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Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Aircraft Carrier, and Trump Pushes New Hacking Effort
Aug 14, 202616 min<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/uss-abraham-lincoln-iran-navy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Navy Carrier</a>, by John Ismay, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/politics/trump-private-companies-hacking-cybercriminals.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals</a>, by Dustin Volz</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/business/kalshi-washington-state-ruling.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kalshi Ordered to Cease Most Operations in Washington State</a>, by Lauren McCarthy</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/europe/russia-moldova-putin.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inside Russia’s Giant Push to Upend a Tiny Country</a>, by Michael Schwirtz, Adam Goldman and Aaron Krolik</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/arts/madden-27-nfl-concussions.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Madden Is Designed to Feel Real. So Where Are the Concussions?</a>, by Matt Stevens and Ken Belson</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>
ICE’s Plan to Give Officers Electric Stun Gloves, and a Siege on Palestinian Homes
Aug 13, 20269 min<p>Plus, health candy? </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/politics/homeland-security-parked-airplanes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Homeland Security Paid $464 Million for Airplanes. Then It Parked Them.</a>, by David A. Fahrenthold, Andrea Fuller, Julie Tate, Nicholas Nehamas and Hamed Aleaziz</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/us/politics/ice-gloves-shock.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE Plans to Give Officers Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks</a>, by Madeleine Ngo and Shaila Dewan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/world/middleeast/west-bank-palestinians-israeli-settlers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank Chaos</a>, by David M. Halbfinger, Fatima AbdulKarim and Natan Odenheimer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/climate/electric-motorcycles-pakistan.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">On These Motorcycles, the Thrill Is Truly Electric</a>, by Chico Harlan and Zia ur-Rehman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/dining/diet-candy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Who Put Candy on a Diet?</a>, by Ella Quittner<br><br> 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>
Key Takeaways From This Week’s Primaries, and the Deportees Stuck in ‘No Man’s Land’
Aug 12, 202610 min<p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/12/us/primary-election-results-wi-mn-sc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Election Live Updates: Moderate Democrat Wins Tight Wisconsin Primary for Governor</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/magazine/deportation-immigrants-prison-eswatini.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard of. He May Never Go Free.</a>, by Nicholas Casey</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/world/americas/ecuador-fishing-boat-strikes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">They Spoke English, Wore U.S. Flags and Attacked Fishermen. Who Were They?</a>, by Maria Abi-Habib, Riley Mellen, José María León Cabrera and Christiaan Triebert</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/well/mind/alzheimers-disease-blood-tests-prediction.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blood Tests to Predict Alzheimer’s Are Causing Confusion and Distress</a>, by Dana G. Smith</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/world/europe/solar-eclipse-europe.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Europe, the Total Solar Eclipse Is Hours Away</a>, by Jason Horowitz</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>
Officials Reveal a Secret Ruse to Evacuate Trump, and the F.D.A. Takes On a Food Safety Loophole
Aug 11, 202611 min<p>Plus, when you accidentally upset “Harry Potter” fans. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/us/politics/trump-plane-ruse.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Said to Have Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid Threats</a>, by Maggie Haberman, Eric Schmitt and Zolan Kanno-Youngs</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/well/fda-gras-food-safety.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">F.D.A. Moves Toward Tighter Restrictions on Food Ingredients</a>, by Alice Callahan and Dani Blum</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/world/asia/taiwan-internet-china-invasion-drill.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Taiwan Gingerly Tests How It Would Cope if China Choked Its Internet</a>, by Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/world/americas/colombia-earthquake-cali-medellin-deaths.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What We Know About the Earthquake in Colombia</a>, by John Yoon</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/world/europe/dobby-harry-potter-grave-wales.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Protected Dobby’s Grave From a Power Cable</a>, by Claire Moses</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>
How Cameras Can Track Every Car in the U.S., and Iran’s Catch-22
