Harvard’s Face-Off With the White House, and a Disturbing Pattern in Organ Donations

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<p>Plus, pop music and sign language. </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/trump-administration-harvard-hearing.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration and Harvard Face Crucial Court Test</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Blinder</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/us/organ-transplants-donors-alive.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk</strong></a>, <i>by Brian M. Rosenthal and Julie Tate</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-military-evacuation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israeli Troops Kill Dozens Seeking Food Near Border, Gazan Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Aaron Boxerman, Isabel Kershner and Ameera Harouda</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/world/asia/japan-parliamentary-elections-exit-polls.html" target="_blank"><strong>Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right</strong></a>, <i>by Martin Fackler, Hisako Ueno and Kiuko Notoya</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/world/asia/k-pop-sign-language.html" target="_blank"><strong>This K-Pop Band Is Making Waves With Sign Language</strong></a>, <i>by Ephrat Livni</i></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> </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>