Gaza Fighting to Pause for Polio Vaccinations, and Harris’s CNN Interview

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<p>Plus, complacency as Covid cases surge.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/29/world/israel-hamas-gaza-war" target="_blank"><strong>Israel Agrees to Staggered Pauses in Fighting to Allow for Polio Vaccination, U.N. Says</strong></a>, by <i>Lara Jakes and Ephrat Livni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/politics/harris-walz-interview-cnn-takeaways.html" target="_blank"><strong>7 Takeaways From Harris’s First Major Interview</strong></a>, <i>by Reid J. Epstein</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/politics/trump-ivf-michigan.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Floats Coverage Mandate for I.V.F. Treatment</strong></a>, <i>by Neil Vigdor and Michael Gold</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/health/covid-19-tests-vaccines-masks.html" target="_blank"><strong>On the Covid ‘Off-Ramp’: No Tests, Isolation or Masks</strong></a>, <i>by Emily Baumgaertner</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/travel/icon-of-the-seas-new-ships.html" target="_blank"><strong>Another Icon-of-the-Seas-Style Megaship? Make That 3 More</strong></a>, <i>by Ceylan Yeğinsu</i></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>