Trump’s Approval Drops to New Low, and Condom Prices Rise Because of the War

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<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/technology/meta-layoffs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meta to Cut 10% of Work Force in A.I. Push</a>, by Mike Isaac and Eli Tan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/israel-lebanon-ceasefire-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Says Israel and Lebanon Agree to Extend Cease-Fire by Three Weeks</a>, by Chris Cameron</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/trump-approval-rating-poll.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Disapproval of Trump Hits Highest Level of His Second Term</a>, by Ruth Igielnik</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/middleeast/karex-condom-price-increase-iran-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">World’s Top Producer of Condoms Raises Prices as Iran War Rattles Supply Chains</a>, by Zunaira Saieed</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/nyregion/polymarket-maduro-indictment-soldier.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says</a>, by Benjamin Weiser and Jonah E. Bromwich</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/science/deaf-gene-therapy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear</a>, by Gina Kolata</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">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>