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A Fragile Israel-Hezbollah Truce, and a Push to Make You Love Plastic

A Fragile Israel-Hezbollah Truce, and a Push to Make You Love Plastic

The Headlines
Nov 27, 2024 11 min
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<p>Plus, the A.I. granny scamming the scammers. </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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</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/live/2024/11/27/world/israel-hezbollah-lebanon-cease-fire/here-is-the-latest-on-the-cease-fire-in-lebanon?smid=url-share" target="_blank"><strong>Thousands Return to Southern Lebanon as Cease-Fire Takes Effect</strong></a>, <i>by Euan Ward</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/us/politics/jay-bhattacharya-nih-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Picks Stanford Doctor Who Opposed Lockdowns to Head N.I.H.</strong></a>, <i>by Sheryl Gay Stolberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/climate/plastic-industry-internal-documents.html" target="_blank"><strong>Inside the Plastic Industry’s Battle to Win Over Hearts and Minds</strong></a>, <i>by Hiroko Tabuchi</i></p><p><a href="https://nytimes.com/2024/11/27/us/thanksgiving-travel-chicago-new-york.html" target="_blank"><strong>Record Number of Travelers Expected Over Thanksgiving Week</strong></a><strong>, </strong><i>by Hank Sanders</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/technology/ai-granny-phone-scam.html" target="_blank"><strong>An A.I. Granny Is Phone Scammers’ Worst Nightmare</strong></a>, <i>by Ali Watkins</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>

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