Trump’s Greenland Strategy, and the New Promise of Weight-Loss Pills

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<p>Plus, the biggest lottery jackpots ever. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/world/europe/trump-special-envoy-greenland-denmark-landry.html" target="_blank">Angering Denmark, Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Greenland</a> by Amelia Nierenberg, Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/us/politics/trump-administration-ambassadors-posts.html" target="_blank">Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts</a> by Edward Wong</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/climate/trump-offshore-wind-farms.html" target="_blank">Trump Halts 5 Wind Farms Off the East Coast</a> by Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/us/politics/new-trump-class-warships.html" target="_blank">Trump Announces New ‘Trump Class’ of Warships</a> by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Eric Schmitt and John Ismay</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/well/fda-approves-wegovy-weight-loss-pill.html" target="_blank">F.D.A. Approves New Weight-Loss Pill</a> by Dani Blum</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/dining/jim-beam-production-pause-whiskey-bourbon.html" target="_blank">Jim Beam Halts Production, as Whiskey Market Struggles</a> by Clay Risen</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/lottery-jackpot-record-powerball-megamillions.html" target="_blank">Here Are the 10 Biggest U.S. Lottery Jackpots Ever</a> by The New York Times</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</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>