Aug 10, 202611 min<p>Plus, a drying river reveals Nazi-era vessels. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/us/flock-cameras-can-track-every-car-in-america-police-love-them-citizens-dont.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t.</a>, by Fernando Alfonso III and Kashmir Hill</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-trump-15-point-plan-hamas-peace-gaza.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Plan for Disarming Hamas</a>, by Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/world/europe/iran-strait-hormuz-trump-deal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran, Holding Firm to Strait, Steers Trump Back to June Deal</a>, by Steven Erlanger</p> <p><a href="http://nytimes.com/2026/08/08/us/politics/senate-passes-stopgap-bill-shutdown.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Shutdown, Avoiding Skirmish Before Midterms</a>, by Catie Edmondson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/us/politics/trump-save-america-act-republican-voting-bill-senate.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Senate Bows to Reality, Leaving Trump’s Voting Bill Undone</a>, by Michael Gold</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/world/europe/danube-germany-ships-serbia.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Drying Danube River Reveals Nazi-Era Vessels, and Hazards of Heat</a>, by Lynsey Chutel and Alisa Dogramadzieva</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 Targets Birthright Citizenship Again, and Activists Describe Abuse in Israeli Custody
Aug 7, 202618 min<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/trump-birthright-citizenship-tourism.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship</a>, by Maggie Haberman and Ann E. Marimow</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/cia-cuba-task-force.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana</a>, by Adam Entous</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/rfk-jr-head-start-antipoverty-program.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start</a>, by Coral Davenport</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/world/middleeast/gaza-flotilla-israel-abuse.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody</a>, by Catherine Porter, Elisabetta Povoledo and Nimet Kirac</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/technology/meta-new-mexico-child-safety.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico Child Safety Case</a>, by Eli Tan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/well/sober-clubs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Can Rock Climbing, Weight Lifting and Free Lattes Keep People Sober?</a>, by Simar Bajaj</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>
A New Plan for Closer U.S.-Israel Military Cooperation, and the First mRNA Flu Vaccine
Aug 6, 202612 min<p>Plus, what happens when you have an A.I. boss. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/congress-us-israel-defense-partnership.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Congress Wants a Closer U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership</a>, by Robert Jimison</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/fauci-contempt-vote-congress.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fauci Faces Contempt of Congress Vote on Thursday</a>, by Jan Hoffman</p> <p><a href="http://nytimes.com/2026/08/05/health/mrna-flu-vaccine-moderna.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">F.D.A. Approves Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine</a>, by Christina Jewett</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/business/economy/crocs-malta-tax-haven.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Crocs Has a Trick for Dodging Taxes: a Tiny Office in Malta</a>, by Jesse Drucker and Dylan Freedman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/ai-boss-san-francisco-andon-market.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">These Employees Like Their A.I. Boss. Its Shop Is Kind of a Disaster.</a>, by Heather Knight</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>
A Growing Data Center Pollution Threat, and the Last of the Jan. 6 Cases
Aug 5, 202611 min<p>Plus, why veterinarians are learning to handle honeybees.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/05/us/michigan-election-results-primary#heres-the-latest" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Primary Elections Live Updates</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/business/stock-market-record.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stocks Hit a Record as Worries About Middle East and A.I. Ease</a>, by Joe Rennison and Aruni Soni</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/climate/data-centers-pollution-trump-ai-energy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump’s Vision for A.I. Dominance Comes With Major Air Pollution</a>, by Hiroko Tabuchi</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/jan-6-charges-oath-keepers-dismissed.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Judge Pained as He Grants Dismissal of Jan. 6 Charges Against Oath Keepers</a>, by Alan Feuer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/world/europe/ukraine-gas-stations-russia.html#:~:text=All%20across%20Ukraine%2C%20gas%20stations,Ukraine%27s%20strikes%20on%20Russian%20refineries." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A New Lethal Front in Ukraine: Its Beloved Gas Stations</a>, by Cassandra Vinograd and Oleksandr Chubko</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/science/honeybees-veterinary-medicine.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Honey, Call the Bee Vet!</a>, by Emily Anthes</p> <p>Tune in, and tell us what you think at <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. For corrections, email <a href="mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytnews@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>
