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- Today14 min
A Cyberattack on U.S. Water Systems, and the Growing Threat of Falling Space Junk
Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Says Peace Board Has Plan for Gaza Disarmament, by Katie Rogers and Pranav Baskar U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems, by Dustin Volz and Ernesto Londoño Spain Mobilizes Military as Thousands of Migrants Cross Into Ceuta, by Jason Horowitz Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Deadliest Ever, and in Record Time, by Zane Irwin and Stephanie Nolen A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week, by Selam Gebrekidan Breaking Down FIFA’s Stake Sale, How It Compares to Other Sports and Whether It’s Necessary, by Chris Weatherspoon of The Athletic Listen to the end of the episode for an audio news quiz. If you want to take The Times’s weekly online news quiz, go here. Tune in, and tell us what you think at theheadlines@nytimes.com. For corrections, email nytnews@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Yesterday10 min
How the War With Iran Is Widening, and U.S. Hospitals See a Surge of Uninsured Patients
Plus, the horrendous smell plaguing one Canadian town. Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Encounters a More Determined Iran as War Widens, by Julian E. Barnes, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking, by Dave Philipps Uninsured Patients Rise Sharply, Hospitals Report, Citing Obamacare Cuts, by Reed Abelson Sales Are So Low, California Wineries Are Burning Their Vineyards, by Soumya Karlamangla A Canadian Town Will No Longer Reek of Fish Sauce, by Victor Mather Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 days ago10 min
ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, and Fauci’s Private Diary Faces Scrutiny
Plus, why toxic wastewater is bubbling up out of the ground. Here’s what we’re covering: ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive, by Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan The Choice Facing Some Immigrants: Pay $1.8 Million in Fines or Leave, by Miriam Jordan Fauci, in Private Diary, Reflected on Covid’s Origins and His Own Fame, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums, by Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson Live Updates: U.S. and Saudi Arabia Target Iranian Proxies, by The New York Times In Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the Ground, by Quinn Glabicki Gunther von Hagens, Creator of Polarizing ‘Body Worlds’ Exhibits, Dies at 81, by Clay Risen Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 days ago10 min
Democratic Party Faces Debt and Disarray, and Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in Europe
Plus, whales on a plane. Here’s what we’re covering: France and Spain Race to Tamp Down Wildfires Before Heat Wave Hits, by Carlos Barragán and Ségolène Le Stradic In Washington, Netanyahu Faces a Delicate Balancing Act, by Isabel Kershner Trump Backs New Talks but It’s Unclear What He Hopes to Achieve This Time, by Michael Crowley Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party, by Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal, by Eli Tan and Maureen Farrell How Do You Move 30 Beluga Whales? With Cranes, Planes and Anti-Anxiety Medicine., by Remy Tumin Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 4 days agonarrative9 min4-min read
U.S. Pauses Iran Strikes Amid Growing Risks, and Measles Cases Hit a New Record
This episode of The Daily covers a series of urgent national and international developments under the Trump administration, including a near-escalation with Iran, a domestic measles outbreak linked to falling vaccination rates, politically motivated energy funding cuts, and the controversial retrofit of a new Air Force One. The episode underscores how policy decisions are increasingly shaped by political loyalty and military strain, while public health and safety face mounting challenges.
- 1 weeks agonarrative15 min5-min read
The Cost of Trump’s New Tariffs, and the $100 Million Popcorn Bucket Market
This episode of The Headlines from The New York Times delivers a rapid-fire overview of major global news, spotlighting Trump’s latest tariff moves, escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, youth-led protests in India, and a surprising cultural trend: the rise of collectible movie theater popcorn buckets.
- 1 weeks agonarrative10 min5-min read
U.S. Employers Forced to Fire Thousands of Immigrants, and a Showdown over Peptides
The episode covers a series of urgent national developments under the Trump administration, including the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of immigrants, a controversial FDA review of unproven peptide therapies, rising airport security wait times and a shift toward privatization, a nationwide lettuce-borne illness outbreak, and a surprising scientific discovery of contagious cancer in catfish. The episode underscores how policy decisions and public health issues are intersecting in ways that affect everyday Americans.
- 1 weeks agonarrative8 min6-min read
Trump Reaches Contentious New Nuclear Deal, and A.I. Models Go Rogue
This episode of The New York Times headlines covers a controversial U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal, escalating Pentagon spending amid the war in Iran, New York City Mayor Mamdani’s call for Netanyahu’s arrest, a rare AI security breach at OpenAI, and the viral story of Jimothy, a deformed raccoon symbolizing resilience. The episode blends high-stakes geopolitics with unexpected cultural moments, underscoring how global policy and local humanity intersect.
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