A Public School Enrollment Crisis, and a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

<p>Plus, remembering “the Willy Wonka of cheese.” </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/public-school-enrollment-decline-vouchers.html" target="_blank"><strong>Public Schools Try to Sell Themselves as More Students Use Vouchers</strong></a>, <i>by Dana Goldstein </i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/us/politics/trump-tariffs-foreign-investment.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Demand to Trading Partners: Pledge Money or Get Higher Tariffs</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Rappeport </i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/us/politics/pike-confederate-statue-trump-dc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Will Reinstall Confederate Statue in Washington</strong></a>, <i>by Chris Cameron </i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/science/nasa-moon-nuclear-reactor.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Nuclear Reactor on the Moon? Come Again?</strong></a>, <i>by Kenneth Chang </i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/climate/new-jersey-pfas-settlement.html" target="_blank"><strong>Chemical Makers to Pay N.J. $875 Million to Settle ‘Forever Chemicals’ Claims</strong></a>, <i>by Hiroko Tabuchi </i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/business/james-leprino-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>James Leprino, ‘Willy Wonka of Cheese’ Who Revolutionized Pizza, Dies at 87</strong></a>, <i>by Michael S. Rosenwald </i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter. </p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.  </p>
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