The New Deal That Could Lock in Iran’s Control of the Strait, and the $7 Billion Trump’s Not Spending
Aug 4, 202611 min<p>Plus, where are you supposed to practice the bagpipes?</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/strait-of-hormuz-possible-reopening-deal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">An Emerging Deal Could Cement Iran’s Control of Strait of Hormuz</a>, by David E. Sanger, Farnaz Fassihi and Eric Schmitt</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/business/iran-strait-hormuz-shipping-sailors.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Iran War’s Forgotten Captives: Sailors Trapped in the Persian Gulf,</a> by Jenny Gross and Peter Eavis</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/trump-pirro-reflecting-pool-vandalism.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pirro Meets With Trump at the White House After He Said She ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool Case</a>, by Erica L. Green, Katie Rogers, Tyler Pager and Maggie Haberman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/upshot/transit-projects-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Congress Budgeted Billions for Big Transit Projects. Trump Isn’t Spending It.</a>, by Emily Badger and Alicia Parlapiano</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/world/australia/new-zealand-greyhound-racing-ban.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Zealand Has Ended Greyhound Racing. Now It Has to Manage the Aftermath.</a>, by Emanuel Stoakes</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/nyregion/bagpipes-new-york.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Bagpiper’s Endless Quest for a Place to Practice</a>, by Andrew Keh</p> <p>Tune in, and tell us what you think at <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. For corrections, email <a href="mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytnews@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>
New Limits on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal, and Prosecutors Say Reflecting Pool Work Was ‘Botched’
Aug 3, 202610 min<p>Plus, why college jerseys suddenly have corporate logos.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/todd-blanche-trump-irs-fund-order.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal</a>, by Michael Gold, Andrew Duehren and Hari Raj</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/politics/david-hearn-reflecting-pool-vandalism-charges.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Charges Dropped in Reflecting Pool Case as Prosecutors Say Work Was ‘Botched,’</a> by Madaleine Rubin and David A. Fahrenthold</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/middleeast/morocco-ceuta-spain-migrants.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘Do You Think if I Had a Job I Would Have Gone?,’</a> by Ben Hubbard and Aida Alami</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/us/wildfires-spokane-washington-evacuations.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">More Than a Dozen Wildfires Burn in Washington State, Forcing Evacuations</a>, by Pooja Salhotra</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7476018/2026/07/28/college-football-uniforms-corporate-patches/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Are College Football Programs Suddenly Putting Corporate Patches on Their Uniforms?</a>, by Manny Navarro of The Athletic</p> <p>Tune in, and tell us what you think at <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. For corrections, email <a href="mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytnews@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>
A Cyberattack on U.S. Water Systems, and the Growing Threat of Falling Space Junk
Jul 31, 202614 min<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/politics/trump-gaza-peace-board-hamas.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Says Peace Board Has Plan for Gaza Disarmament</a>, by Katie Rogers and Pranav Baskar</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/politics/minnesota-water-cyberattack-iran.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems</a>, by Dustin Volz and Ernesto Londoño</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/world/europe/spain-morocco-ceuta-migrants.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spain Mobilizes Military as Thousands of Migrants Cross Into Ceuta</a>, by Jason Horowitz</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/world/africa/ebola-deaths-record.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Deadliest Ever, and in Record Time</a>, by Zane Irwin and Stephanie Nolen</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/asia/space-debris-earth.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week</a>, by Selam Gebrekidan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7477576/2026/07/30/fifa-world-cup-stake-sale-breakdown/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Breaking Down FIFA’s Stake Sale, How It Compares to Other Sports and Whether It’s Necessary</a>, by Chris Weatherspoon of The Athletic</p> <p>Listen to the end of the episode for an audio news quiz. If you want to take The Times’s weekly online news quiz, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/news-quiz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">go here</a>.</p> <p>Tune in, and tell us what you think at <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. For corrections, email <a href="mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytnews@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>
How the War With Iran Is Widening, and U.S. Hospitals See a Surge of Uninsured Patients
