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  • The Headlines

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

    2026/08/21 | 16 mins.
    Plus, your Friday news quiz. 

    Here’s what we’re covering:

    The Message Behind Trump’s Threats of ‘Economic Warfare’ Against Iran, by Anton Troianovski and Alan Rappeport

    Weary U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Leaves Middle East, by John Ismay

    Trump Fired the Watchdogs. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission., by Luke Broadwater

    What if America Went Completely Dark?, by Christopher Cox

    Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too., by Taylor Mitchell Brown

    Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.

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  • The Headlines

    $40,047,425,768,420 in U.S. Debt, and an Experimental Vaccine for Skin Cancer

    2026/08/20 | 10 mins.
    Plus, could tweaking flight paths reduce global warming? 

    Here’s what we’re covering:

    U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues, by Alan Rappeport

    Israel Opens Criminal Inquiries Into Killings of Hind Rajab, 5, and of Medics, by Isabel Kershner

    A New mRNA Vaccine Could Prevent Skin Cancer From Returning, by Carolyn Y. Johnson

    U.K. to Test Whether Tweaks to Trans-Atlantic Flight Paths Affect Global Warming, by Leo Sands

    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.

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  • The Headlines

    How Tech Executives Limit Their Kids’ Screen Time, and Trump’s Race to Finish His Ballroom

    2026/08/19 | 10 mins.
    Plus, the political emails are coming for you. 

    Here’s what we’re covering:

    States Seek $200 Billion From Meta Over Child Social Media Addiction Claims, by Cecilia Kang, Eli Tan and Emmy Martin

    Silicon Valley Executives Are Tech Fans. Just Not for Their Own Kids., by David Streitfeld

    Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Cafe Raises Doubts About Progress on Peace Plan, by Ephrat Livni and Abu Bakr Bashir

    Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S., by Madeleine Ngo and Alan Feuer

    Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week, by Luke Broadwater and Ann E. Marimow

    How Wall St. Profits When Personal Injury Lawsuits Pay Out, by Ellen Gabler, Robert Gebeloff and Julie Tate

    Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails, by Shane Goldmacher

    Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.

    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.

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  • The Headlines

    Trump’s $47 Billion-Dollar Border Wall Plan, and Why a Tupac Murder Trial Is Starting After 30 Years

    2026/08/18 | 10 mins.
    Plus, inside the scramble to track cyclospora. 

    Here’s what we’re covering:

    Border Construction in Big Bend Is Halted After Drawing Criticism, by J. David Goodman

    It’s Crunchtime Again for Canada to Avoid New U.S. Tariffs, by Matina Stevis-Gridneff

    Trump Votes by Mail Again in Florida, by Chris Cameron

    How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands, by Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell

    Why Is a Trial Happening 30 Years After the Shooting?, by Julia Jacobs

    Can You Hear the Theaters Ka-Ching? A Battered Industry Turns to ‘Les Miz.’, by Michael Paulson

    Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.

    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.

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  • The Headlines

    U.S. and Iran Blow Past War Deadline, and the Rise of Islamophobia in Texas

    2026/08/17 | 9 mins.
    Plus, Hayden Panettiere dies at 36. 

    Here’s what we’re covering:

    U.S. and Iran Blow Through Deadline to Agree to a Broad Deal to End War, by Aaron Boxerman

    Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea, by Helene Cooper

    How Islamophobia Moved From the Fringe to the Mainstream in Texas, by J. David Goodman, Lauren McGaughy, Jesus Jiménez and Ruth Graham

    Lala Damages Utility Lines in Hawaii, Leaving Thousands Without Power, by Ivan Penn

    Hayden Panettiere, Star of ‘Nashville’ and ‘Heroes,’ Dies at 36, by Matt Stevens

    Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.

    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.

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Catch up on today’s top stories, with insight and analysis from Times reporters all over the world. From the team that brought you "The Daily." Listen every weekday morning. 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.
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