An Increase in U.S. Troops to the Middle East, and a String of Attacks on Jewish Sites

Plus, a three-minute, multimillion-dollar art heist.  Here’s what we’re covering: Iran’s Fractured Leadership Is Struggling to Coordinate, Officials Say, by Julian E. Barnes, Adam Goldman and Ronen Bergman Two More U.N. Peacekeepers Are Killed in Southern Lebanon, by Euan Ward Deaths in ICE Custody Are Growing. ‘They Let Him Rot in There.,’ by Jazmine Ulloa, Allison McCann and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega Trump’s Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized, by Emily Badger, Junho Lee and Larry Buchanan Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Paintings Are Stolen in 3-Minute Museum Heist, Police Say, by Ali Watkins and Josephine de La Bruyère 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, a surge of Catholic converts in the Unites States. Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Says Iran to Allow More Oil Ships Through Strait of Hormuz, by David E. Sanger, Aaron Boxerman and Sanam Mahoozi U.S. Allows Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba, Despite Blockade, by Jack Nicas and Eric Schmitt What We Know About Pay for T.S.A. Workers, by Madeleine Ngo ICE May Remain at Airports Even After T.S.A. Pay Resumes, Border Czar Says, by Aishvarya Kavi 5 Takeaways From the ‘No Kings’ Rallies as the Midterms Heat Up, by Tim Balk Roman Catholic Churches See a Surge of New Converts, by Elizabeth Dias 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: Where Might the Iran War Hit Your Wallet? Start With Raspberries., by Kim Severson Trump Extends Iran Deadline on Strait of Hormuz as Stocks Tumble, by Erica L. Green, Adam Rasgon, Eshe Nelson and Thomas Fuller Senate Votes to Fund Most of D.H.S. in Bid to End Partial Shutdown, by John Yoon Trump Says He Will Order T.S.A. Agents Paid as Funding Deal Stalls, by Michael Gold and Megan Mineiro Trump’s Signature Is Set to Be Added to America’s Currency, by Alan Rappeport Why Tech Giants Are Ditching the Power Grid, by Rebecca F. Elliott and Harry Stevens Yankees’ Netflix Debut Is Latest Example of Sports’ Complicated TV Landscape, by Andrew Marchand 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, OnlyFans’ billionaire owner dies at 43.  Here’s what we’re covering: Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case, by Cecilia Kang, Ryan Mac and Eli Tan Israel Targets Iranian Navy Commander in Airstrike, Israeli Officials Say, by Francesca Regalado, Isabel Kershner, Eric Schmitt and Euan Ward Republicans in Congress Fret Over Iran War as Pentagon Offers Few Answers, by Robert Jimison, Megan Mineiro and Eric Schmitt ICE Agents at Some Airports Begin Checking IDs in Security Lines, by Christina Morales, Christine Chung, Hamed Aleaziz, Sean Keenan and Rowan Moore Gerety Trump Calls for Law Cracking Down on Crime and ‘Rogue Judges,’ by Chris Cameron Immigration Slowdown Hits Every Metro Area in the U.S., Census Shows, by Jeff Adelson and Amy Qin Leon Radvinsky, 43, Dies; Built the Adult-Entertainment Giant OnlyFans, by Clay Risen 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, a jaw-dropping A.I. tool goes dark. Here’s what we’re covering: United States Said to Have Sent Iran a Plan to End the Middle East War, by Adam Rasgon, Julian E. Barnes and Farnaz Fassihi Around 2,000 U.S. Paratroopers to Be Sent to the Middle East, by Eric Schmitt Iran Signals Resilience With Volley of Missiles Across Middle East, by Yeganeh Torbati, Gabby Sobelman, Erica L. Green and Thomas Fuller Investigators Seek Answers in Attacks on Jewish Sites in Europe, by Adam Goldman and Lizzie Dearden Florida Democrats Win Special Election in Mar-a-Lago’s District, by David W. Chen Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million Over Child Safety Violations, by Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan OpenAI Is Shutting Down Sora, Its A.I. Video Generator, by Cade Metz 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, how dancing the tango