The Growing List of Names in the Epstein Files, and the Federal Investigation into D.E.I. at Nike

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<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/jeffrey-epstein-leverage.html" target="_blank">‘Gang Stuff’ and ‘Illicit Trysts’: How Epstein Sought Leverage With the Wealthy</a>, by Steve Eder, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Matthew Goldstein</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/business/nike-and-trumps-supporters-have-been-on-a-collision-course-for-years.html" target="_blank">Nike and Trump’s Supporters Have Been on a Collision Course for Years</a>, by Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Kim Bhasin</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/health/trumprx-online-drugstore-prices.html?searchResultPosition=1" target="_blank">Trump’s Online Drugstore Opens for Business</a>, by Rebecca Robbins and Margot Sanger-Katz</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/europe/us-and-iran-set-for-talks-in-oman-as-regional-leaders-seek-to-prevent-war.html" target="_blank">U.S. and Iran Set for Talks in Oman as Regional Leaders Seek to Prevent War</a>, by Erika Solomon and Ben Hubbard</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/climate/chevron-venezuela-mississippi-refinery.html" target="_blank">Near a Refinery for Venezuelan Oil, U.S. Residents Say: Please Buy Our Homes</a>, by Hiroko Tabuchi</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/kpop-demon-hunters-korean-lessons.html" target="_blank">Americans Are Learning Korean Because of ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’</a> by Amy Qin</p><p>Listen to the end of the episode for an audio news quiz. If you want to take The Times’s weekly online news quiz, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/news-quiz" target="_blank">go here</a>.</p><p>Tune in every weekday 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>