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• A Contentious Media Merger, and the F.B.I.’s Epstein Scramble

  Plus, your Friday news quiz. On Today’s Episode:F.C.C. Approves Skydance’s $8 Billion Merger With Paramount, by Benjamin MullinTrump Spars With Powell Over Fed’s Costly Renovations in Rare Visit, by Colby SmithHow a Frantic Scouring of the Epstein Files Consumed the Justice Dept., by Adam Goldman and Alan FeuerGazans Are Dying of Starvation, by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, Isabel Kershner and Abu Bakr BashirFrance Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says, by Roger CohenIsrael and the U.S. Pull Back From Talks With Hamas, by David E. Sanger and Johnatan ReissHulk Hogan, Shirt-Shredding Superstar of Pro Wrestling, Dies at 71, by Victor MatherTune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.Tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 

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• Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files, and Rare Protests in Ukraine

  Plus, how many steps do you really need a day? On Today’s Episode:Attorney General Told Trump His Name Appeared in Epstein Files, by Maggie Haberman and Glenn ThrushJudge Denies Request to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts in Florida, by Zach Montague and Seamus HughesColumbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump, by Sharon OttermanTrump Plans to Give A.I. Developers a Free Hand, by David McCabe and Cecilia KangFacing Outcry Over Corruption, Zelensky Says He Will Reverse Course, by Andrew E. KramerHow Many Steps Do You Really Need in a Day?, by Simar BajajTune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.Tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 

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• Trump Baselessly Accuses Obama of ‘Treason,’ and Transgender Clinics Close

  Plus, Ozzy Osbourne’s wild life. On Today’s Episode: Johnson Cuts Short House Business to Avoid Vote on Releasing Epstein Files, by Annie Karni and Michael GoldTrump Escalates Attacks on Obama and Clinton as Questions Swirl About Epstein, by Luke Broadwater and Julian E. BarnesE.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change, by Lisa FriedmanU.S. and Japan Reach Trade Deal, by Ana Swanson and River Akira DavisG.M. Profit Shrinks on Billion-Dollar Tariff Hit, by Jack EwingHospitals Are Limiting Gender Treatment for Trans Minors, Even in Blue States, by Jill CowanU.S. Olympic Officials Bar Transgender Women From Women’s Competitions, by Juliet MacurIranian Officials Suspect Sabotage in String of Mysterious Fires, by Farnaz Fassihi and Erika SolomonOzzy Osbourne, ‘Prince of Darkness’ Turned Reality TV Star, Dies at 76, by Gavin EdwardsTune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.Tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 

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• M.L.K. Files Released, and Troops Are Withdrawing From California

  Plus, the missing child case that changed America.On Today’s Episode:Trump Releases Thousands of Martin Luther King Jr. Files, by Rick Rojas and Glenn ThrushJohnson Retreats on Demand for Epstein Disclosures, Saying Trump Needs ‘Space’, by Annie KarniJudge Sentences Ex-Officer in Breonna Taylor Raid to Nearly 3 Years in Prison, by Glenn ThrushMarines Will Begin Withdrawing From Los Angeles, by Shawn Hubler and Eric SchmittConviction Reversed in Etan Patz Case That Put Focus on Missing Children, by Hurubie Meko and Jonah E. BromwichMalcolm-Jamal Warner, Theo Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show,’ Dies at 54, by Derrick Bryson Taylor and Matt StevensTune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.Tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 

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

  Plus, pop music and sign language.  On Today’s Episode:Trump Administration and Harvard Face Crucial Court Test, by Alan BlinderA Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk, by Brian M. Rosenthal and Julie TateIsraeli Troops Kill Dozens Seeking Food Near Border, Gazan Officials Say, by Aaron Boxerman, Isabel Kershner and Ameera HaroudaJapan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right, by Martin Fackler, Hisako Ueno and Kiuko NotoyaThis K-Pop Band Is Making Waves With Sign Language, by Ephrat Livni Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.Tell us what you think at: [email protected].  

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