Tsunami Reaches U.S., and Trump’s Former Lawyer Confirmed as Judge

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<p>Plus, how people are helping discover new species with their phones. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/29/world/earthquake-tsunami-russia-japan-hawaii" target="_blank"><strong>Tsunami Waves Reach California After Washing Onto Hawaii</strong></a>, <i>by Livia Albeck-Ripka, Francesca Regalado, Martin Fackler, John Keefe, Jesus Jiménez, Shawn Hubler and Laurel Rosenhall</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/us/politics/emil-bove-confirmed-appeals-judge.html" target="_blank"><strong>Senate, Rejecting Whistle-Blower Alarms, Confirms Bove to Appeals Court</strong></a>, <i>by Devlin Barrett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/health/vinay-prasad-fda-resigns-loomer.html" target="_blank"><strong>Top F.D.A. Official Resigns Under Pressure</strong></a>, <i>by Christina Jewett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/business/what-to-watch-at-the-federal-reserves-july-meeting.html" target="_blank"><strong>What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s July Meeting</strong></a>, <i>by Colby Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/us/nfl-cte-suicides-violence.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Familiar Suicide and Final Wish of the N.Y.C. Gunman</strong></a>, <i>by Juliet Macur, John Branch and Ken Belson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/science/citizen-science-ecology-inaturalist.html" target="_blank"><strong>Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests</strong></a>, <i>by Emily Anthes</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>