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Trump’s New Plan for Social Security Death List, and China’s Counterattack on Tariffs

Trump’s New Plan for Social Security Death List, and China’s Counterattack on Tariffs

The Headlines
Apr 11, 2025 11 min
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<p>Plus, Hollywood stunts in the spotlight. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/11/business/trump-tariffs-stocks-china" target="_blank"><strong>China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Imports to 125%</strong></a>, <i>by Alexandra Stevenson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/business/economy/trump-tariffs-china-farmers.html" target="_blank"><strong>Deepening Trade Fight With China Poses New Threat to U.S. Farmers</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Rappeport</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/politics/migrants-deport-social-security-doge.html" target="_blank"><strong>Pressuring Migrants to ‘Self-Deport,’ White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers</strong></a>, <i>by Alexandra Berzon, Hamed Aleaziz, Nicholas Nehamas, Ryan Mac and Tara Siegel Bernard</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-deported-migrant.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Court Sides With Wrongly Deported Migrant</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/world/middleeast/us-iran-talks-trump-khamenei.html" target="_blank"><strong>Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Came Around to Nuclear Talks With the U.S.</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/world/americas/dominican-republic-nightclub-collapse-deaths.html" target="_blank"><strong>Search Ends for Victims in Dominican Republic Collapse That Killed 221</strong></a>, <i>by Hogla Enecia Pérez and Frances Robles</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/movies/oscars-stunt-design.html" target="_blank"><strong>Stunt Design Will Be Honored at the Academy Awards</strong></a>, <i>by Nicole Sperling</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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