Plus, your Friday news quiz.On Today’s Episode:<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-military-offensive.html" target="_blank">Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Take Control of Gaza City</a>, by Adam Rasgon, Natan Odenheimer, Ronen Bergman and Isabel Kershner<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/us/politics/trump-washington-dc-federal-police.html" target="_blank">Trump Orders Surge of Law Enforcement in Washington, D.C.</a>, by Chris Cameron<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/usaid-contraceptives-trump.html" target="_blank">As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed</a>, by Jeanna Smialek and Stephanie Nolen<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/business/fire-retardant-monopoly.html" target="_blank">How One Company Maintained a Monopoly on U.S. Fire Retardant</a>, by Chris Hamby<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6535476/2025/08/05/savannah-bananas-what-can-mlb-learn/" target="_blank">What Can MLB Learn From the Savannah Bananas? A Lot, It Turns Out</a>, by Brittany GhiroliTune 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.

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