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Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: Trump’s ‘Smart Wall’ of A.I. Cameras Is Watching the Border, and More Than a Million People , by Bora Erden and Nicholas Nehamas Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Corey Lewandowski , by Glenn Thrush, Tyler Pager and Nicholas Nehamas The Ad Dividing the Republican Party , by Jess Bidgood Protesters in Indonesia Demand Action to Stop Fires in Rainforests , by Muktita Suhartono Airbnb Says Guests Shouldn’t Have to Do the Dishes Anymore , by Francesca Regalado and Jonathan Wolfe 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 every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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’s newest national park. Here’s what we’re covering: U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After Elections , by Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Farnaz Fassihi, Natan Odenheimer and Ronen Bergman Trump Says He’ll Decide Who Gets Rewards From New Whistle-Blower Program , by Luke Broadwater A.I. Discovered a Critical Security Flaw Underpinning Websites , by Dustin Volz Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion for Deceiving Users on Privacy , by Eli Tan and Cecilia Kang SpaceX and Tesla Explore Merger to Create a De Facto Elon Inc. , by Ryan Mac and Jack Ewing America Mints a New National Park, Elevating an Arizonan ‘Sky Island,’ by Ryley Ober ‘People Are So Rude’: Can Britain Shhhh Headphone Dodgers on Trains? , by Megan Specia Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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 big business of big scares. Here’s what we’re covering: This Is What America’s Utility Bill Crisis Looks Like , by Eli Saslow Trump Approval Hits New Low Two Weeks Before Midterms, Poll Finds , by Lisa Lerer and Ruth Igielnik Trump Wields an Unprecedented $277 Million in Final Midterm Stretch , by Theodore Schleifer Trump’s Super PAC Unleashes Deluge of Ads on Facebook and Instagram , by Shane Goldmacher and Theodore Schleifer Calling Putin a ‘Humanitarian,’ Witkoff Thanks Him for Releasing an American , by David E. Sanger, Kim Barker and Ivan Nechepurenko Trump Pushes to Evict the Press From the White House , by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan Major Yemeni City Running Out of Food and Water as Houthis Encircle It , by Saeed Al-Batati and Vivian Nereim The Bedeviling Work of Designing and Redesigning Haunted Houses , by Aimee Ortiz Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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 contentious character is back on “The Simpsons.” Here’s what we’re covering: How California’s Ultrarich Are Trying to Stop the World’s First Billionaire Tax , by Michael Steinberger Trump Swings Through Deep-Red States Seeking to Reverse Lagging G.O.P. Enthusiasm , by Emily Davies and Jonathan Swan Israeli Police Detain 10 Over Violent Settler Attacks in West Bank , by Aaron Boxerman NDAs: Now They’re for Housekeepers and Butlers, Too , by Guy Trebay Apu Returns to ‘The Simpsons’ With a New Voice Actor , by Sopan Deb Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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 search for “superhabitable” planets. Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Endorses Netanyahu as Best U.S. Partner in Tight Israeli Election , by Tyler Pager and Aaron Boxerman The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics , by Isabel Kershner A Day After Huge Riots in France, Shock and Recrimination , by Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic France’s Far Right Seizes the Moment as Rioting Stuns the Country , by Catherine Porter To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look , by Justin Scheck Worlds More Habitable Than Earth? They’re Out There. , by Natalie Wolchover Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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: $137 Million in A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms , by Stuart A. Thompson Young Voters Say They Are Turning Their Backs on Trump and His Party , by Sabrina Tavernise and Ruth Igielnik Trump Cancels Planned Livestream of Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution , by Katie Rogers, Tyler Pager, John Ismay and Greg Jaffe What We Know About the School Shooting in Bend, Oregon , by Francesca Regalado Chinese Carmakers, Once a Sideshow, Take Center Stage , by James Paton Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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 legacy of a competitive eating champion. Here’s what we’re covering: The Race to Defend Kyiv Against Terrifying New Jet-Powered Drones , by Maria Varenikova and Paul Mozur Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates , by Constant Méheut Higher Energy Prices Lift U.S. Inflation Ahead of Midterm Elections , by Colby Smith Rising Costs Push Necessities Out of Reach for Nearly Half of Americans , by Sydney Ember Migrant Children Without Lawyers Face Fast-Tracked Deportations Alone , by Jazmine Ulloa and Madeleine Ngo Tim Janus, One of the World’s Greatest Competitive Eaters, Has Died , by Clay Risen Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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 antique apples making a comeback. Here’s what we’re covering: Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin , by Robert Jimison Katie Zacharia Stepped to the Lectern for the First Time. It Was a Bumpy Ride. , by Shawn McCreesh ‘Honey Please’: The Steep Rise and Sudden Fall of Kimberly Guilfoyle. , by Elisabeth Bumiller Pope Leo Found to Have Lung Cancer During Surgery, Vatican Says , by Elisabetta Povoledo Cornell Bans Fraternity Parties and Adds Sexual Assault Investigators , by Sharon Otterman and Debra Kamin Cyberattack Hits Hundreds of Supermarket Refrigeration Systems in France , by Ségolène Le Stradic The Next ‘It’ Apple Might Be 300 Years Old , by Sarah Karnasiewicz Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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, setting a record on Mars. Here’s what we’re covering: Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans , by Theodore Schleifer Homeland Security Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar , by Devlin Barrett, Hamed Aleaziz, Ernesto Londoño and Alan Feuer U.K. and Europe Recoil From Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin , by Michael D. Shear and Jeanna Smialek Israel’s Destruction of Southern Lebanon Intensified After the Cease-Fire , by Christina Goldbaum, Samuel Granados and Adina Renner 28 Miles and Counting: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record , by Kenneth Chang Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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 much will holiday travel cost this year? Here’s what we’re covering: America’s Elected Officials Are Living in Fear , by Nick Corasaniti Saudi and Yemeni Airports Hit in New Round of Strikes , by Euan Ward and Vivian Nereim Economic Pain and an Unpopular Trump Put G.O.P. on its Heels With Three Weeks to Go , by Patricia Mazzei and Shane