Medical A.I. Despite Concerns</a>, by Christina Jewett</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/bernie-sanders-steve-bannon-ai-regulation-midterm-candidates.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Political Figures From Bernie Sanders to Steve Bannon Sound Alarms on A.I.</a>, by Bayliss Wagner and Neil Vigdor</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/us/bird-seasonal-migration-lights.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">As Millions of Birds Migrate, Residents Are Asked to Turn Off the Lights</a>, by Ishani Desai</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/arts/television/widows-bay-the-pitt-emmys-awards.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘Widow’s Bay’ Dominates, and 7 Other Takeaways From the 2026 Emmys</a>, by John Koblin</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
The Escalating Warnings About A.I., and the Rise of a Deadly New Street Drug
Sep 14, 202611 min<p>Plus, the man who went to space — and never wanted to go back. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/technology/silicon-valley-ai-slowdown.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Some in Silicon Valley Are Questioning the Calls for an A.I. Slowdown</a>, by Kalley Huang and Mike Isaac</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/climate/epa-power-plant-climate-rules.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">E.P.A. Expected to Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants</a>, by Maxine Joselow</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/san-francisco-autopsy-cychlorphine.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Teen Autopsy Marks the Arrival of a Deadly Drug in San Francisco</a>, by Heather Knight</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/world/asia/toyohiro-akiyama-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toyohiro Akiyama, Japan’s Chain-Smoking ‘Space Antihero,’ Dies at 84</a>, by Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
What JD Vance Knew About the War, and New Warnings About A.I.
Sep 11, 202616 min<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/vance-iran-war-trump-munitions.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War</a>, by Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous and Maggie Haberman</li><li><a href="http://nytimes.com/2026/09/10/world/middleeast/yemens-houthis-seize-strategic-red-sea-port-officials-say.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, a Major Victory for Iranian Ally</a>, by Saeed Al-Batati, Shuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/climate/global-coal-demand-iran-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs</a>, by Brad Plumer</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/anthropic-ai-biological-weapons.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons</a>, by Dustin Volz</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/well/cyclospora-outbreak-over-fda.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.S. Officials Expected to Announce Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over</a>, by Christina Jewett, Caroline Hopkins Legaspi and Alice Callahan</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/theater/come-from-away-musical-gander-canada.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Most Enduring Piece of 9/11 Art? A Musical Set in Canada.</a>, by Michael Paulson</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
Trump Dangles $5,000 Payments if Republicans Win, and Deportees Are Stranded in Haiti
Sep 10, 202612 min<p>Plus, the secretive operation to move a 900-year-old masterpiece. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/trump-republican-convention-speech-takeaways.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘Pretend That I Am Running’: 7 Takeaways From the G.O.P. Midterm Convention</a>, by Patricia Mazzei and Shane Goldmacher</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/us/politics/trump-natalie-harp-cash-gift-martin-harris.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Doled Out $45,000 Cash Gifts to Natalie Harp and Other Aides Last Year</a>, by Luke Broadwater</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/us/politics/trump-census-immigrants-race.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump’s Census Overhaul Would Exclude Some Immigrants and Remove Questions on Race</a>, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/americas/haiti-deportees.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deported From the U.S., Some Haitians Are Left Broke and Stranded</a>, by Frances Robles</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/arts/design/bayeux-tapestry-british-museum-opening.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Nation Gripped by ‘Bayeux Fever’ Finally Gets to See the Tapestry</a>, by Alex Marshall</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
Why Trump Is Gathering Republicans in Texas, and Iran Targets U.S. Warships
Sep 9, 202610 min<p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/us/politics/trump-republican-midterm-convention.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Will Trump’s Midterm Convention Help or Hurt Republicans? 5 Things to Watch.</a>, By Reid J. Epstein</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/world/middleeast/iran-war-us-aggression-hormuz.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran Signals Readiness to Escalate Fight in Face of Rising U.S. Pressure</a>, by Erika Solomon</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/world/europe/uk-sanctions-israel-west-bank-settlements.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Israeli Allies Ban Trade With Settlements as U.K. Cites ‘Ethnic Cleansing,’</a> by Stephen Castle, Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman and Isabel Kershner</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/science/openai-proof-millennium-problem.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems,’</a> by Cade Metz</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/realestate/ai-real-estate-listings-legislation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A.I. Listings Are So Widespread Even Zillow Is Concerned</a>, by Gerry Smith</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
