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A Global Backlash to Trump’s Tariffs, and Deep Cuts to Public Health

A Global Backlash to Trump’s Tariffs, and Deep Cuts to Public Health

The Headlines
Apr 3, 2025 9 min
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<p>Plus, a rare Beatles audition tape. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/03/business/trump-tariffs" target="_blank"><strong>China and Europe Vow to Respond to Trump’s Tariffs</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson, Alan Rappeport and Tony Romm</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/health/cdc-layoffs-kennedy.html" target="_blank"><strong>C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say</strong></a>, <i>by Apoorva Mandavilli and Roni Caryn Rabin</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/well/hhs-workers-cuts-rfk-jr.html" target="_blank"><strong>Kennedy Guts Teams That Share Health Information With the Public</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Astor</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/health/shingles-vaccine-dementia.html" target="_blank"><strong>Shingles Vaccine Can Decrease Risk of Dementia, Study Finds</strong></a>, <i>by Pam Belluck</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/arts/music/beatles-vancouver-demo-session.html" target="_blank"><strong>Rare Beatles Audition Tape Surfaces in a Vancouver Record Shop</strong></a>, <i>by Neil Vigdor</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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