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Hacking Hits the 2024 Race, and a Pivotal Week for Gaza

<p>Plus, a cheery au revoir to the Paris Olympics.  </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/2024/08/11/us/politics/trump-campaign-hacking-iran.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Hacking of Presidential Campaigns Begins, With the Usual Fog of Motives</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger and Michael Gold</i></p><p><a href="https://nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/politics/harris-trump-battleground-polls.html" target="_blank"><strong>Harris Leads Trump in Three Key States, Times/Siena Polls Find</strong></a>, <i>by Lisa Lerer and Ruth Igielnik</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/12/world/israel-iran-hamas-gaza-war/israel-iran-gaza" target="_blank"><strong>The U.S. and Arab Mediators Prepare to Present a ‘Final’ Proposal for a Cease-Fire in Gaza</strong></a>,<strong> </strong><i>by Isabel Kershner</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/paris-closing-ceremony-los-angeles.html" target="_blank"><strong>Paris, Uncharacteristically Giddy, Bids Au Revoir to the Olympics</strong></a>, <i>by Catherine Porter</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>

Trump Tries to Retake the Spotlight, and Ukraine Pushes Into Russia

<p>Plus, Noah Lyles’s Olympic run with Covid.  </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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</a> for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. <br /><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/us/politics/trump-press-conference-mar-a-lago.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Tries to Wrestle Back Attention at Mar-a-Lago News Conference</strong></a>, <i>by</i> <i>Maggie Haberman, Shane Goldmacher and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/business/media/trump-harris-abc-debate.html" target="_blank"><strong>ABC Says Trump and Harris Have Agreed to Debate on Sept. 10</strong></a>, <i>by Michael M. Grynbaum</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/world/europe/russia-border-ukraine.html" target="_blank"><strong>Ukraine’s Push Into Russia Is a Surprising Turn in the War</strong></a>, <i>by Andrew E. Kramer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/world/middleeast/us-egypt-qatar-cease-fire-deal.html?smid=url-share" target="_blank"><strong>Biden and the Leaders of Qatar and Egypt Plan ‘Final’ Cease-Fire Proposal</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/business/economy/mortgage-rates.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Mortgage Rates Drop Sharply, With 30-Year at 6.47%</strong></a>, <i>by Danielle Kaye</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/world/olympics/noah-lyles-wins-bronze-in-200-meters-then-reveals-he-has-covid.html" target="_blank"><strong>Noah Lyles Wins Bronze in 200 Meters, Then Reveals He Has Covid</strong></a>, <i>by Talya Minsberg and Ben Shpigel</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>

The Campaign for the Midwest, and Antiracism Demonstrations in the U.K.

<p>Plus, a Hawaiian town debates how to rebuild.  </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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</a> for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/us/politics/harris-walz-rural-voters-midwest.html" target="_blank"><strong>Harris and Walz Roll Into the Midwest, Trying to Claw Back Rural Support</strong></a>, <i>by Katie Rogers, Nicholas Nehamas, Katie Glueck and Jess Bidgood</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/world/europe/uk-riots-police.html" target="_blank"><strong>After Anti-Immigrant Riots, Thousands of Counterprotesters Gather in U.K.</strong></a>, <i>by Megan Specia and Stephen Castle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/arts/music/taylor-swift-concert-terror-plot-vienna.html" target="_blank"><strong>Taylor Swift’s Vienna Concerts Are Canceled After Terror Plot Arrests</strong></a>, <i>by Julia Jacobs</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/us/lahaina-maui-fire-history-rebuild.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Year After a Devastating Fire, Lahaina Is Ready to Rebuild. But How?</strong></a>,<strong> </strong><i>by Mike Baker and Tim Arango</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/science/boeing-starliner-nasa-spacex.html" target="_blank"><strong>NASA Says Boeing Starliner Astronauts May Fly Home on SpaceX in 2025</strong></a>, <i>by Kenneth Chang</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>