Jul 30, 202610 min<p>Plus, the horrendous smell plaguing one Canadian town. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/us/trump-iran-war-widens.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Encounters a More Determined Iran as War Widens</a>, by Julian E. Barnes, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/coast-guard-rescue-boat-surfmen-brain-injury.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking</a>, by Dave Philipps</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/business/aca-obamacare-health-insurance.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Uninsured Patients Rise Sharply, Hospitals Report, Citing Obamacare Cuts</a>, by Reed Abelson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/pinot-noir-california-wine-sales-decline.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sales Are So Low, California Wineries Are Burning Their Vineyards</a>, by Soumya Karlamangla</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/world/canada/fish-sauce-plant-canada-st-marys.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Canadian Town Will No Longer Reek of Fish Sauce</a>, by Victor Mather</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>
ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, and Fauci’s Private Diary Faces Scrutiny
Jul 29, 202611 min<p>Plus, why toxic wastewater is bubbling up out of the ground. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/ice-arrests-airports-visa-overstay.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive</a>, by Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/us/immigration-civil-fines-self-deportation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Choice Facing Some Immigrants: Pay $1.8 Million in Fines or Leave</a>, by Miriam Jordan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/us/politics/fauci-in-private-diary-reflected-on-covids-origins-and-his-own-fame.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fauci, in Private Diary, Reflected on Covid’s Origins and His Own Fame</a>, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/business/medicare-drug-subsidies-part-d.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums</a>, by Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/28/world/iran-us-strikes-iraq-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates: U.S. and Saudi Arabia Target Iranian Proxies</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/climate/ohio-fracking-water-injection-wells.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the Ground</a>, by Quinn Glabicki</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/science/gunther-von-hagens-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gunther von Hagens, Creator of Polarizing ‘Body Worlds’ Exhibits, Dies at 81</a>, by Clay Risen</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>
Democratic Party Faces Debt and Disarray, and Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in Europe
Jul 28, 202611 min<p>Plus, whales on a plane. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/europe/wildfires-france-spain.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">France and Spain Race to Tamp Down Wildfires Before Heat Wave Hits</a>, by Carlos Barragán and Ségolène Le Stradic</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/world/middleeast/trump-netanyahu-relationship-iran.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Washington, Netanyahu Faces a Delicate Balancing Act</a>, by Isabel Kershner</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/us/politics/trump-iran-talks-negotiations.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Backs New Talks but It’s Unclear What He Hopes to Achieve This Time</a>, by Michael Crowley</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/us/politics/ken-martin-dnc-democrats.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party</a>, by Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/meta-data-center-louisiana.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal</a>, by Eli Tan and Maureen Farrell</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/canada/marineland-canada-beluga-whales-relocated.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Do You Move 30 Beluga Whales? With Cranes, Planes and Anti-Anxiety Medicine.</a>, by Remy Tumin</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. Pauses Iran Strikes Amid Growing Risks, and Measles Cases Hit a New Record
Jul 27, 20269 min<p>Plus, the soaring costs of President Trump’s new Air Force One. <br> Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/us/politics/trump-iran-military.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Holds Off on Major Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns</a>, by Eric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/well/measles-record-united-states-numbers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane</a>, by Teddy Rosenbluth</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/business/trump-state-grants-canceled.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him</a>, by Tony Romm and Brad Plumer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/us/politics/trump-air-force-one-security.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One</a>, by Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Maggie Haberman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/world/europe/berlin-gay-pride-attack.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Berlin Pride Event Attacker Killed in Police Shootout, Officials Say</a>, by Jim Tankersley</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/style/odyssey-lincoln-square-amc.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">An All-Night ‘Odyssey’ at AMC Lincoln Square</a>, by Alexander Nazaryan</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>
