The Headlines

Plus, a faster way up Mount Everest.

On Today’s Episode:

As Trump Seeks Iran Deal, Israel Again Raises Possible Strikes on Nuclear Sites, by Julian E. Barnes, David E. Sanger, Maggie Haberman and Ronen Bergman

Chaos Mars Opening of Israeli-Backed Aid Distribution Site in Gaza, by Ephrat Livni, Patrick Kingsley, Ameera Harouda and Aaron Boxerman

State Department Halts Interviews for Student and Exchange Visas, by Edward Wong

ICE, Shifting Tactics, Detains High School Student at N.Y.C. Courthouse, by Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Dana Rubinstein

U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women, by Apoorva Mandavilli and Christina Jewett

How a Generation’s Struggle Led to a Record Surge in Homelessness, by Jason DeParle

They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. Is It the Future of Mountaineering?, by Jonathan Wolfe and Bhadra Sharma

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Plus, Disney’s unexpected “rebel” star.

On Today’s Episode:

Fiscal Hawks in Senate Balk at House’s Bill to Deliver Trump’s Agenda, by Catie Edmondson and Minho Kim

Republican Crackdown on Aid to Immigrants Would Hit U.S. Citizens, by Madeleine Ngo and Lydia DePillis

Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine as U.S. Steps Back, by Marc Santora

Trump Condemns Putin’s Killings in Ukraine, but Doesn’t Make Him Pay a Price, by David E. Sanger

Head of New Gaza Aid System Resigns Over Lack of Autonomy, by Patrick Kingsley and Jin Yu Young

At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun to Resemble Warehouse Work, by Noam Scheiber

‘Lilo & Stitch’ and Tom Cruise Add to a Box Office Boomlet, by Brooks Barnes

‘Lilo & Stitch’: How a Fuzzy Blue Alien Became a Disney Cash Cow, by Ashley Spencer

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Plus, an escalation with Harvard.

On Today’s Episode:

Hundreds Join Trump at ‘Exclusive’ Dinner, With Dreams of Crypto Fortunes in Mind, by David Yaffe-Bellany and Eric Lipton

Trump Administration Says It Is Halting Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students, by Michael S. Schmidt and Michael C. Bender

Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Revoking Student Visas, by Chris Cameron

Kennedy and Trump Paint Bleak Picture of Chronic Disease in U.S. Children, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Dani Blum

Global Forest Loss Hit a Record Last Year as Fires Raged, by Hiroko Tabuchi and Harry Stevens

End of the Penny Grows Near, by Alan Rappeport and Karoun Demirjian

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