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Zelensky Brings Backup to the White House, and Why Young Firefighters Are Getting Sick

Zelensky Brings Backup to the White House, and Why Young Firefighters Are Getting Sick

The Headlines
Aug 18, 2025 10 min
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<p>Plus, selling your likeness for $750. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/18/us/trump-zelensky-ukraine-putin" target="_blank"><strong>Zelensky and Allies Head to White House to Show Unity on Ukraine</strong></a>, <i>by Jim Tankersley, David E. Sanger, Constant Méheut and Andy Newman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/us/politics/gaza-visitor-visas-medical-trump-loomer.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Pauses Visitor Visas for Gazans After Right-Wing Outcry</strong></a>, <i>by Hamed Aleaziz and Ken Bensinger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/us/wildfire-firefighters-masks-smoke.html" target="_blank"><strong>Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying</strong></a>, <i>by Hannah Dreier</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/business/tiktok-ai-avatars.html" target="_blank"><strong>He Sold His Likeness. Now His Avatar Is Shilling Supplements on TikTok</strong></a>, <i>by Sapna Maheshwari</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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