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Plane Crash Clues, and a New Way to Treat Pain

Plane Crash Clues, and a New Way to Treat Pain

The Headlines
Jan 31, 2025 9 min
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<p>Plus, 82,000 gallons of blue paint. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/business/dc-plane-helicopter-crash-cause.html" target="_blank"><strong>Washington Crash Renews Concerns About Air Safety Lapses</strong></a>, <i>by Sydney Ember, Emily Steel, Mark Walker, Kate Kelly and Niraj Chokshi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/us/politics/from-anguish-to-aggression-trump-goes-on-offense-after-midair-collision.html" target="_blank"><strong>From Anguish to Aggression: Trump Goes on Offense After Midair Collision</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/world/asia/trump-usaid-freeze.html" target="_blank"><strong>How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze</strong></a>, <i>by Sui-Lee Wee, Declan Walsh and Farnaz Fassihi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/health/fda-journavx-suzetrigine-vertex-opioids.html" target="_blank"><strong>F.D.A. Approves Drug to Treat Pain Without Opioid Effects</strong></a>, <i>by Gina Kolata</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/theater/blue-man-group-new-york-closing-off-broadway.html" target="_blank"><strong>82,150 Gallons of Paint Later, a Blue Man Group Farewell</strong></a>, by<strong> </strong><i>Melena Ryzik</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>

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