Gunman Storms New York Skyscraper, and Harvard Weighs $500 Million Deal

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<p>Plus, when the peanut M&M was in trouble. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/29/nyregion/nyc-shooting-manhattan" target="_blank"><strong>Investigators Focus on Whether Midtown Gunman Was Targeting N.F.L. Offices</strong></a>, <i>by Francesca Regalado, Ed Shanahan, Chelsia Rose Marcius, Maria Cramer and Matthew Haag</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/us/politics/trump-starvation-gaza-america-first.html" target="_blank"><strong>For Trump, Starvation in Gaza Tests His Foreign Policy Approach</strong></a>, <i>by Luke Broadwater and Michael D. Shear</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/health/trump-drug-tariffs-europe.html" target="_blank"><strong>Tariffs on Medicines From Europe Stand to Cost Drugmakers Billions</strong></a>, <i>by Rebecca Robbins</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/us/politics/trump-harvard-payment.html" target="_blank"><strong>Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute</strong></a>, <i>by Michael C. Bender, Alan Blinder and Michael S. Schmidt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/world/middleeast/iran-water-crisis-drought.html" target="_blank"><strong>Tehran Is at Risk of Running Out of Water Within Weeks</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi, Sanam Mahoozi and Leily Nikounazar</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/dining/peanut.html" target="_blank"><strong>How an M&M Sparked the Search for the Next Perfect Peanut</strong></a>, <i>by Kim Severson</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>