Trump Threatens to Resume Nuclear Tests, and Nvidia Crosses $5 Trillion

Plus, your Friday news quiz.Here’s what we’re covering:Judge Skeptical Over Trump Administration Decision to Suspend Food Stamps by Tony Romm and Maya ShwayderAir Controller Shortage Causes Delays in Orlando and at Other Major Airports by Karoun DemirjianTrump Calls on Republicans to End Filibuster in Shutdown Fight by Timothy R. WilliamsIn Fight for Control of Congress, Virginia House Takes Step Toward New Map by Campbell RobertsonExecutions and Mass Casualties: Videos Show Horror Unfolding in Sudan by Declan Walsh, Sanjana Varghese and Pranav BaskarPrince Andrew to Be Stripped of His Royal Title by Mark LandlerStudy Finds Evidence That Text-Based Therapy Eases Depression by Ellen BarryTune 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.

Plus, goodbye to “milk chocolate”?Here’s what we’re covering:Trump Threatens to Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing, Minutes Before Xi Meeting by David E. SangerTrump Says China Will Ease Limits on Rare Earths by Katie Rogers, Erica L. Green, Daisuke Wakabayashi and Lily KuoNvidia Is Now Worth $5 Trillion as It Consolidates Power in A.I. Boom by Tripp MickleProsecutors Who Called Jan. 6 Attackers a ‘Mob of Rioters’ Are Punished by Alan FeuerToll Rises as Hurricane Melissa Begins Passing Through the Bahamas by Nazaneen Ghaffar, Alan Yuhas, André Paultre and Jovan JohnsonWhy Did My Favorite Candy Bar Drop ‘Milk Chocolate’ From the Label? by Claire BrownTune 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.

Plus, the website reshaping live music.Here’s what we’re covering:Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Cuba After Lashing Jamaica by Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, Jovan Johnson, Camille Williams and Francesca RegaladoJudge Admonishes Border Patrol Leader for Tactics in Chicago by Julie BosmanJust Before Trump’s Visit to South Korea, North Test-Fires Missiles by Choe Sang-HunU.S. Military Kills 14 More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats by Helene Cooper and Eric SchmittTrump Administration Reinstalls Confederate Statue in Washington by Chris CameronNetanyahu Orders Strikes in Gaza, as Israel Says Hamas Violated Cease-Fire by Liam Stack, Aric Toler and Arijeta LajkaThe Website Reshaping Live Music, One Set List at a Time by Marc HoganTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected] 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.

Plus, the longest-ever World Series game. Here’s what we’re covering:Jamaica Warns Hurricane Melissa Will Bring Catastrophic Winds and Rain by Jovan Johnson, Camille Williams, Judson Jones, Nazaneen Ghaffar, Yan Zhuang and Livia Albeck-RipkaIt’s Unconstitutional, but Trump Keeps Musing About a Third Term by Jess BidgoodTop Federal Workers’ Union Breaks With Democrats on Shutdown by Chris CameronIn Florida, Obamacare Price Hikes Pose an Outsized Threat by Patricia MazzeiRussia Aims Drone Attacks at Civilians, a War Crime, U.N. Inquiry Says by Andrew E. Kramer3 Takeaways From the Blue Jays-Dodgers World Series Game 3 by Fabian Ardaya, Mitch Bannon and Tyler KepnerTune 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.

Plus, this year’s top Halloween costumes. Here’s what we’re covering:Food Banks Brace for Overwhelming Demand as SNAP Cutoff Looms by Chris HippensteelDonor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune by Tyler PagerWhere Trump Is Headed in Asia, and What Each Country Wants From Him by Sui-Lee Wee, Choe Sang-Hun, Javier C. Hernández and David PiersonPutin Says Russia Now Has Nuclear-Powered Missile by Valerie HopkinsCaribbean Braces for Hurricane Melissa by Frances RoblesDemon Hunter or Armadillo? Store-Bought or Homemade? by Sandra E. GarciaTune 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.

Plus, your Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering:How the San Francisco Mayor Avoided Trump’s Enforcement Surge by Heather Knight and Kellen BrowningTrump Pardons Founder of the Crypto Exchange Binance by David Yaffe-Bellany and Kenneth P. VogelTrump Says He’s Cutting Off Trade Negotiations With Canada by Ana Swanson and Matina Stevis-GridneffDemocrats Block Federal Worker Pay Bill as Shutdown Drags On by Catie EdmondsonWas a Sports Betting Scandal Inevitable? by Jenny VrentasTune 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.

Plus, the island that just got its first mosquitoes.Here’s what we’re covering:U.S. Strikes 2nd Boat in Pacific as Antidrug Operation Expands by Eric Schmitt, Charlie Savage and Chris CameronTrump Imposes Sanctions on Russian Oil Companies as His Frustration With Putin Mounts by Shawn McCreeshFederal Agents Plan a Crackdown in the San Francisco Bay Area by Heather Knight, Hamed Aleaziz and Shawn HublerTrump Is Wasting No Time in Tearing Down the East Wing by Luke BroadwaterAs Johnson Delays, Grijalva Sues to Be Seated in the House by Megan MineiroLouvre’s Director Says Key Camera Was Pointing Away From Jewelry Thieves by Aurelien Breeden, Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le StradicIceland Announces an Unfortunate First: Mosquitoes by Amelia NierenbergTune 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.

Plus, renegade parachutes at Yosemite. Here’s what we’re covering:America’s Retreat From Aid Is Devastating Somalia’s Health System by Stephanie NolenTrump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases by Devlin Barrett and Tyler PagerIn a Reversal, Trump Will Not Meet With Putin in Coming Weeks by Zolan Kanno-YoungsTrump Nominee for Watchdog Role Is Out After Report of Racist Texts by Robert Jimison and Katie RogersBird Flu Is Back by Emily Anthes and Apoorva MandavilliShutdown Brings More BASE Jumpers and Drones to Yosemite Skies by Gabe Castro-RootTune 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.

Plus, a drastic drop in peanut allergies. Here’s what we’re covering:Appeals Court Lifts Block on Trump’s Oregon Troop Deployment by Anna Griffin and Mattathias SchwartzFederal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders by Mattathias Schwartz and Zach MontagueWhite House Works to Preserve Gaza Deal Amid Concerns About Netanyahu by Katie Rogers and Luke BroadwaterAir Traffic Controllers Could Soon Be Getting No Pay by Karoun DemirjianAll but 2 Universities Decline a Trump Offer of Preferential Funding by Alan BlinderPart of White House Is Reduced to Rubble. Trump’s Ballroom Will Rise in Its Place by Shawn McCreeshPeanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows by Simar BajajGeorge F. Smoot, Who Showed How the Cosmos Began, Is Dead at 80 by Katrina MillerTune 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.

Plus, a brazen heist at the Louvre. Here’s what we’re covering:Clashes in Gaza Reveal Cease-Fire’s Fragility, With Rougher Road Ahead by David M. Halbfinger‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country by Corina KnollGeorge Santos Is Back on TV Two Days After His Release From Prison by Katherine RosmanColombia’s Leader Accuses U.S. of Murder, Prompting Trump to Halt Aid by Simon Romero, Genevieve Glatsky and Zolan Kanno-YoungsWealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling by Ben Casselman and Colby SmithIn Just 7 Brazen Minutes, Thieves Grab ‘Priceless’ Jewels From Louvre by Catherine Porter and Aurelien BreedenTune 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.