How Hurricane Melissa Got So Intense, and a ‘Plan’ for a Third Trump Term

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<p>Plus, the longest-ever World Series game. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/28/weather/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-landfall" target="_blank">Jamaica Warns Hurricane Melissa Will Bring Catastrophic Winds and Rain</a> by Jovan Johnson, Camille Williams, Judson Jones, Nazaneen Ghaffar, Yan Zhuang and Livia Albeck-Ripka</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/us/politics/trump-third-term-politics.html" target="_blank">It’s Unconstitutional, but Trump Keeps Musing About a Third Term</a> by Jess Bidgood</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/us/politics/afge-federal-workers-union-government-shutdown.html" target="_blank">Top Federal Workers’ Union Breaks With Democrats on Shutdown</a> by Chris Cameron</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/us/obamacare-price-spikes-lost-subsidies-threaten-florida.html" target="_blank">In Florida, Obamacare Price Hikes Pose an Outsized Threat</a> by Patricia Mazzei</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/world/europe/russia-drones-target-civilians.html" target="_blank">Russia Aims Drone Attacks at Civilians, a War Crime, U.N. Inquiry Says</a> by Andrew E. Kramer</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6755855/2025/10/28/dodgers-blue-jays-world-series-game-3-results-takeaways-mlb/" target="_blank">3 Takeaways From the Blue Jays-Dodgers World Series Game 3</a> by Fabian Ardaya, Mitch Bannon and Tyler Kepner</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</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>