Why the Pentagon Is Doing Polygraphs, and Officials Prepare to Release Huge Set of 9/11 Documents
Sep 8, 202610 min<p>Plus, could crushable concrete stop the next plane crash?</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/politics/pentagon-staff-polygraph-tests.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members</a>, by Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, Maggie Haberman and Eric Schmitt</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/politics/stay-at-home-parents-subsidies.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones</a>, by Coral Davenport</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/us/politics/trump-rename-new-mexico.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Floats Renaming New Mexico as ‘New America,’ Prompting Pushback</a>, by Dan Watson</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/nyregion/sept-11-air-quality-cancer.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">After 9/11, Documents Suggest New Yorkers Were Misled About Air Quality</a>, by Sally Goldenberg and Nina Agrawal</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/us/miami-crash-emas-buffer-runways.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Miami Plane Crash Starts Debate About Requiring a Buffer for Runways</a>, by Karoun Demirjian</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/us/miami-crash-emas-buffer-runways.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Miami Plane Crash Starts Debate About Requiring a Buffer for Runways</a>, by Karoun Demirjian</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/technology/kenya-college-essays-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kenyans Did College Students’ Homework for Years. Then A.I. Arrived.</a>, by Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
A Surge of Russian Sabotage Attacks in Europe, and Musk’s Political War Chest
Sep 4, 202615 min<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/world/europe/russia-europe-nato-sabotage.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Risk of Russian Sabotage in Europe: A Fight That Spirals Out of Control</a>, by Michael Schwirtz and Adam Goldman</li><li><a href="http://nytimes.com/2026/09/03/us/politics/vance-iran-press-briefing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘I Wouldn’t Call It a War’: Vance Plays Down Recent Iran Strikes</a>, by Maggie Haberman</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/us/politics/trump-election-voter-fraud.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Administration Begins Blitz to Find Elusive Voter Fraud Ahead of Midterms</a>, by Nick Corasaniti and Hamed Aleaziz</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/us/politics/trump-triumphal-arch-plans-approval.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump to Break Ground on Arch Before Getting Approval</a>, by Luke Broadwater and Emily Badger</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/us/elon-musk-republican-spending.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elon Musk Makes His First Spending Push in Key Midterm Races</a>, by Theodore Schleifer</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/04/world/nepal-flash-floods-rescue-tunnels" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rescuers Search Nepal Tunnel for Survivors After Finding 2 Alive</a>, by Anupreeta Das, Binod Ghimire, Sajal Pradhan, Mujib Mashal and Hari Raj</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/21/world/asia/china-ai-life.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A.I. Is Everywhere in China. See For Yourself.</a>, by Agnes Chang, Vivian Wang, Jiwoong Hong, Aaron Byrd and Qilai Shen</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
U.S. Attack Hits Iranian Wedding, and Influencers Are Being Quietly Paid to Talk Politics
Sep 3, 202612 min<p>Plus, the N.B.A.’s biggest punishment ever. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/video/iran-us-attack-wedding.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy</a>, by Christiaan Triebert, Malachy Browne, Farnaz Fassihi and Erika Solomon</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/us/politics/campaigns-paid-influencers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.</a>, by Ken Bensinger and Stuart A. Thompson</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/us/lindsay-clancy-trial-judge-questions-jurors.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial: Deadlocked Jury Will Return for 6th Day</a>, by Maia Spoto, Mark Arsenault and Jacey Fortin</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/well/doctors-patients-postpartum-mental-health-clancy-trial.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patients and Doctors, Shaken by the Clancy Trial, Seek Extra Help</a>, by Pam Belluck</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7513882/2026/09/02/clippers-kawhi-leonard-punishment-fine-suspensions-nba-investigation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">N.B.A. Docks Clippers 5 First-Round Picks, Levies $30 Million Fine After Kawhi Leonard Probe</a>, by Mike Vorkunov</li></ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
Russia’s New Push to Torment Kyiv, and a Whistle-Blower’s Warning on Mail-In Voting
