Hezbollah Blames Israel for Deadly Pager Attack, and Fed Expected to Cut Rates

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<p>Plus, gymnast Jordan Chiles’s Olympic medal fight.   </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/world/middleeast/hezbollah-pager-explosions-lebanon.html" target="_blank"><strong>Exploding Pagers Targeting Hezbollah Kill 11 and Wound Thousands</strong></a>, <i>by Patrick Kingsley, Euan Ward, Ronen Bergman and Michael Levenson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/business/fed-rates-mortgages-car-loans.html" target="_blank"><strong>What Fed Rate Cuts Will Mean for Five Areas of Your Financial Life</strong></a>, <i>by Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/technology/instagram-teens-safety-privacy-changes.html" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram, Facing Pressure Over Child Safety Online, Unveils Sweeping Changes</strong></a>, <i>by Mike Isaac and Natasha Singer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/health/alcohol-cancer-young-adults.html" target="_blank"><strong>Deep Links Between Alcohol and Cancer Are Described in New Report</strong></a>, <i>by Roni Caryn Rabin</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5772257/2024/09/16/jordan-chiles-bronze-swiss-federal-tribunal-appeal/" target="_blank"><strong>Jordan Chiles Appeals to Swiss Court Over Fight for Olympic Gymnastics Bronze Medal</strong></a>, <i>by Lauren Merola</i></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>