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Trump’s New Trade Threats, and the Return of Land Mines

Trump’s New Trade Threats, and the Return of Land Mines

The Headlines
Jul 8, 2025 9 min
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<p>Plus, your next job interview might be with A.I.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/politics/trump-tariffs-japan-south-korea.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Revives Trade War, Threatening Steep Aug. 1 Tariffs on Allies</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson and Tony Romm</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/07/us/texas-floods" target="_blank"><strong>Texas Flood Death Toll Tops 100 With More Rain to Fall</strong></a>, <i>by Jesus Jiménez, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Rick Rojas and Soumya Karlamangla</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/world/europe/land-mines-treaty-russia-ukraine.html" target="_blank"><strong>Land Mines, a Cold War Horror, Could Return to Fortify Europe’s Borders</strong></a>, <i>by Andrew Higgins</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/world/americas/mexico-city-protests-rent-prices-tourists.html" target="_blank"><strong>Why Are Protesters in Mexico City Angry at Remote Workers?</strong></a>, <i>by Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, Paulina Villegas and Simon Romero</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/technology/ai-job-interviews.html" target="_blank"><strong>Welcome to Your Job Interview. Your Interviewer Is A.I.</strong></a>, <i>by Natallie Rocha</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>

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