Sep 2, 202610 min<p>Plus, hiking 2,190 miles at age 91.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/world/europe/ukraine-kyiv-drones-russia-sirens.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Russia Torments Kyiv With New Tactic of Nonstop Waves of Drones</a>, by Siobhán O’Grady and Yurii Shyvala</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/world/europe/putin-ukraine-iran.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Putin Pledges Increased Strikes in Ukraine and Support for Iran</a>, by Paul Sonne</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/politics/whistle-blower-voting-by-mail.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail</a>, by Chris Cameron</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/us/politics/postal-service-mail-ballots-delays-midterms-voting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">More Mail Ballots Are Arriving Late This Cycle, and They’re Getting Tossed</a>, by Adam Sella and Nick Corasaniti</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/business/bond-yields-debt.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World</a>, by Eshe Nelson</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/climate/united-nations-climate-target-overshoot.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.N. Says World Will Miss Its Climate Target, Warming Must Be Reversed</a>, by Chico Harlan</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/well/move/dale-sanders-grey-beard-appalachian-trail-record.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">At 91, He Just Reclaimed His Age Record on the Appalachian Trail</a>, by Chris Cohen</li> </ul> <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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
The Supreme Court’s Secret Documents, and an Unusual Order From the C.D.C. Director
Sep 1, 20269 min<p>Plus, a conviction in the Tupac Shakur murder trial.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/politics/supreme-court-internal-records-sealed.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History</a>, by Jodi Kantor</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-ballroom.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction</a>, by Ann E. Marimow</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/us/politics/army-secretary-daniel-driscoll-resign.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Secretary of the Army Resigns After Clashing With Hegseth Over Firings</a>, by Helene Cooper and Greg Jaffe</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/health/measles-deaths-pennsylvania-schwartz-kennedy-shapiro.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania’s Report of Two Measles Deaths</a>, by Apoorva Mandavilli and Teddy Rosenbluth</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/arts/music/tupac-shakur-murder-duane-davis-guilty-convicted.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Decades After Tupac’s Murder, a Talkative Gang Member Is Convicted</a>, by Julia Jacobs and Anusha Bayya</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/world/americas/lionel-messi-retirement-soccer-argentina.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Argentines Hoped Messi Would Stay Forever</a>, by Emma Bubola</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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
The Navy’s Supply Chain Struggle, and Trump’s Unusual Oil Deal in Venezuela
Aug 31, 202610 min<p>Plus, a groundbreaking new space telescope.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/30/us/trump-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Fire for First Time in a Month</a>, by Times reporters</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/politics/uss-abraham-lincoln-trump-supplies-diego-garcia.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Navy Carrier’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War</a>, by John Ismay</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/business/trump-venezuela-oil-deal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of Venezuela’s Oil</a>, by Rebecca F. Elliott, Simon Romero and Edward Wong</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/world/americas/venezuela-oil-us-takeover.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘A New Form of U.S. Colonialism’: Venezuelans Bristle at U.S. Oil Takeover</a>, by Julie Turkewitz</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/world/asia/nepal-floods-mass-burials-missing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nepal Turns to Mass Burials as Thousands Remain Missing from Floods</a>, by Sajal Pradhan and Mujib Mashal</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/science/spacex-roman-telescope-launch.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NASA’s Roman Telescope Leaves Earth to Chart the Stars</a>, by Katrina Miller</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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
Six Months of War, and Trump’s Push for ‘Lake America’
Aug 28, 202615 min<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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
ICE Arrests Soar Across U.S., and Meta Agrees to Make Major Changes to Instagram and Facebook