The Cost of Trump’s New Tariffs, and the $100 Million Popcorn Bucket Market
Jul 24, 202615 min<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-tariffs-trade.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Tariffs as Old Ones Expire: The Latest on Trump’s Trade War</a>, by Tony Romm, Edison Wu and Lazaro Gamio</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/oil-price-100-dollars.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Global Oil Price Hits $100 a Barrel for First Time Since May</a>, by Rebecca F. Elliott</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/23/world/iran-war-strikes-oil-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates: Iran Rejected a U.S. Cease-Fire Offer Delivered by Iraq, Officials Say</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/us/politics/house-iran-war-powers-vote-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">House Rebukes Trump on Iran as Senate Blocks Debate</a>, by Robert Jimison</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/world/asia/india-youth-protest-modi-cockroach-janta-party.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What Now for India’s Young Protesters?</a>, by Anupreeta Das</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/media/movie-theaters-popcorn-buckets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salty, Buttery, Astonishingly Lucrative: The $100 Million Market of Popcorn Buckets</a>, by Nicole Sperling</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. Employers Forced to Fire Thousands of Immigrants, and a Showdown over Peptides
Jul 23, 202610 min<p>Plus, America says no thanks to salad. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/us/immigration-trump-senior-living-staffing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Senior Living Facility in Distress as Immigrant Caregivers Are Forced Out</a>, by Miriam Jordan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/health/fda-scientists-rfk-peptides.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Peptide Showdown: F.D.A. Scientists May Clash With Kennedy’s Agenda</a>, by Christina Jewett and Dana G. Smith</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/travel/tsa-privatization-push.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Three Airports Plan to Ditch T.S.A. Agents Amid Push for Private Security</a>, by Ryley Ober</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/cyclospora-lettuce-salad.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">As Cyclosporiasis Spreads, America Says No Thanks to Salads</a>, by Julie Creswell</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/science/contagious-cancer-catfish.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading</a>, by Carl Zimmer</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 Reaches Contentious New Nuclear Deal, and A.I. Models Go Rogue
Jul 22, 20268 min<p>Plus, what is a Jimothy? </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/us/politics/trump-saudi-nuclear-deal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Saudis Reach Deal With U.S. That Could Let Them Enrich Nuclear Fuel</a>, by David E. Sanger, Edward Wong and William J. Broad</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/us/politics/iran-war-cost-estimate.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hegseth Estimates Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion</a>, by Greg Jaffe</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/nyregion/mamdani-netanyahu-arrest-warrant.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mamdani Calls Netanyahu a ‘War Criminal’ and Calls on U.S. to Arrest Him</a>, by Liam Stack</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/technology/openai-attack-hugging-face.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Went Rogue and Attacked a Digital Library</a>, by Kate Conger</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/style/jimothy-raccoon-seattle-videos.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meet Jimothy, the ‘Silly and Round’ Creature Taking Over Instagram Feeds</a>, by Madison Malone Kircher</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>
A New Threat to Global Shipping, and a Huge Drop-Off in Food Stamps
Jul 21, 202611 min<p>Plus, when A.I. writes your biography. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/world/middleeast/yemen-houthis-saudi-arabia-red-sea-blockade.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Houthis in Yemen Declare Red Sea Blockade on Saudi Arabia</a>, by Ismaeel Naar</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/us/politics/gop-trump-iran-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">G.O.P. Boxed In on Iran War as Trump Sidelines Congress</a>, by Robert Jimison</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/business/economy/trump-tariffs-canada.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump to Impose 50% Tariff on Many Canadian Goods</a>, by Ana Swanson and Ian Austen</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/us/politics/new-air-force-one-upgrades.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White House Says New Air Force One Will Be Out of Service for a Month for ‘Upgrades,’</a> by Tyler Pager</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/us/politics/snap-food-stamps-arizona.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps</a>, by Jason DeParle</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/world/canada/wildfires-canada-fire-fighting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Most Forest Fires in Canada Are Simply Impossible to Put Out</a>, by Norimitsu Onishi</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/technology/ai-slop-books-biography-amazon.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I Got Slopped</a>, by Kashmir Hill</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. Service Members Killed as War Expands, and Federal Cases Against Protesters Crumble
