Trump’s Approval Drops to New Low, and Condom Prices Rise Because of the War
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Here’s what we’re covering:
Meta to Cut 10% of Work Force in A.I. Push, by Mike Isaac and Eli Tan
Trump Says Israel and Lebanon Agree to Extend Cease-Fire by Three Weeks, by Chris Cameron
Disapproval of Trump Hits Highest Level of His Second Term, by Ruth Igielnik
World’s Top Producer of Condoms Raises Prices as Iran War Rattles Supply Chains, by Zunaira Saieed
Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says, by Benjamin Weiser and Jonah E. Bromwich
New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear, by Gina Kolata
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<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/technology/meta-layoffs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meta to Cut 10% of Work Force in A.I. Push</a>, by Mike Isaac and Eli Tan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/israel-lebanon-ceasefire-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Says Israel and Lebanon Agree to Extend Cease-Fire by Three Weeks</a>, by Chris Cameron</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/trump-approval-rating-poll.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Disapproval of Trump Hits Highest Level of His Second Term</a>, by Ruth Igielnik</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/middleeast/karex-condom-price-increase-iran-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">World’s Top Producer of Condoms Raises Prices as Iran War Rattles Supply Chains</a>, by Zunaira Saieed</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/nyregion/polymarket-maduro-indictment-soldier.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says</a>, by Benjamin Weiser and Jonah E. Bromwich</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/science/deaf-gene-therapy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear</a>, by Gina Kolata</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">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, your Friday news quiz.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Meta to Cut 10% of Work Force in A.I. Push, by Mike Isaac and Eli Tan
Trump Says Israel and Lebanon Agree to Extend Cease-Fire by Three Weeks, by Chris Cameron
Disapproval of Trump Hits Highest Level of His Second Term, by Ruth Igielnik
World’s Top Producer of Condoms Raises Prices as Iran War Rattles Supply Chains, by Zunaira Saieed
Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says, by Benjamin Weiser and Jonah E. Bromwich
New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear, by Gina Kolata
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 and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?sou.... For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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Raw Description
<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/technology/meta-layoffs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meta to Cut 10% of Work Force in A.I. Push</a>, by Mike Isaac and Eli Tan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/israel-lebanon-ceasefire-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Says Israel and Lebanon Agree to Extend Cease-Fire by Three Weeks</a>, by Chris Cameron</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/trump-approval-rating-poll.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Disapproval of Trump Hits Highest Level of His Second Term</a>, by Ruth Igielnik</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/middleeast/karex-condom-price-increase-iran-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">World’s Top Producer of Condoms Raises Prices as Iran War Rattles Supply Chains</a>, by Zunaira Saieed</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/nyregion/polymarket-maduro-indictment-soldier.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says</a>, by Benjamin Weiser and Jonah E. Bromwich</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/science/deaf-gene-therapy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear</a>, by Gina Kolata</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">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>