Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Plus, the 20-year-old director with the No. 1 movie.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Inside the Ebola Epicenter, the Virus Rages With Little to Stop It (nytimes.com/2026/05/30/world/africa/ebola-epicenter-congo.html) , by Declan Walsh
Federal Judge Bars Trump From Immediately Setting Up $1.8 Billion Fund (nytimes.com/2026/05/29/us/politics/federal-judge-trump-fund.html) , by Zach Montague
U.S. Military Is Quietly Guiding Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz (nytimes.com/2026/05/31/business/us-military-guides-strait-of-hormuz.html) , by Peter Eavis and Eric Schmitt
The Earth Shook. Tanks Burst. Now Kona Faces a Water Crisis. (nytimes.com/2026/05/31/us/kona-hawaii-coffee-fields-water.html) , by Libby Leonard and Vivian Yee
Young Moviegoers Power ‘Backrooms’ to $82 Million in Ticket Sales (nytimes.com/2026/05/31/business/media/young-moviegoers-backrooms-a24-box-office.html) , by Brooks Barnes
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Plus, the 20-year-old director with the No. 1 movie.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Inside the Ebola Epicenter, the Virus Rages With Little to Stop It (nytimes.com/2026/05/30/world/africa/ebola-epicenter-congo.html) , by Declan Walsh
Federal Judge Bars Trump From Immediately Setting Up $1.8 Billion Fund (nytimes.com/2026/05/29/us/politics/federal-judge-trump-fund.html) , by Zach Montague
U.S. Military Is Quietly Guiding Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz (nytimes.com/2026/05/31/business/us-military-guides-strait-of-hormuz.html) , by Peter Eavis and Eric Schmitt
The Earth Shook. Tanks Burst. Now Kona Faces a Water Crisis. (nytimes.com/2026/05/31/us/kona-hawaii-coffee-fields-water.html) , by Libby Leonard and Vivian Yee
Young Moviegoers Power ‘Backrooms’ to $82 Million in Ticket Sales (nytimes.com/2026/05/31/business/media/young-moviegoers-backrooms-a24-box-office.html) , by Brooks Barnes
Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com (mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com) .
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