can help patients with Parkinson’s disease. Here’s what we’re covering: War’s Attacks on Energy Could Turn Economic Shock Into Long-Term Damage, by Patricia Cohen Trump Says U.S. Is Negotiating End to War, but Iranians Push Back, by Luke Broadwater, Aaron Boxerman, Erika Solomon and Thomas Fuller ‘Don’t Make Any Deal’: Trump Tells Republicans to Hold Firm on Shutdown Talks, by Erica L. Green and Michael Gold Markwayne Mullin Confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary, by Madeleine Ngo Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms, by Maxine Joselow and Brad Plumer In LaGuardia Crash That Killed 2, Call to ‘Stop!’ Came Too Late, by Christopher Maag Tango Therapy: How the Dance of Passion Is Helping Parkinson’s Patients, by Pam Belluck 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, chasing meteorites for money. Here’s what we’re covering: 2 Dead After Jet Collides With Vehicle at LaGuardia Airport, by Dakota Santiago, Max Kim and Mike Ives Power Outages Are Reported in Tehran as Israel Launches Strikes, by Aaron Boxerman, Julian Barnes, Isabel Kershner and Yan Zhuang Israel’s Missile Defense Under Scrutiny After Iranian Attack, by Isabel Kershner Israel Orders Military to Intensify Demolitions in Southern Lebanon, by Aaron Boxerman ICE to Aid Airport Security Amid Partial Shutdown, Border Czar Says, by Erica L. Green, Hamed Aleaziz and Gabe Castro-Root Inside the Supply Line Delivering American Guns to Mexican Cartels, by Paulina Villegas A Meteor Exploded Over Ohio. Then the Chase Began., by Billy Witz 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. 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, a buzzy new book was just canceled over A.I. allegations. Here’s what we’re covering: White House Looks for Ways to Soothe American Jitters Over Surging Prices, by Tony Romm, David E. Sanger and Michael Levenson Pentagon Seeks $200 Billion to Fund Iran War, by Helene Cooper, Tony Romm, Karoun Demirjian and Megan Mineiro Silicon Valley Bet on War. The Bets Are Paying Off., By Sheera Frenkel Trumps, on a Deal-Making Spree, Turn Next to Transylvania, by Rebecca R. Ruiz and Andrei Petre The Middle-Class Suburbanites Who Sell Their Blood Plasma to Get By, by Kurtis Lee and Robert Gebeloff Horror Novel ‘Shy Girl’ Canceled Over Suspected A.I. Use, by Alexandra Alter 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.   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, there’s a big catch for that stunning ocean view.  Here’s what we’re covering: Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years, by Manny Fernandez and Sarah Hurtes For Iranians, Bombing of Gas Field Worsens Already Dire Energy Crisis, by Sanam Mahoozi and Hiroko Tabuchi U.S. Intelligence Saw No Change in Iran’s Missile Capabilities Before War, by Robert Jimison Homeland Security Nominee Strikes Softer Tone on Immigration, by Madeleine Ngo, Michael Gold and Hamed Aleaziz Ozempic Is About to Go Generic for Billions of People, by Rebecca Robbins, Meaghan Tobin, Eshe Nelson, Alex Travelli and Pragati K.B. Home Prices Are Falling in a California Enclave. So Is the Ground., by Mimi Dwyer 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, how owning a car is becoming unaffordable.  Here’s what we’re covering: Israel Keeps Killing Key Iranian Leaders. Will It Work?, by David M. Halbfinger Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: The Spine of a Militarized State, By Neil MacFarquhar Joe Kent, a Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official, Resigns Over the Iran War, by Julian E. Barnes, Robert Draper and Luke Broadwater Small U.S. Airports Could Close if Shutdown Continues, Official Warns, by Gabe Castro-Root Trump Promised the ‘World’s Lowest’ Drug Prices. We Checked the Numbers., by Rebecca Robbins ‘It’s Just Crazy’: High Car Payments Make Ownership Feel Impossible, by Kailyn Rhone Why Some Birds Seem to Be Developing a Cigarette Habit, by Lesley Evans Ogden 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.