A Breakthrough on U.S.-China Tariffs, and a New Summer Air Travel Warning

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<p>Plus, For Sale: The pope’s childhood home.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/business/china-us-tariffs.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. and China Agree to Temporarily Slash Tariffs in Bid to Defuse Trade War</strong></a>, <i>by Daisuke Wakabayashi, Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/nyregion/newark-airport-flight-disruptions-duffy.html" target="_blank"><strong>Flights Could Be Disrupted Across U.S., Transportation Secretary Warns,</strong></a> <i>by Troy Closson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/world/middleeast/hamas-hostage-edan-alexander.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hamas Says It Will Release Its Last American Hostage</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/us/politics/trump-qatar-jet-gift-air-force-one.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Is Poised to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Haberman, Eric Schmitt and Glenn Thrush</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/auction-to-dine-with-trump-creates-foreign-influence-opportunity.html" target="_blank"><strong>Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/india-pakistan-kashmir-terrorism.html" target="_blank"><strong>India and Pakistan Agree to a Cease-Fire: What We Know</strong></a>, <i>by Zia ur-Rehman, Mujib Mashal, Anupreeta Das and Pragati K.B.</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/realestate/pope-leo-xiv-home-chicago-sale.html" target="_blank"><strong>Leo Lived Here: The Price Goes Up for the Pope’s Childhood Home</strong></a>, <i>by Nicholas Boge</i><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/nicholas-bogel-burroughs" target="_blank"><i>l-</i></a><i>Burroughs and Debra Kamin</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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</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>