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A.I.'s Effect on the Economy, and Why Men Won't Go to the Doctor

A.I.'s Effect on the Economy, and Why Men Won't Go to the Doctor

The Headlines
Aug 27, 2025 10 min
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<p>Plus, Taylor Swift's engagement era.<br /><br /><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/business/economy/ai-investment-economic-growth.html" target="_blank"><strong>The A.I. Spending Frenzy Is Propping Up the Real Economy, Too</strong></a>, <i>by Lydia DePillis</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/business/india-tariffs-trump-russia-oil.html" target="_blank"><strong>Full Weight of American Tariffs Slams Into Effect Against India</strong></a>, <i>by Alex Travelli</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/climate/fema-suspends-staff-who-criticized-trump-cuts.html" target="_blank"><strong>FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump</strong></a>, <i>by Maxine Joselow</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/us/university-swatting-villanova.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Spate of Fake Shooting Calls Disrupts College Campuses</strong></a>, <i>by Christina Morales</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/magazine/mens-health-doctor-masculinity.html" target="_blank"><strong>What Does It Take to Get Men to See a Doctor?</strong></a>, <i>by Helen Ouyang</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/style/taylor-swift-engaged-travis-kelce.html" target="_blank"><strong>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Announce Their Engagement</strong></a>, <i>by Madison Malone Kircher</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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