Democrats Win Big in Election Map Fight, and Influencers Push Nicotine as a Health Hack
4/22/20268 min
Plus, how rainforests can bounce back.
Here’s what we’re covering:
The Latest on the War in Iran, by The New York Times
Democrats Win a Big Battle in the Fight Over Midterm Maps: 4 Takeaways, by Reid J. Epstein
Dark Money Dominates Fund-Raising in the Virginia Referendum Vote, by Theodore Schleifer and Matt Zdun
D.H.S. Will Run Out of Money for Paychecks in May, Secretary Says, by Madeleine Ngo and Michael Gold
Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo, by Megha Rajagopalan, Eileen Sullivan and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Influencers Are Spinning Nicotine as a ‘Natural’ Health Hack, by Dani Blum
Rainforests Can Bounce Back Much Faster Than Thought, Researchers Say, by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
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First 90 secondsValerie Hopkins0:00
I'm Valerie Hopkins. I cover Russia for The New York Times.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:03
[foreign language] Valerie Hopkins, yeah, journalist, The New York Times.
Valerie Hopkins0:06
[foreign language] It's pretty difficult to report from Russia. Often, I'm the only New York Times reporter in the country. I keep working in Russia because what happens here matters, and our audience deserves to get a broad perspective of the world that they live in. If you wanna make sure we can keep doing this work, subscribe to The New York Times.
Tracy Mumford· Host0:26
[instrumental music] From The New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracey Mumford. Today's Wednesday, April 22nd. Here's what we're covering.
Speaker 30:37
You're saying that you need at least the prospects for a signed deal today and tomorrow, or else you would resume bombing Iran?
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:50
Well, I expect to be bombing because I think that's a better attitude to go in with, but- President Trump started the day yesterday vowing a new wave of attacks against Iran ... I mean, the military is raring to go. They are absolutely incredible But by the afternoon, he pivoted, announcing that he was indefinitely extending the ceasefire just hours before it was set to expire.
Tracy Mumford· Host1:12
In a statement posted to social media, Trump said Pakistan, which has been trying to mediate an end to the war, had asked him to keep the truce going, and he agreed, saying he'll hold off on attacks until Iran comes forward with a proposal. Iran, however, seemed to dismiss Trump's announcement,