Aug 27, 202613 min<p>Plus, a breakthrough in cancer treatment. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/27/us/ice-immigrant-arrests-trump-deportation-dhs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted</a>, by Albert Sun and Allison McCann</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260826&instance_id=180965&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=306413263&segment_id=225440&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims</a>, by Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/world/asia/nepal-landslide-tibet.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Catastrophic Flood Hits Nepal, Engulfing Crowds and Causing Quake</a>, by Binod Ghimire, Leo Sands and Michael Levenson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/science/pancreatic-cancer-daraxonrasib-approval.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260826&instance_id=180971&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=306413263&segment_id=225445&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">F.D.A. Approves Drug Poised to Transform Care for Pancreatic Cancer</a>, by Gina Kolata, Rebecca Robbins and Carolyn Y. Johnson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/tim-curry-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror’ and Much More, Dies at 80</a>, by Bruce Weber</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/yayoi-kusama-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97</a>, by Holland Cotter</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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
Hegseth’s Army Purge, and Polling Chaos in the Midterms
Aug 26, 202614 min<p>Plus, there was no one like Dolly Parton.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/hegseth-purge-army-generals.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hegseth’s Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless</a>, by Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Adam Entous</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/politics/election-takeaways-south-carolina-oklahoma.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Graham, and Trump, Triumph: Six Takeaways From Runoffs in South Carolina and Oklahoma</a>, by Patricia Mazzei</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/us/politics/election-polls-confusion-prediction-markets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Polling Chaos Could Create Big Problems for American Politics</a>, by Reid J. Epstein</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/canada-tariffs-trump-carney-retaliatory.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canada Retaliates With Up to 50% Tariffs on Hundreds of U.S. Products</a>, by Ian Austen</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/climate/epa-data-centers-public-comment.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Data Centers</a>, by Maxine Joselow</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80</a>, by Bill Friskics-Warren</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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
An Alarming New Study About Brain Injuries in Football, and How States Are Paying Millions for Rain
Aug 25, 202611 min<p>Plus, is the BRAT diet really the best thing for stomach bugs? </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/nfl-cte-brain-disease.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Study’s Alarming Finding: At Least 1 in 4 N.F.L. Players Gets Brain Disease</a>, by John Branch</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/trump-administration-aims-to-revoke-visas-of-foreign-citizens-applying-for-asylum.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Administration Aims to Revoke Visas of Foreign Citizens Applying for Asylum</a>, by Edward Wong</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/bessent-treasury-assault-iran-economy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.S. Unveils Campaign to Cripple Iran’s Economy, but Offers Few Details</a>, by Alan Rappeport</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-mail-ballots.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now</a>, by Abbie VanSickle and Ann E. Marimow</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/climate/cloud-seeding-west-drought-rain.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">As the West Dries Up, More Companies Are Promising They Can Make It Rain</a>, by Scott Dance</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/well/brat-diet-diarrhea-stomach-bug.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Is the BRAT Diet Really the Best Way to Treat a Stomach Bug?</a> by Isobel Whitcomb</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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
Canada Is ‘at War’ With U.S. Over Tariffs, and U.S.P.S. Publishes Plan to Restrict Ballots
Aug 24, 202611 min<p>Plus, what it’s like to live next to a roller coaster. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/world/canada/canada-us-trade-war-trump-carney.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Canada-U.S. Trade War: What to Know</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/pentagon-fires-stars-stripes-editor.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication</a>, by Minho Kim</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/postal-service-rule-restrict-mail-ballots.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots</a>, by Adam Sella</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/climate/colorado-river-water-cuts-drought.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.S. Announces Colorado River Cuts for 3 States Amid Drought</a>, by Scott Dance</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/drones-autonomous-ai-kill.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I.</a>, by Andrew E. Kramer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/business/media/universal-roller-coaster-screams.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Universal’s New Coaster Is a Scream. That’s the Problem.</a>, by Brooks Barnes</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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
U.S.S. Lincoln Begins 13,000-Mile Journey Home, and the Shortage That Could Take Down the Grid
Aug 21, 202616 min<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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
