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Plus, the Friday news quiz.  Here’s what we’re covering: Fiery Senate Debates in Maine, Michigan and Georgia: Five Takeaways, by Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Patricia Mazzei ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood, by Ed Shanahan, Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Hamed Aleaziz Microsoft Suspended From Green Card Program as Trump Officials Widen Fraud Drive, by Erica L. Green Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says, by Chris Cameron 6 Ways Isaias Is Remaking the Story of This Year’s Hurricane Season, by Judson Jones What to Know About the 2026 Nobel Prizes, by The New York Times 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the woman who helped make the moon landing possible.  Here’s what we’re covering: Long-Deployed Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Set for Homecoming, by John Ismay and Jan Ransom Trump’s Retreat: From the Gulf to Britain, American Forces Pull Back, by David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel, by Natan Odenheimer and Adam Rasgon Christa Pike, Awake and Confused, Is at the Center of a Legal Storm, by Emily Cochrane What Experts Want to Know About the Russia Plague Scare, by K. R. Callaway The Woman Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions Has Died, by Trip Gabriel 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the cats who taste-test kibble.  Here’s what we’re covering: Stocks Reach New High as Investors Look Past Rising Rates, by Joe Rennison Top Democratic Super PAC Raised Record Amount in Third Quarter, by Shane Goldmacher Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads, by Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman India Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against Modi, by Mujib Mashal, Pragati K.B. and Hari Kumar These Taste Testers Have Four Legs and Picky Palates, by Jenny Gross 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the ancient treasures revealed by melting glaciers.  Here’s what we’re covering: Strikes, Barricades and Fiscal Turmoil: An Autumn of Discontent Grips France, by Mark Landler France Set for Nationwide Strikes, as School Protests Escalate, by Catherine Porter, Ségolène Le Stradic and Giulia Imbert Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft From British Air Base, by Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes U.S. Sends ‘Hunter-Killer’ Drones to South America to Target Cartels, by Annie Correal and Eric Schmitt How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes, by Kashmir Hill, Jesse Drucker, Eli Tan and Mike Isaac A 2,500-Year-Old Ski? The Melting Alps Release Ancient Secrets., by Raymond Zhong 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, why school music classes are under threat.  Here’s what we’re covering: A Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins, by Karen Zraick How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term, by Ann E. Marimow and Abbie VanSickle As Midterms Near, Justice Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire, by Abbie VanSickle U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats, by Eric Schmitt An Iranian Threat, 3 Vans and a Phone Call: Behind the Mystery at a U.K. Air Base, by Michael D. Shear, Eric Schmitt, Megan Specia and Adam Goldman Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon, by Selam Gebrekidan Soaring Instrument Prices Could Stop the Music at Many Schools, by Sydney Ember 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the Friday news quiz.  Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Puts on a Midterms Show for an Audience That’s Already Sold, by Katie Rogers Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump, by Jennifer Medina and Edgar Sandoval Christa Pike Is in Critical Condition as Tennessee Pauses Executions, by Emily Cochrane Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case, by Santul Nerkar, Benjamin Oreskes and Hurubie Meko U.K.-Iranian Man Arrested in London in Connection to Air Base Incident, by Michael D. Shear New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them?, by Gina Kolata Google Wants Hollywood to Stop Being So Afraid of Technology, by Brooks Barnes 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, a Kelvin wave is coming.  Here’s what we’re covering: How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Seeking Justice, by Debra Kamin, Matt Flegenheimer and Amy Julia Harris Bloody Attack in the Cockpit of a Flight to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge, by David M. Halbfinger, Aaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer, Adam Rasgon and Thomas Fuller Tennessee Fails to Execute Woman After 2 Doses of Lethal Injection, by Emily Cochrane and Ann E. Marimow A Kelvin Wave Is Heading Toward the California Coast, Bringing Trouble, by Raymond Zhong 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the nepo babies take Fat Bear Week.  Here’s what we’re covering: After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future, by Erika Solomon, Falih Hassan and Eric Schmitt OpenAI Ignored Employees Who Warned It Wasn’t Doing Enough About Security, by Sheera Frenkel, Dustin Volz and Dylan Freedman At White House, Trump Asks A.I. Titans to Police Themselves, by Katie Rogers and Cecilia Kang Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now, by Abbie VanSickle ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive, by Alexandra Berzon and Hamed Aleaziz Backpack Is the Fattest of the Fat Bears, by Madison Malone Kircher 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Are you using artificial intelligence without even knowing it? And what’s behind the wave of doomsday warnings? Mike Isaac and Cade Metz, technology reporters for The New York Times, field listeners’ questions on artificial intelligence and where it’s headed. 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the new job title taking over LinkedIn.  Here’s what we’re covering: Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees, by Dustin Volz, Alan Feuer, Charlie Savage and Adam Goldman Mideast Oil Exports Rebound Even as Prices Remain Elevated, by Peter Eavis Russian Attacks Destroy Millions of Books, the Heart of Ukrainian Culture, by Kim Barker and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn Smart Headlights Finally Trickle Down to Cars in the U.S., by Tom Voelk Job Titles Are Out. Now We’re All ‘Members of the Technical Staff.’, by Lora Kelley 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the pro-Trump ads paid for by taxpayers.  