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Comey Goes to Court, and Gold Prices Hit Record High

Comey Goes to Court, and Gold Prices Hit Record High

The Headlines
Oct 8, 2025 10 min
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<p>Plus, how job applicants are tricking A.I. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/politics/james-comey-arraignment.html" target="_blank">Comey to Appear in Court in Case That Has Roiled Justice Department</a> by Glenn Thrush</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/us/politics/pam-bondi-hearing.html" target="_blank">Pressed on Justice Dept. Politicization, Bondi Goes on Attack</a> by Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000010438849/federal-worker-furlough.html" target="_blank">Federal Workers Express Uncertainty During Government Shutdown</a> by Ang Li</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/us/politics/trump-back-pay-furloughed-workers-shutdown.html" target="_blank">White House Signals It May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers</a> by Tony Romm</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/business/gold-price-us-economy.html" target="_blank">Anxious Investors Push Gold Above $4,000 an Ounce for the First Time</a> by Joe Rennison</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/world/asia/china-censorship-pessimism-despair.html" target="_blank">Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics</a> by Lily Kuo</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/business/ai-chatbot-prompts-resumes.html" target="_blank">Recruiters Use A.I. to Scan Résumés. Applicants Are Trying to Trick It</a> by Evan Gorelick</p><p>Tune in every weekend 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>

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