$40,047,425,768,420 in U.S. Debt, and an Experimental Vaccine for Skin Cancer
Aug 20, 202610 min<p>Plus, could tweaking flight paths reduce global warming? </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/economy/us-debt-40-trillion.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues</a>, by Alan Rappeport</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/middleeast/israel-criminal-investigation-hind-rajab-gaza-workers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Israel Opens Criminal Inquiries Into Killings of Hind Rajab, 5, and of Medics</a>, by Isabel Kershner</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/science/moderna-merck-mrna-vaccine-melanoma.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A New mRNA Vaccine Could Prevent Skin Cancer From Returning</a>, by Carolyn Y. Johnson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/climate/contrails-trial-atlantic-flights-climate.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.K. to Test Whether Tweaks to Trans-Atlantic Flight Paths Affect Global Warming</a>, by Leo Sands</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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
How Tech Executives Limit Their Kids’ Screen Time, and Trump’s Race to Finish His Ballroom
Aug 19, 202610 min<p>Plus, the political emails are coming for you. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/technology/meta-social-media-addiction-trial.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">States Seek $200 Billion From Meta Over Child Social Media Addiction Claims</a>, by Cecilia Kang, Eli Tan and Emmy Martin</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/technology/silicon-valley-tech-fans-children.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Silicon Valley Executives Are Tech Fans. Just Not for Their Own Kids.</a>, by David Streitfeld</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/world/middleeast/israeli-strike-gaza-cafe-peace-plan.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Cafe Raises Doubts About Progress on Peace Plan</a>, by Ephrat Livni and Abu Bakr Bashir</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/liberia-deportees.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S.</a>, by Madeleine Ngo and Alan Feuer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/trump-ballroom-construction.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week</a>, by Luke Broadwater and Ann E. Marimow</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/personal-injury-lawsuits-funding.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Wall St. Profits When Personal Injury Lawsuits Pay Out</a>, by Ellen Gabler, Robert Gebeloff and Julie Tate</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/google-political-campaigns-email-spam.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails</a>, by Shane Goldmacher</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
Trump’s $47 Billion-Dollar Border Wall Plan, and Why a Tupac Murder Trial Is Starting After 30 Years
Aug 18, 202610 min<p>Plus, inside the scramble to track cyclospora. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/big-bend-border-wall-texas-construction.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Border Construction in Big Bend Is Halted After Drawing Criticism</a>, by J. David Goodman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/world/canada/trade-tariffs-trump-carney.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">It’s Crunchtime Again for Canada to Avoid New U.S. Tariffs</a>, by Matina Stevis-Gridneff</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/politics/trump-mail-vote-florida-election.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Votes by Mail Again in Florida</a>, by Chris Cameron</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/health/cyclospora-invesigation-fda.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands</a>, by Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/17/arts/tupac-murder-trial-duane-davis?smid=url-share#why-is-a-trial-happening-30-years-after-the-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Is a Trial Happening 30 Years After the Shooting?</a>, by Julia Jacobs</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/theater/les-miserables.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Can You Hear the Theaters Ka-Ching? A Battered Industry Turns to ‘Les Miz.’</a>, by Michael Paulson</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
U.S. and Iran Blow Past War Deadline, and the Rise of Islamophobia in Texas
Aug 17, 20269 min<p>Plus, Hayden Panettiere dies at 36. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/middleeast/iran-mou-deadline.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.S. and Iran Blow Through Deadline to Agree to a Broad Deal to End War</a>, by Aaron Boxerman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/us/politics/trump-south-korea-military-exercises.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea</a>, by Helene Cooper</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/politics/islamophobia-texas.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Islamophobia Moved From the Fringe to the Mainstream in Texas</a>, by J. David Goodman, Lauren McGaughy, Jesus Jiménez and Ruth Graham</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/weather/electricity-outages-hawaii.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lala Damages Utility Lines in Hawaii, Leaving Thousands Without Power</a>, by Ivan Penn</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/arts/television/hayden-panettiere-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hayden Panettiere, Star of ‘Nashville’ and ‘Heroes,’ Dies at 36</a>, by Matt Stevens</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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>
