The Growing List of Names in the Epstein Files, and the Federal Investigation into D.E.I. at Nike
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Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Here's what we're covering:
- 'Gang Stuff' and 'Illicit Trysts': How Epstein Sought Leverage With the Wealthy, by Steve Eder, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Matthew Goldstein
- Nike and Trump's Supporters Have Been on a Collision Course for Years, by Rebecca Davis O'Brien and Kim Bhasin
- Trump's Online Drugstore Opens for Business, by Rebecca Robbins and Margot Sanger-Katz
- U.S. and Iran Set for Talks in Oman as Regional Leaders Seek to Prevent War, by Erika Solomon and Ben Hubbard
- Near a Refinery for Venezuelan Oil, U.S. Residents Say: Please Buy Our Homes, by Hiroko Tabuchi
- Americans Are Learning Korean Because of 'KPop Demon Hunters', by Amy Qin
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.
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<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/jeffrey-epstein-leverage.html" target="_blank">‘Gang Stuff’ and ‘Illicit Trysts’: How Epstein Sought Leverage With the Wealthy</a>, by Steve Eder, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Matthew Goldstein</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/business/nike-and-trumps-supporters-have-been-on-a-collision-course-for-years.html" target="_blank">Nike and Trump’s Supporters Have Been on a Collision Course for Years</a>, by Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Kim Bhasin</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/health/trumprx-online-drugstore-prices.html?searchResultPosition=1" target="_blank">Trump’s Online Drugstore Opens for Business</a>, by Rebecca Robbins and Margot Sanger-Katz</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/europe/us-and-iran-set-for-talks-in-oman-as-regional-leaders-seek-to-prevent-war.html" target="_blank">U.S. and Iran Set for Talks in Oman as Regional Leaders Seek to Prevent War</a>, by Erika Solomon and Ben Hubbard</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/climate/chevron-venezuela-mississippi-refinery.html" target="_blank">Near a Refinery for Venezuelan Oil, U.S. Residents Say: Please Buy Our Homes</a>, by Hiroko Tabuchi</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/kpop-demon-hunters-korean-lessons.html" target="_blank">Americans Are Learning Korean Because of ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’</a> by Amy Qin</p><p>Listen to the end of the episode for an audio news quiz. If you want to take The Times’s weekly online news quiz, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/news-quiz" target="_blank">go here</a>.</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
Show Notes
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Here's what we're covering:
- 'Gang Stuff' and 'Illicit Trysts': How Epstein Sought Leverage With the Wealthy, by Steve Eder, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Matthew Goldstein
- Nike and Trump's Supporters Have Been on a Collision Course for Years, by Rebecca Davis O'Brien and Kim Bhasin
- Trump's Online Drugstore Opens for Business, by Rebecca Robbins and Margot Sanger-Katz
- U.S. and Iran Set for Talks in Oman as Regional Leaders Seek to Prevent War, by Erika Solomon and Ben Hubbard
- Near a Refinery for Venezuelan Oil, U.S. Residents Say: Please Buy Our Homes, by Hiroko Tabuchi
- Americans Are Learning Korean Because of 'KPop Demon Hunters', by Amy Qin
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.
Raw Description
<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/jeffrey-epstein-leverage.html" target="_blank">‘Gang Stuff’ and ‘Illicit Trysts’: How Epstein Sought Leverage With the Wealthy</a>, by Steve Eder, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Matthew Goldstein</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/business/nike-and-trumps-supporters-have-been-on-a-collision-course-for-years.html" target="_blank">Nike and Trump’s Supporters Have Been on a Collision Course for Years</a>, by Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Kim Bhasin</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/health/trumprx-online-drugstore-prices.html?searchResultPosition=1" target="_blank">Trump’s Online Drugstore Opens for Business</a>, by Rebecca Robbins and Margot Sanger-Katz</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/europe/us-and-iran-set-for-talks-in-oman-as-regional-leaders-seek-to-prevent-war.html" target="_blank">U.S. and Iran Set for Talks in Oman as Regional Leaders Seek to Prevent War</a>, by Erika Solomon and Ben Hubbard</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/climate/chevron-venezuela-mississippi-refinery.html" target="_blank">Near a Refinery for Venezuelan Oil, U.S. Residents Say: Please Buy Our Homes</a>, by Hiroko Tabuchi</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/kpop-demon-hunters-korean-lessons.html" target="_blank">Americans Are Learning Korean Because of ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’</a> by Amy Qin</p><p>Listen to the end of the episode for an audio news quiz. If you want to take The Times’s weekly online news quiz, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/news-quiz" target="_blank">go here</a>.</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>