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Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications, and China’s Fast-Food Brands Make a Play for the U.S.

Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications, and China’s Fast-Food Brands Make a Play for the U.S.

The Headlines
Dec 1, 2025 9 min
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<p>Plus, how young is too young for a smartphone? </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/us/politics/trump-affirmative-asylum.html" target="_blank">Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans</a> by Hamed Aleaziz and Edward Wong</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/us/politics/trump-boat-strikes-war-crime.html" target="_blank">Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime</a> by Michael Gold</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-honduras-venezuela.html" target="_blank">In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions</a> by Tyler Pager</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/world/asia/hong-kong-fire-officials-warned.html" target="_blank">Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire</a> by Selam Gebrekidan, Amy Chang Chien and Joy Dong</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/well/family/early-smartphone-ownership-study.html" target="_blank">A Smartphone Before Age 12 Could Carry Health Risks, Study Says</a> by Catherine Pearson</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/business/china-restaurants-america.html" target="_blank">Get Ready, America: Here Come China’s Food and Drink Chains</a> by Daisuke Wakabayashi and Joy Dong</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>

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