Jul 20, 202611 min<p>Plus, what to know about the next British prime minister. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/20/world/iran-war-strikes-trump-hormuz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Signal Hope for Diplomacy Despite New Attacks</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/us/ice-assaults-protesters.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling.</a>, by Mike McIntire, Danny Hakim, Alexandra Berzon, Jazmine Ulloa and Lauren McCarthy</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/world/europe/britain-new-prime-minister-challenges.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Five of the Main Challenges Awaiting Britain’s New Prime Minister</a>, by Stephen Castle</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/us/politics/chatbots-political-campaigns.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Politicians Are Trying to Change What Chatbots Say About Them</a>, by Stuart A. Thompson and Tiffany Hsu</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/interactive/fifa-world-cup-2026-telemundo-broadcast-goal-call-length-analysis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Gooooooool of the 2026 World Cup, According to Telemundo</a>, by Artur Galocha and K.K. Rebecca Lai</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> <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 a Times Reporter Saw in Iran, and Takeaways from Trump’s Speech on Election Security
Jul 17, 202617 min<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/insider/iran-funeral-coverage.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What a Times Reporter Just Saw Inside Wartime Iran</a>, by Mike Abrams</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/us/trump-speech-elections-takeaways.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Takeaways From Trump’s Address Claiming Election Vulnerabilities</a>, by Julian E. Barnes and Maggie Haberman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/technology/teleprompter-operator-kalshi-trump-speeches.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White House Teleprompter Operator Bet on Trump Speeches, Kalshi Says</a>, by Lauren McCarthy</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/world/europe/ukraine-military-defense-minister-drones.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ukraine Was on a Roll. Then a Clash Over War Strategy Exploded Into View.</a>, by Andrew E. Kramer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/magazine/counterfeit-dollars.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Hunt for the Counterfeiter Trying to Make the Perfect Bill</a>, by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee</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>
Wildfire Smoke Turns Skies Orange Across the U.S., and Democrats Make a Big Shift on Israel
Jul 16, 202610 min<p>Plus, why Gen Z is turning to trade schools. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/weather/canada-wildfire-smoke-us.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Smoke Floating Far From Canada’s Wildfires Will Darken Skies Again on Thursday</a>, by Judson Jones</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/jay-clayton-confirmation-hearing-director-national-intelligence.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clayton Dodges Question on 2020 Election, and Democrats Call Him on It</a>, by Julian E. Barnes</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/democrats-house-israel-vote-aid.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel</a>, by Annie Karni</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/style/gen-z-trade-school-careers-ai-college.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mom, Dad, I Want to Be a Welder</a>, by Callie Holtermann</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/dining/driscolls-berries.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s.</a>, by Julia Moskin</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 Flip-Flops on Strait of Hormuz Plan, and U.S. Cyclospora Outbreak Spreads
Jul 15, 20269 min<p>Plus, Chipotle is coming to Mexico.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/politics/iran-trump-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Iran, Trump Has Found an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate</a>, by Peter Baker</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/business/economy/inflation-cpi.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inflation Slowed During Pause in War With Iran</a>, by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/ice-agents-traffic-stops.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260714&instance_id=178712&nl=breaking-news®i_id=306413263&segment_id=223076&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After 2 Killings in a Week</a>, by Madeleine Ngo, Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/todd-blanche-attorney-general-confirmation-doj.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle Ahead of Confirmation as Attorney General</a>, by Glenn Thrush, Devlin Barrett and Alan Feuer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/nyregion/carroll-trump-settlement-million.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260714&instance_id=178711&nl=breaking-news®i_id=306413263&segment_id=223074&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case</a>, by Ed Shanahan and Jonah E. Bromwich</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/well/eat/cyclospora-outbreak-response.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cyclospora Cases Rise Rapidly, With No Source Yet Confirmed</a>, by Caroline Hopkins Legaspi</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/business/chipotle-open-mexico-monterrey.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chipotle to Sell Its Mexican-Inspired Fast Food in Mexico</a>, by Claire Moses</p> <p>Tune in, and tell us what you think at <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. For corrections, email <a href="mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytnews@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 Says U.S. Will ‘Take Over’ Strait of Hormuz, and How Russia Made Japan a Den of Spies
