On the Scene of a Deadly Gaza Strike, and a Severe U.S. Flu Season

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<p>Plus, the best player in the W.N.B.A. now has her own shoe.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-displacement-plan-reaction.html" target="_blank"><strong>Airstrikes Pound Gaza as Israel Announces Plans to Displace More Residents</strong></a>, <i>by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad and Lara Jakes</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/nyregion/columbia-protest-library-occupied.html" target="_blank"><strong>Police Remove Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Occupying Columbia Library</strong></a>, <i>by Sharon Otterman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/nyregion/flu-children-died.html" target="_blank"><strong>Flu Killed 25 Children in New York This Season, the Most in Many Years</strong></a>, <i>by Joseph Goldstein</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/us/politics/casey-means-surgeon-general.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Withdraws Surgeon General Nomination and Announces New Choice</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager</i></p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/live/2025/05/07/business/fed-interest-rates#what-to-know-about-the-feds-decision" target="_blank"><strong>Fed Keeps Rates Steady and Flags Heightened Uncertainty About the Economy</strong></a>, <i>by Colby Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/business/wnba-aja-wilson-nike-shoe.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Best Player In the W.N.B.A. Now Has Her Own Shoe. Why Did It Take So Long?</strong></a>, <i>by Tania Ganguli</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>