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Harris Makes Her Case, and the New Covid Vaccine

Harris Makes Her Case, and the New Covid Vaccine

The Headlines
Aug 23, 2024 10 min
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<p>Plus, an aquarium bids farewell to a queer icon.  </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"><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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/us/politics/kamala-harris-dnc-speech.html" target="_blank"><strong>Harris Promises to Chart ‘New Way Forward’ as She Accepts Nomination</strong></a><strong>, </strong><i>by Katie Rogers and Reid J. Epstein</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/world/americas/venezuela-supreme-court-maduro-election.html" target="_blank"><strong>Venezuela’s Supreme Court, Loyal to Maduro, Rules Him Election Winner</strong></a>, <i>by Julie Turkewitz and Genevieve Glatsky</i></p><p><a href="https://nytimes.com/2024/08/22/health/covid-booster-vaccines.html" target="_blank"><strong>New Covid Shots Were Approved. But Who Will Get Them?</strong></a>, <i>by Benjamin Mueller and Noah Weiland</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/world/canada/canada-freight-trains.html" target="_blank"><strong>Canadian Government Orders Arbitration and End to Rail Freight Shutdown</strong></a>, <i>by Ian Austen</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/world/australia/sphen-gay-penguin-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Sphen, Penguin Whose Gay Love Story Earned Global Fame, Dies</strong></a>, <i>by Isabella Kwai</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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