Jul 14, 20269 min<p>Plus, scientists find sugar in outer space.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/politics/trump-iran-ceasefire.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Says Fighting With Iran Has Resumed as He Orders Blockade and Tolls</a>, by Peter Baker</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/biddeford-maine-ice-shooting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE Agent Kills Person in Vehicle in Maine, Homeland Security Says</a>, by Jacey Fortin, Heather Beasley Doyle and Miriam Jordan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/houston-ice-shooting-video-witnesses.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Witnesses Say ICE Fired Fatal Shot Into Open Passenger Window in Houston</a>, by Orlando Mayorquín, Robin Stein and Devon Lum</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/minnesota-ice-shootings-evidence-pretti-renee-good.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">D.O.J. Turns Over Evidence in Minnesota Shootings by Immigration Agents</a>, by Ernesto Londoño and Mitch Smith</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/world/asia/russia-spies-japan-war-drones-electronics.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies</a>, by Jane Bradley, Michael Schwirtz and Adam Goldman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/science/space/sugar-milky-way.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Sweet Surprise: Scientists Find Sugar Deep in Our Galaxy</a>, by Rebecca Dzombak</p> <p>Tune in, and tell us what you think at <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. For corrections, email <a href="mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytnews@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>
Lindsey Graham’s Unexpected Death, and How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela
Jul 13, 202611 min<p>Plus, Sam Neill of “Jurassic Park” fame dies at 78.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/politics/lindsey-graham-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71</a>, by Robert Jimison, Zachary Woolfe and Amelia Nierenberg</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/politics/trump-strait-of-hormuz-iran-deal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal</a>, by Edward Wong, Michael Crowley and Eric Schmitt</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/economy/housing-bill-affordability.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What’s in the Housing Bill That Just Became Law</a>, by Conor Dougherty</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media</a>, by Michael M. Grynbaum</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20260712&instance_id=178606&nl=from-the-times®i_id=306413263&segment_id=222970&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar</a>, by Tyler Pager and Anatoly Kurmanaev</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/obituaries/sam-neill-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam Neill, New Zealand Screen Actor and Leading Man, Dies at 78</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p>Tune in, and tell us what you think at <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. For corrections, email <a href="mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytnews@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>
How Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms, and Why Grocery Stores Are Scrambling
Jul 10, 202613 min<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/business/grocery-stores-lower-food-prices.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">As Consumers Pare Spending, Grocery Stores Race to Cut Prices</a>, by Julie Creswell and Kim Bhasin</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/02/us/politics/trump-midterm-election-strategies.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Many Ways Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms</a>, by Karen Yourish, Nick Corasaniti and Charlie Smart</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/world/middleeast/photo-detainee-bound.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Israel Investigating After Photo of Stripped and Bound Detainee Is Shared</a>, by David M. Halbfinger</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/science/space/wally-funk-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87</a>, by Richard Goldstein</p> <p>Listen to the end of the episode for an audio news quiz. If you want to take The Times’s weekly online news quiz, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/news-quiz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">go here</a>.</p> <p>Tune in, and tell us what you think at <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. For corrections, email <a href="mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytnews@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>
How the Platner Campaign Imploded, and New Questions About Trump’s Qatari-Donated Jet
