Food Banks Brace for Growing Demand, and Putin’s New Missile Test
from The Headlines
by The New York Times
Published: Mon Oct 27 2025
Show Notes
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Here’s what we’re covering:
Food Banks Brace for Overwhelming Demand as SNAP Cutoff Looms by Chris Hippensteel
Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune by Tyler Pager
Where Trump Is Headed in Asia, and What Each Country Wants From Him by Sui-Lee Wee, Choe Sang-Hun, Javier C. Hernández and David Pierson
Putin Says Russia Now Has Nuclear-Powered Missile by Valerie Hopkins
Caribbean Braces for Hurricane Melissa by Frances Robles
Demon Hunter or Armadillo? Store-Bought or Homemade? by Sandra E. Garcia
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