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Russia Pounds Wide Swath of Ukraine, and F.T.C. Fights Grocery Merger

Russia Pounds Wide Swath of Ukraine, and F.T.C. Fights Grocery Merger

The Headlines
Aug 27, 2024 10 min
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<p>Plus, the rock band Oasis is back.  </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/2024/08/26/world/europe/russia-ukraine-missiles-kyiv.html" target="_blank"><strong>Russia Pounds Ukraine With ‘One of the Largest Strikes’ of the War</strong></a>, <i>by Andrew E. Kramer and Matthew Mpoke Bigg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/us/politics/trump-documents-appeal-jack-smith.html" target="_blank"><strong>Prosecutors Appeal Dismissal of Trump Documents Case</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Feuer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/us/politics/trump-harris-debate-abc.html?te=1&nl=the-evening&emc=edit_ne_20240826" target="_blank"><strong>Harris and Trump Squabble Over Debate Rules as ABC Matchup Looms</strong></a>, <i>by Michael M. Grynbaum and Maggie Astor</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/business/kroger-albertsons-merger-union-workers.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Trial Asks: If Grocery Rivals Merge, Do Workers Suffer?</strong></a>, <i>by Danielle Kaye</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/arts/music/oasis-reunion-tour.html" target="_blank"><strong>Oasis Announces Reunion Tour After 15 Years of Brotherly War</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Sisario</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>

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