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Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: New Tariffs as Old Ones Expire: The Latest on Trump’s Trade War, by Tony Romm, Edison Wu and Lazaro Gamio Global Oil Price Hits $100 a Barrel for First Time Since May, by Rebecca F. Elliott Live Updates: Iran Rejected a U.S. Cease-Fire Offer Delivered by Iraq, Officials Say, by The New York Times House Rebukes Trump on Iran as Senate Blocks Debate, by Robert Jimison What Now for India’s Young Protesters?, by Anupreeta Das Salty, Buttery, Astonishingly Lucrative: The $100 Million Market of Popcorn Buckets, by Nicole Sperling Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

Plus, America says no thanks to salad.  Here’s what we’re covering: Senior Living Facility in Distress as Immigrant Caregivers Are Forced Out, by Miriam Jordan A Peptide Showdown: F.D.A. Scientists May Clash With Kennedy’s Agenda, by Christina Jewett and Dana G. Smith Three Airports Plan to Ditch T.S.A. Agents Amid Push for Private Security, by Ryley Ober As Cyclosporiasis Spreads, America Says No Thanks to Salads, by Julie Creswell Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading, by Carl Zimmer Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

Plus, what is a Jimothy?  Here’s what we’re covering: Saudis Reach Deal With U.S. That Could Let Them Enrich Nuclear Fuel, by David E. Sanger, Edward Wong and William J. Broad Hegseth Estimates Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion, by Greg Jaffe Mamdani Calls Netanyahu a ‘War Criminal’ and Calls on U.S. to Arrest Him, by Liam Stack OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Went Rogue and Attacked a Digital Library, by Kate Conger Meet Jimothy, the ‘Silly and Round’ Creature Taking Over Instagram Feeds, by Madison Malone Kircher Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

Plus, when A.I. writes your biography.  Here’s what we’re covering: Houthis in Yemen Declare Red Sea Blockade on Saudi Arabia, by Ismaeel Naar G.O.P. Boxed In on Iran War as Trump Sidelines Congress, by Robert Jimison Trump to Impose 50% Tariff on Many Canadian Goods, by Ana Swanson and Ian Austen White House Says New Air Force One Will Be Out of Service for a Month for ‘Upgrades,’ by Tyler Pager Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps, by Jason DeParle Most Forest Fires in Canada Are Simply Impossible to Put Out, by Norimitsu Onishi I Got Slopped, by Kashmir Hill Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

Plus, what to know about the next British prime minister.  Here’s what we’re covering: Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Signal Hope for Diplomacy Despite New Attacks, by The New York Times They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling., by Mike McIntire, Danny Hakim, Alexandra Berzon, Jazmine Ulloa and Lauren McCarthy Five of the Main Challenges Awaiting Britain’s New Prime Minister, by Stephen Castle Politicians Are Trying to Change What Chatbots Say About Them, by Stuart A. Thompson and Tiffany Hsu The Gooooooool of the 2026 World Cup, According to Telemundo, by Artur Galocha and K.K. Rebecca Lai Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected].   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.

Plus, the Friday news quiz.  Here’s what we’re covering: What a Times Reporter Just Saw Inside Wartime Iran, by Mike Abrams Takeaways From Trump’s Address Claiming Election Vulnerabilities, by Julian E. Barnes and Maggie Haberman White House Teleprompter Operator Bet on Trump Speeches, Kalshi Says, by Lauren McCarthy Ukraine Was on a Roll. Then a Clash Over War Strategy Exploded Into View., by Andrew E. Kramer The Hunt for the Counterfeiter Trying to Make the Perfect Bill, by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

Plus, why Gen Z is turning to trade schools.  Here’s what we’re covering: Smoke Floating Far From Canada’s Wildfires Will Darken Skies Again on Thursday, by Judson Jones Clayton Dodges Question on 2020 Election, and Democrats Call Him on It, by Julian E. Barnes Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel, by Annie Karni Mom, Dad, I Want to Be a Welder, by Callie Holtermann Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s., by Julia Moskin Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

Plus, Chipotle is coming to Mexico. Here’s what we’re covering: In Iran, Trump Has Found an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate, by Peter Baker Inflation Slowed During Pause in War With Iran, by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After 2 Killings in a Week, by Madeleine Ngo, Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle Ahead of Confirmation as Attorney General, by Glenn Thrush, Devlin Barrett and Alan Feuer E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case, by Ed Shanahan and Jonah E. Bromwich Cyclospora Cases Rise Rapidly, With No Source Yet Confirmed, by Caroline Hopkins Legaspi Chipotle to Sell Its Mexican-Inspired Fast Food in Mexico, by Claire Moses Tune in, and tell us what you think at [email protected]. For corrections, email [email protected]. 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.

Plus, scientists find sugar in outer space. Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Says Fighting With Iran Has Resumed as He Orders Blockade and Tolls, by Peter Baker ICE Agent Kills Person in Vehicle in Maine, Homeland Security Says, by Jacey Fortin, Heather Beasley Doyle and Miriam Jordan Witnesses Say ICE Fired Fatal Shot Into Open Passenger Window in Houston, by Orlando Mayorquín, Robin Stein and Devon Lum D.O.J. Turns Over Evidence in Minnesota Shootings by Immigration Agents, by Ernesto Londoño and Mitch Smith How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies, by Jane Bradley, Michael Schwirtz and Adam Goldman A Sweet Surprise: Scientists Find Sugar Deep in Our Galaxy, by Rebecca Dzombak Tune in, and tell us what you think at [email protected]. For corrections, email [email protected]. 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.

Plus, Sam Neill of “Jurassic Park” fame dies at 78. Here’s what we’re covering: Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71, by Robert Jimison, Zachary Woolfe and Amelia Nierenberg How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal, by Edward Wong, Michael Crowley and Eric Schmitt What’s in the Housing Bill That Just Became Law, by Conor Dougherty Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media, by Michael M. Grynbaum How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar, by Tyler Pager and Anatoly Kurmanaev Sam Neill, New Zealand Screen Actor and Leading Man, Dies at 78, by The New York Times Tune in, and tell us what you think at [email protected]. For corrections, email [email protected]. 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.