Trump's New Tariff Twist, and a $250 Million A.I. Job Offer
The Headlines
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
On Today's Episode:
Trump Announces Sweeping New Tariffs for Much of the World, by River Akira Davis and Lydia DePillis
As Trump Shifts Blame to Hamas, His Envoy Plans to See Hunger Crisis Firsthand, by Natan Odenheimer
Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State, by Farnaz Fassihi and Ephrat Livni
How Louisiana Built Trump's Busiest Deportation Hub, by Brent McDonald, Campbell Robertson, Zach Levitt and Albert Sun
Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again, C.D.C. Data Shows, by Apoorva Mandavilli, Teddy Rosenbluth and Francesca Paris
A.I. Researchers Are Negotiating $250 Million Pay Packages. Just Like N.B.A. Stars, by Mike Isaac, Eli Tan and Cade Metz
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Raw Description
<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/31/business/tariffs-trump-trade" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Announces Sweeping New Tariffs for Much of the World</strong></a>, <i>by River Akira Davis and Lydia DePillis</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/world/middleeast/witkoff-israel-gaza-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>As Trump Shifts Blame to Hamas, His Envoy Plans to See Hunger Crisis Firsthand</strong></a>, <i>by Natan Odenheimer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/world/middleeast/hamas-arab-states-palestinians.html" target="_blank"><strong>Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi and Ephrat Livni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/31/us/ice-deportation-hub-alexandria-louisiana.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Louisiana Built Trump’s Busiest Deportation Hub</strong></a>, <i>by Brent McDonald, Campbell Robertson, Zach Levitt and Albert Sun</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/health/child-vaccinations-decline-cdc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again, C.D.C. Data Shows</strong></a>, <i>by Apoorva Mandavilli, Teddy Rosenbluth and Francesca Paris</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/technology/ai-researchers-nba-stars.html" target="_blank"><strong>A.I. Researchers Are Negotiating $250 Million Pay Packages. Just Like N.B.A. Stars</strong></a>, <i>by Mike Isaac, Eli Tan and Cade Metz</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> <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.
On Today's Episode:
Trump Announces Sweeping New Tariffs for Much of the World, by River Akira Davis and Lydia DePillis
As Trump Shifts Blame to Hamas, His Envoy Plans to See Hunger Crisis Firsthand, by Natan Odenheimer
Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State, by Farnaz Fassihi and Ephrat Livni
How Louisiana Built Trump's Busiest Deportation Hub, by Brent McDonald, Campbell Robertson, Zach Levitt and Albert Sun
Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again, C.D.C. Data Shows, by Apoorva Mandavilli, Teddy Rosenbluth and Francesca Paris
A.I. Researchers Are Negotiating $250 Million Pay Packages. Just Like N.B.A. Stars, by Mike Isaac, Eli Tan and Cade Metz
Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.
Raw Description
<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/31/business/tariffs-trump-trade" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Announces Sweeping New Tariffs for Much of the World</strong></a>, <i>by River Akira Davis and Lydia DePillis</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/world/middleeast/witkoff-israel-gaza-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>As Trump Shifts Blame to Hamas, His Envoy Plans to See Hunger Crisis Firsthand</strong></a>, <i>by Natan Odenheimer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/world/middleeast/hamas-arab-states-palestinians.html" target="_blank"><strong>Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi and Ephrat Livni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/31/us/ice-deportation-hub-alexandria-louisiana.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Louisiana Built Trump’s Busiest Deportation Hub</strong></a>, <i>by Brent McDonald, Campbell Robertson, Zach Levitt and Albert Sun</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/health/child-vaccinations-decline-cdc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again, C.D.C. Data Shows</strong></a>, <i>by Apoorva Mandavilli, Teddy Rosenbluth and Francesca Paris</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/technology/ai-researchers-nba-stars.html" target="_blank"><strong>A.I. Researchers Are Negotiating $250 Million Pay Packages. Just Like N.B.A. Stars</strong></a>, <i>by Mike Isaac, Eli Tan and Cade Metz</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> <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>