The $11 Billion Cost for One Week of War, and a New ‘Millionaires’ Tax’

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<p>Plus, Planned Parenthood’s new offering: Botox.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/world/middleeast/iran-war-costs-pentagon.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pentagon Tells Congress First Week of Iran War Cost More Than $11.3 Billion</a>, by Catie Edmondson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/12/world/iran-war-news-trump-oil-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran War Live Updates: Oil Tops $100 a Barrel as Attacks Spread Across Middle East</a>, by New York Times reporters</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/politics/turning-point-usa-high-school-clubs-charlie-kirk.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Charlie Kirk’s Group Expands Into High Schools. G.O.P. States Are Helping.</a>, By Richard Fausset</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/washington-millionaires-tax-bezos-schultz.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A State of Wealthy Entrepreneurs Passes a ‘Millionaires’ Tax,’</a> by Anna Griffin</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/style/planned-parenthood-botox-california-nevada.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Planned Parenthood Clinic, in a Pinch, Turns to Botox</a>, by Alisha Haridasani Gupta</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/dining/rene-redzepi-noma-resign-abuse.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">René Redzepi Steps Down at Noma Amid Allegations of Past Abuse</a>, by Julia Moskin</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>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer">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" rel="noopener noreferrer">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>