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How to Choose a Pope, and a Deportation ‘Black Hole’

How to Choose a Pope, and a Deportation ‘Black Hole’

The Headlines
Apr 22, 2025 9 min
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<p>Plus, the Oscars OK the use of A.I. (with caveats). </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/21/world/pope-francis-death-news" target="_blank"><strong>Vatican to Hold Pope’s Funeral on Saturday</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Nagourney and Emma Bubola</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/business/trump-tariffs-stock-markets.html" target="_blank"><strong>Markets Slide as Trump Renews Attacks on Fed Chair</strong></a>, <i>by Danielle Kaye and Kevin Granville</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/harvard-lawsuit-trump-administration.html" target="_blank"><strong>Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Threats to Cut Funding</strong></a>, <i>by Stephanie Saul</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/trump-hegseth-signal-chat-leak.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Calls Concern Over Hegseth’s 2nd Signal Chat Episode ‘Waste of Time’</strong></a>, <i>by Jonathan Swan, Aishvarya Kavi and Michael Gold</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/venezuela-immigrant-disappear-deport-ice.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Venezuelan Is Missing. The U.S. Deported Him. But to Where?</strong></a>, <i>by Miriam Jordan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/supreme-court-childrens-books-gay-trans.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Court Story Time: Justices Consider Children’s Books With L.G.B.T.Q. Themes</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/business/oscars-rules-ai.html" target="_blank"><strong>Oscars OK the Use of A.I., With Caveats</strong></a>, <i>by Brooks Barnes</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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