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New Tensions for U.S. and Israel, and a Surge of Homeless Seniors

New Tensions for U.S. and Israel, and a Surge of Homeless Seniors

The Headlines
May 28, 2025 9 min
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<p>Plus, a faster way up Mount Everest. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/as-trump-seeks-iran-deal-israel-again-raises-possible-strikes-on-nuclear-sites.html" target="_blank"><strong>As Trump Seeks Iran Deal, Israel Again Raises Possible Strikes on Nuclear Sites</strong></a>, <i>by Julian E. Barnes, David E. Sanger, Maggie Haberman and Ronen Bergman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/world/middleeast/gaza-aid-site-israel.html" target="_blank"><strong>Chaos Mars Opening of Israeli-Backed Aid Distribution Site in Gaza</strong></a>, <i>by Ephrat Livni, Patrick Kingsley, Ameera Harouda and Aaron Boxerman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/politics/trump-student-visas-interviews.html" target="_blank"><strong>State Department Halts Interviews for Student and Exchange Visas</strong></a>, <i>by Edward Wong</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/nyregion/new-york-student-arrested-ice.html" target="_blank"><strong>ICE, Shifting Tactics, Detains High School Student at N.Y.C. Courthouse</strong></a>, <i>by Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Dana Rubinstein</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/health/covid-vaccines-children-pregnant-women-rfk-jr.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women</strong></a>, <i>by Apoorva Mandavilli and Christina Jewett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/politics/homelessness-baby-boomers.html" target="_blank"><strong>How a Generation’s Struggle Led to a Record Surge in Homelessness</strong></a>, <i>by Jason DeParle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/world/europe/mount-everest-xenon-gas-nepal-uk-climbers.html" target="_blank"><strong>They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. Is It the Future of Mountaineering?</strong></a>, <i>by Jonathan Wolfe and Bhadra Sharma</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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