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‘Not Very Much Survives a Category 5,’ and the Use of Tear Gas in Chicago

‘Not Very Much Survives a Category 5,’ and the Use of Tear Gas in Chicago

The Headlines
Oct 29, 2025 9 min
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<p>Plus, the website reshaping live music.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/29/weather/hurricane-melissa-cuba-jamaica/here-is-the-latest?smid=url-share" target="_blank">Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Cuba After Lashing Jamaica</a> by Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, Jovan Johnson, Camille Williams and Francesca Regalado</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/chicago-bovino-tear-gas.html" target="_blank">Judge Admonishes Border Patrol Leader for Tactics in Chicago</a> by Julie Bosman</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/world/asia/north-korea-kim-missile-trump.html" target="_blank">Just Before Trump’s Visit to South Korea, North Test-Fires Missiles</a> by Choe Sang-Hun</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/politics/us-military-boat-strikes.html" target="_blank">U.S. Military Kills 14 More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats</a> by Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/politics/confederate-statue-trump.html" target="_blank">Trump Administration Reinstalls Confederate Statue in Washington</a> by Chris Cameron</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-netanyahu-strikes.html" target="_blank">Netanyahu Orders Strikes in Gaza, as Israel Says Hamas Violated Cease-Fire</a> by Liam Stack, Aric Toler and Arijeta Lajka</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/arts/music/setlist-fm-website-concerts.html" target="_blank">The Website Reshaping Live Music, One Set List at a Time</a> by Marc Hogan</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>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><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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