Goldmacher India’s ‘Cockroach’ Leaders Released as Small Protests Go On in Delhi , by Somini Sengupta and Suhasini Raj Airfares Have Spiked. Is the Death of Spirit Airlines to Blame? , by Elaine Glusac Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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: Fiery Senate Debates in Maine, Michigan and Georgia: Five Takeaways , by Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Patricia Mazzei ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood , by Ed Shanahan, Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Hamed Aleaziz Microsoft Suspended From Green Card Program as Trump Officials Widen Fraud Drive , by Erica L. Green Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says , by Chris Cameron 6 Ways Isaias Is Remaking the Story of This Year’s Hurricane Season , by Judson Jones What to Know About the 2026 Nobel Prizes , by The New York Times Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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 woman who helped make the moon landing possible. Here’s what we’re covering: Long-Deployed Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Set for Homecoming , by John Ismay and Jan Ransom Trump’s Retreat: From the Gulf to Britain, American Forces Pull Back , by David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel , by Natan Odenheimer and Adam Rasgon Christa Pike, Awake and Confused, Is at the Center of a Legal Storm , by Emily Cochrane What Experts Want to Know About the Russia Plague Scare , by K. R. Callaway The Woman Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions Has Died , by Trip Gabriel Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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 cats who taste-test kibble. Here’s what we’re covering: Stocks Reach New High as Investors Look Past Rising Rates , by Joe Rennison Top Democratic Super PAC Raised Record Amount in Third Quarter , by Shane Goldmacher Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads , by Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman India Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against Modi , by Mujib Mashal, Pragati K.B. and Hari Kumar These Taste Testers Have Four Legs and Picky Palates , by Jenny Gross Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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 ancient treasures revealed by melting glaciers. Here’s what we’re covering: Strikes, Barricades and Fiscal Turmoil: An Autumn of Discontent Grips France , by Mark Landler France Set for Nationwide Strikes, as School Protests Escalate , by Catherine Porter, Ségolène Le Stradic and Giulia Imbert Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft From British Air Base , by Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes U.S. Sends ‘Hunter-Killer’ Drones to South America to Target Cartels , by Annie Correal and Eric Schmitt How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes , by Kashmir Hill, Jesse Drucker, Eli Tan and Mike Isaac A 2,500-Year-Old Ski? The Melting Alps Release Ancient Secrets. , by Raymond Zhong Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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 school music classes are under threat. Here’s what we’re covering: A Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins , by Karen Zraick How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term , by Ann E. Marimow and Abbie VanSickle As Midterms Near, Justice Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire , by Abbie VanSickle U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats , by Eric Schmitt An Iranian Threat, 3 Vans and a Phone Call: Behind the Mystery at a U.K. Air Base , by Michael D. Shear, Eric Schmitt, Megan Specia and Adam Goldman Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon , by Selam Gebrekidan Soaring Instrument Prices Could Stop the Music at Many Schools , by Sydney Ember Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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 Puts on a Midterms Show for an Audience That’s Already Sold , by Katie Rogers Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump , by Jennifer Medina and Edgar Sandoval Christa Pike Is in Critical Condition as Tennessee Pauses Executions , by Emily Cochrane Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case , by Santul Nerkar, Benjamin Oreskes and Hurubie Meko U.K.-Iranian Man Arrested in London in Connection to Air Base Incident , by Michael D. Shear New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them? , by Gina Kolata Google Wants Hollywood to Stop Being So Afraid of Technology , by Brooks Barnes Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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 Kelvin wave is coming. Here’s what we’re covering: How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Seeking Justice , by Debra Kamin, Matt Flegenheimer and Amy Julia Harris Bloody Attack in the Cockpit of a Flight to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge , by David M. Halbfinger, Aaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer, Adam Rasgon and Thomas Fuller Tennessee Fails to Execute Woman After 2 Doses of Lethal Injection , by Emily Cochrane and Ann E. Marimow A Kelvin Wave Is Heading Toward the California Coast, Bringing Trouble , by Raymond Zhong Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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 nepo babies take Fat Bear Week. Here’s what we’re covering: After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future , by Erika Solomon, Falih Hassan and Eric Schmitt OpenAI Ignored Employees Who Warned It Wasn’t Doing Enough About Security , by Sheera Frenkel, Dustin Volz and Dylan Freedman At White House, Trump Asks A.I. Titans to Police Themselves , by Katie Rogers and Cecilia Kang Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now , by Abbie VanSickle ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive , by Alexandra Berzon and Hamed Aleaziz Backpack Is the Fattest of the Fat Bears , by Madison Malone Kircher Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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 new job title taking over LinkedIn. Here’s what we’re covering: Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees , by Dustin Volz, Alan Feuer, Charlie Savage and Adam Goldman Mideast Oil Exports Rebound Even as Prices Remain Elevated , by Peter Eavis Russian Attacks Destroy Millions of Books, the Heart of Ukrainian Culture , by Kim Barker and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn Smart Headlights Finally Trickle Down to Cars in the U.S. , by Tom Voelk Job Titles Are Out. Now We’re All ‘Members of the Technical Staff.’ , by Lora Kelley Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.

Are you using artificial intelligence without even knowing it? And what’s behind the wave of doomsday warnings? Mike Isaac and Cade Metz, technology reporters for The New York Times, field listeners’ questions on artificial intelligence and where it’s headed. Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com . Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.