Here’s what we’re covering: This Screw Is Needed for Missiles and Planes. Buying One Can Take Years., by Farah Stockman Iran Still Awaits ‘Official’ U.S. Response Despite Trump’s Rebuff of Cease-Fire Offer, by Erika Solomon and Alan Rappeport 5 Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism Near U.K. Air Base Used by U.S., by Michael D. Shear and Amelia Nierenberg Trump Proposes $810 Million in Education and Health Cuts, Defying Congress, by Catie Edmondson A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government, by Bayliss Wagner It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb, by Juliet Macur 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the Friday news quiz.  Here’s what we’re covering: In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So., by Peter Baker Iran Proposes 7-Day Plan to End War, by Farnaz Fassihi and Pranav Baskar Netanyahu, Addressing U.N., Denounces Israel’s Critics as ‘Moral Cowards’, by Isabel Kershner, Farnaz Fassihi, Max Bearak and Michael Levenson Mental Health Among Teenagers Is Improving, C.D.C. Finds, by Azeen Ghorayshi Complaints About Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’ Won’t Slow Tech’s Wearable Gadgets Drive, by Brian X. Chen and Eli Tan 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the undamming of U.S. rivers. Here’s what we’re covering: Judge Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, by Erik Wemple Battle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs Higher, by Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth OpenAI Agent Hacked Public Health Care Site, Australia Says, by Victoria Kim OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting, by Kate Conger and Victoria Kim Kennedy Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA, by Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds, by Rebecca Dzombak 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, El Niño is scrambling hurricane season.  Here’s what we’re covering: At the U.N., Trump Lays Out a Winner-Takes-All Vision of U.S. Power, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. Sanger Trump Once Vowed to ‘Own’ Greenland. He Settled for Something Much Less., by David E. Sanger, Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud, by Margot Sanger-Katz, Sarah Kliff and Christopher Rowland Texas Halts Data Center Permits, Expanding Environmental Scrutiny, by Scott Dance ‘It’s Really Busy Out There’: Storms in the Pacific Threaten Hawaii and Mexico, by Amy Graff 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the man who helped put bugs on the menu.  Here’s what we’re covering: With Time on His Side, Xi Seeks to Extend Truce With Trump, by David Pierson Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bars CNN, by Michael M. Grynbaum and Ali Watkins Paramount Reaches Deal to Clear Way to Create News and Media Giant, by Benjamin Mullin, David McCabe, Shawn Hubler and Laurel Rosenhall German Leaders Prepare to Deny Far Right Access to Secret War Plan, by Jim Tankersley, Christopher F. Schuetze and Philip Kaleta David George Gordon, Apostle for Bugs on the Dinner Plate, Dies at 76, by Michael S. Rosenwald 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the best TV shows of the century.  Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help, by Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman CNN, MS NOW and Politico Barred From White House After Trump’s Ban, by Michael M. Grynbaum, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Benjamin Mullin White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants, by Carolyn Y. Johnson, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Tony Romm and Michael C. Bender A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees, by Megha Rajagopalan and Pranav Baskar How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose, by Alex Klavens, Walt Bogdanich and Jenny Vrentas The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century, by The New York Times 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the Friday news quiz.  Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Wants Putin to End the War. He May Offer Russia Business Deals First., by Anton Troianovski Why Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the Results It Wants, by Ivan Nechepurenko Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House,’ by Christina Jewett and Teddy Rosenbluth In Corsica, Separatists Bomb Vacation Homes to Send a Message, by Ronda Kaysen T. Rex, King of the Dinosaurs, Had a Body Temperature of 97 Degrees, by Carolyn Y. Johnson 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the rise of shopping sites that don’t sell anything.  Here’s what we’re covering: At Least 21 Dead in Gaza After Building Collapse, Officials Say, by Natan Odenheimer, Adam Rasgon and Abu Bakr Bashir Fed Raises Rates in First Major Step by Warsh to Contain Inflation, by Colby Smith OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior, by Emmy Martin Fiji Declares a National Emergency as H.I.V. Cases Skyrocket, by Zane Irwin Dopamine Sites Sell Nothing, and People Cannot Get Enough, by Ephrat Livni 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the Russian businessman who rented an island for Donald Trump Jr.  Here’s what we’re covering: Rising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the World, by Damien Cave House Directs Trump to Halt War With Iran or Secure Congress’s Approval, by Robert Jimison Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs, by Michael Crowley and Edward Wong Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry, by David Yaffe-Bellany Russian Businessman Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Lavish Wedding After-Party, by Ben Protess It’s Poll Watcher Training Season. Distrust Is on the Lesson Plan., by Tiffany Hsu In the Age of A.I., Some in China Wonder if Learning English Is Worth the Trouble, by Tiffany May and Berry Wang 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Plus, the biggest night in TV. Here’s what we’re covering: Trump’s Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues, Despite Court Loss, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs Democrats Gain Edge as Trump Drags Down G.O.P., New Poll Finds, by Shane Goldmacher, Ruth Igielnik and Sophia June President Trump Is on the Line About an A.I. Slowdown, by Kalley Huang, Mike Isaac and Karen Weise U.S. Health Officials Move Quickly to Deploy Medical A.I. Despite Concerns, by Christina Jewett Political Figures From Bernie Sanders to Steve Bannon Sound Alarms on A.I., by Bayliss Wagner and Neil Vigdor As Millions of Birds Migrate, Residents Are Asked to Turn Off the Lights, by Ishani Desai ‘Widow’s Bay’ Dominates, and 7 Other Takeaways From the 2026 Emmys, by John Koblin 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, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.