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Plus, why veterinarians are learning to handle honeybees. Here’s what we’re covering: Primary Elections Live Updates, by The New York Times Stocks Hit a Record as Worries About Middle East and A.I. Ease, by Joe Rennison and Aruni Soni Trump’s Vision for A.I. Dominance Comes With Major Air Pollution, by Hiroko Tabuchi Judge Pained as He Grants Dismissal of Jan. 6 Charges Against Oath Keepers, by Alan Feuer A New Lethal Front in Ukraine: Its Beloved Gas Stations, by Cassandra Vinograd and Oleksandr Chubko Honey, Call the Bee Vet!, by Emily Anthes 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, where are you supposed to practice the bagpipes? Here’s what we’re covering: An Emerging Deal Could Cement Iran’s Control of Strait of Hormuz, by David E. Sanger, Farnaz Fassihi and Eric Schmitt The Iran War’s Forgotten Captives: Sailors Trapped in the Persian Gulf, by Jenny Gross and Peter Eavis Pirro Meets With Trump at the White House After He Said She ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool Case, by Erica L. Green, Katie Rogers, Tyler Pager and Maggie Haberman Congress Budgeted Billions for Big Transit Projects. Trump Isn’t Spending It., by Emily Badger and Alicia Parlapiano New Zealand Has Ended Greyhound Racing. Now It Has to Manage the Aftermath., by Emanuel Stoakes The Bagpiper’s Endless Quest for a Place to Practice, by Andrew Keh 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, why college jerseys suddenly have corporate logos. Here’s what we’re covering: Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal, by Michael Gold, Andrew Duehren and Hari Raj Charges Dropped in Reflecting Pool Case as Prosecutors Say Work Was ‘Botched,’ by Madaleine Rubin and David A. Fahrenthold ‘Do You Think if I Had a Job I Would Have Gone?,’ by Ben Hubbard and Aida Alami More Than a Dozen Wildfires Burn in Washington State, Forcing Evacuations, by Pooja Salhotra Why Are College Football Programs Suddenly Putting Corporate Patches on Their Uniforms?, by Manny Navarro of The Athletic 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, 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 [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, 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: [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 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: [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, 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: [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 soaring costs of President Trump’s new Air Force One.  Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Holds Off on Major Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns, by Eric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane, by Teddy Rosenbluth Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him, by Tony Romm and Brad Plumer Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One, by Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Maggie Haberman Berlin Pride Event Attacker Killed in Police Shootout, Officials Say, by Jim Tankersley An All-Night ‘Odyssey’ at AMC Lincoln Square, by Alexander Nazaryan 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: 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.