Jul 9, 202610 min<p>Plus, what Meta’s new A.I. push means for your Instagram pictures.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/politics/graham-platner-campaign-implosion-maine.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’: Inside the Implosion of the Platner Campaign</a>, by Lisa Lerer, Katie Glueck and Michael Kruse</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/politics/trump-air-force-one-security.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Security Precaution Led Trump to Use Old Air Force One in Leaving Turkey</a>, by Tyler Pager, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Eric Lipton</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/houston-ice-shooting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Family of Man Fatally Shot by ICE Agent Calls for Independent Inquiry</a>, by Edgar Sandoval</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/world/americas/venezuela-earthquakes-deaths-remains.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Horror Becomes Routine as More Bodies Emerge After Venezuela Quakes</a>, by Emma Bubola</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/technology/meta-instagram-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How to Prevent Meta From Using Your Instagram Images in A.I.</a>, by Eli Tan</p> <p>Tune in, and tell us what you think at <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. For corrections, email <a href="mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytnews@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p> </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>
Oil Prices Jump as U.S. and Iran Resume Strikes, and Big Tobacco Makes a Big New Bet
Jul 8, 202610 min<p>Plus, using drones to watch for sharks. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/08/world/iran-war-us-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran Live Updates: Trump Casts Doubt on Future of Cease-Fire After Latest Strikes</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/world/europe/marine-le-pen-verdict-election-ban-appeal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Le Pen Says She Will Run for Presidency After Court Lifts Ban</a>, by Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/world/europe/russia-olympic-suspension-lifted.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I.O.C. Lifts Russia’s Olympic Suspension, Clearing the Way for 2028</a>, by Ephrat Livni</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/business/zyn-nicotine-pouches-tobacco.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tobacco Companies Are Cashing In on Zyn’s Unstoppable Popularity</a>, by Murray Carpenter</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/world/australia/spate-of-shark-attacks-means-more-drones-for-australias-beaches.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spate of Shark Attacks Means More Drones for Australia’s Beaches</a>, by Laura Chung</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>
What to Watch at the NATO Summit, and Platner’s Allies Rescind Endorsements
Jul 7, 202611 min<p>Plus, the museum that wants you to touch the art. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/world/middleeast/nato-summit-turkey-erdogan-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facing Threats, NATO Finds New Value in Turkey</a>, by Ben Hubbard</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/politics/graham-platner-maine-assault.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Platner’s Democratic Support Evaporates After Sexual Assault Allegation</a>, by Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/politics/mitch-mcconell-health-hospitalization.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">McConnell Has Been Hospitalized for 3 Weeks, and Aides Won’t Say Why</a>, by Catie Edmondson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/politics/trump-gun-rights-laws.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations</a>, by Aishvarya Kavi</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/world/europe/estonia-won-the-war-on-fentanyl-what-came-next-was-even-worse.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Estonia Won the War on Fentanyl. What Came Next Was Even Worse.</a>, by Azam Ahmed</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/arts/design/v-and-a-east-storehouse.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A One-on-One Date With a Museum’s Treasures</a>, by Alex Marshall</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>
Huge Crowds Gather for Ayatollah’s Funeral, and China Tests Long-Range Ballistic Missile
Jul 6, 20268 min<p>Plus, an unusual World Cup reversal.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/06/world/iran-funeral-khamenei" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates: Crowds Gather in Tehran for Ayatollah’s Funeral Procession</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/world/asia/china-pacific-nuclear-missile-launch.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">China Tests Long-Range Ballistic Missile in the Pacific, Angering Neighbors</a>, by Victoria Kim and Chris Buckley</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/arts/design/white-house-smithsonian-american-history-museum.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism,’</a> by Graham Bowley, Robin Pogrebin and Jennifer Schuessler</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/charlie-kirk-hearing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Prosecutors to Detail Case Against Man Accused of Killing Charlie Kirk</a>, by Jack Healy, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Robert Draper</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world-cup.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play.</a>, by Tyler Pager and Tariq Panja</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>