Walz Makes His Debut, and Hamas Elevates Leader Who Planned Oct. 7

<p>Plus, Olympic medal redemption.  </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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</a> for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/us/politics/harris-tim-walz-rally.html" target="_blank"><strong>Walz, Throwing Punches at Republicans, Makes His Big Entrance With Harris</strong></a>, <i>by Reid J. Epstein, Erica L. Green and Katie Glueck</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/us/politics/cori-bush-wesley-bell-primary.html" target="_blank"><strong>Cori Bush, ‘Squad’ Member and Vocal Critic of Israel, Loses Her Primary</strong></a>, <i>by Annie Karni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/world/middleeast/hamas-yahya-sinwar-promoted.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hamas Elevates Gaza Leader Who Planned Oct. 7 Attacks to Top Post</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman, Euan Ward and Michael Levenson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-russia-peace-mood.html" target="_blank"><strong>As War Gets Bleaker, More Ukrainians Appear Open to a Peace Deal</strong></a>, <i>by Kim Barker</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/world/olympics/jeon-sang-guen-weight-lifting-medal.html" target="_blank"><strong>Can You Heal Olympic Heartbreak With Belated Medals?</strong></a>, <i>by John Yoon</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>

Harris Is Said to Choose Tim Walz as Running Mate

<p>Plus, the markets begin to rebound.</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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</a> for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/06/us/kamala-harris-vp-trump-election" target="_blank"><strong>Tim Walz Is Said to Be Kamala Harris’s Choice for Vice President</strong></a>, <i>by Reid J. Epstein</i></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/business/nikkei-global-stocks.html" target="_blank"><strong>Stocks Rebound After a Day of Wild Selling Worldwide</strong></a>, <i>by River Akira Davis</i></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/technology/google-microsoft-antitrust-cases.html" target="_blank"><strong>How the Google Antitrust Ruling May Influence Tech Competition</strong></a>, <i>by Steve Lohr</i></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/world/middleeast/iraq-us-troops-iran-attack.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Troops in Iraq Are Wounded in Rocket Attack on Air Base</strong></a>, <i>by Alissa J. Rubin and Helene Cooper</i></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/world/olympics/imane-khelif-lin-yuting-testing-boxing.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Chaotic News Conference Offers Little Clarity on a Boxing Dispute</strong></a>, <i>by Tariq Panja</i></li></ul> <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>

Democrats Divided Over V.P. Field, and Israel Braces for Retaliation

<p>Plus, your Olympics weekend wrap-up.  </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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</a> for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/04/us/politics/kamala-harris-vp-democrats-divided.html" target="_blank"><strong>Harris Faces Party Divisions as She Chooses a Running Mate</strong></a>, <i>by Reid J. Epstein, Theodore Schleifer and Nick Corasaniti</i></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/business/global-stocks.html" target="_blank"><strong>Markets Around the World Are Jolted by Fears of Slowing U.S. Growth</strong></a>, <i>by Daisuke Wakabayashi and River Akira Davis</i></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/weather/hurricane-debby-florida/heres-what-to-know-about-the-storm-and-where-its-going?smid=url-share" target="_blank"><strong>Hurricane Debby to Strike Florida’s Big Bend Region</strong></a>, <i>by Isabelle Taft</i></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/05/world/bangladesh-protests/here-are-the-latest-developments?smid=url-share" target="_blank"><strong>Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Seeks to Leave Country Amid Protests, Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Mujib Mashal and Saif Hasnat</i></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/04/world/middleeast/netanyahu-israel-iran-war.html" target="_blank"><strong>Netanyahu Says Israel Was Already in a ‘War Against Iran’s Evil Axis,’</strong></a> <i>by Isabel Kershner</i></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/27/world/olympics-paris-photos#noah-lyles-100-meters" target="_blank"><strong>After a Photo Finish, Noah Lyles Waits, and Waits, and Then Claims the Title of World’s Fastest Man</strong></a>, <i>by Talya Minsberg, Ben Shpigel, Gabriela Bhaskar and Daniel Berehulak</i></li></ul> <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>

Introducing ‘The Headlines’

<p>Catch up on today’s top stories, with insight and analysis from Times reporters all over the world. From the team that brought you "The Daily." Listen every weekday morning.</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>