Trump Rejects Iran’s Offer, and 17 Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Return to U.S.

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<p>Plus, how pharma swag became “one of the white whales of thrifting.” </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/us/politics/iran-war-us-peace-proposal-response.html?smid=url-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Rejects Latest Iran Offer for Talks, Extending Limbo in Mideast War</a>, by Erica L. Green, Aaron Boxerman and Adam Sella</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/business/trump-xi-economic-warfare.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">As Trump Heads to Beijing, China Is ‘Locked and Loaded’ for a Fight</a>, by Alexandra Stevenson and Murphy Zhao</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/us/politics/midterm-redistricting-house-map-republicans.html?algo=combo_lda_unique_triton_clicks_decay_96_50_ranks&campaign_id=56&emc=edit_cn_20260509&fellback=false&imp_id=857496519340791&instance_id=175363&nl=on-politics&pool=programmingnode/0dc6538b-a831-51be-a980-5597993fb6e2&regi_id=306413263&req_id=6136394276438772&segment_id=219617&surface=more-politics-news&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b&variant=0_only_variant" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">10 Days That Shook the House Map and Democratic Confidence</a>, by Shane Goldmacher and Tim Balk</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/us/americans-hantavirus-ship-return-nebraska.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">American Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Land in the U.S.</a>, by Sonia A. Rao and Jin Yu Young</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/style/pharma-drugs-merch-swag-vintage.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Ritalin Ruler and a Xanax Photo Frame? I’ll Take One of Each.</a>, by Chantel Tattoli</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">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>