Tracey Mumford

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The Headlines · A Showdown on Ukraine, and a Judge Says DOGE Might Be Unconstitutional · 25 Feb 2025 podcast

The judge said, quote, If you have people that are not authorized to carry out some of these functions that they're carrying out, that does raise an issue. Her remarks came as part of a case challenging Doge's attempts to access sensitive data at the Treasury Department. They're not part of any binding ruling, but they suggest there could be legal problems ahead for Musk's team.

A new report reveals how North Korea has been sending its own citizens overseas as forced labor to bring in money for the regime. The report from the Environmental Justice Foundation found that North Koreans have been forced to work on Chinese fishing boats thousands of miles from home. Some of the workers have been effectively trapped on the ocean for almost a decade.

They've had their passports confiscated, they have no cell phones, and most of their salaries go directly to North Korea's government. The boats catch tuna, which is sold to markets across Asia and even as far away as Europe and the United Kingdom. It's part of a shadowy labor practice in which dozens of countries around the world benefit from forced North Korean labor.

North Korea has sent people to work in factories and restaurants in China. Others work in Russian logging and construction. And there are laborers in the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe. In all, the UN estimates that more than 100,000 North Koreans are working abroad for the regime. And finally, Roberta Flack, the virtuoso singer and pianist, has died at 88 years old.

The first time ever I saw your face She was best known for her powerful performances of achingly slow songs. Though she started playing the piano from the time she was small, she didn't hit it big until much later. She worked as a teacher into her 30s.

Her regular performances at a club called Mr. Henry's caught the attention of everyone from Liberace to record executives. Then she became a superstar after Clint Eastwood featured her music in one of his movies. But it was her next big hit in 1973 that made her the most listened-to artist of the era.

Killing Me Softly became her signature song, which she performed for decades, including with the Fugees on their 90s remix of it.

Those are the headlines. Today on The Daily, Times tech reporter Kashmir Hill on the story of how one woman fell in love, deeply romantically in love, with a chatbot. That's next in the New York Times audio app, or you can listen wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Tracy Mumford. We'll be back tomorrow.

The Headlines · Trump Blames Ukraine, and More Americans Identify as L.G.B.T.Q. · 20 Feb 2025 podcast

From The New York Times, it's The Headlines. I'm Tracey Mumford. Today's Thursday, February 20th. Here's what we're covering.

Tensions are flaring between Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky over how to end the war in Ukraine. On Wednesday, President Trump mocked the Ukrainian leader, called him a dictator, and repeated his false claim that Ukraine started the war. He also suggested that Zelensky is effectively ripping off the U.S. by asking for military aid.

Zelensky, meanwhile, said Trump is caught in a web of Russian disinformation about the war and said that he would, quote, like to have more truth with the Trump team. It was some of Zelensky's most open criticism yet of Trump, and it came on the heels of Trump sidelining Ukraine. while he pushes forward on negotiations directly with Russia.

My colleague Kim Barker is based in Ukraine. She's been reporting from the town of Bucha, which became a symbol of Russia's brutality during the invasion.

Also yesterday, President Trump continued to test the bounds of federal power as he moved to end New York City's congestion pricing program. Since January, drivers have been charged a $9 toll to enter the busiest parts of Manhattan. It's designed to limit congestion and raise billions for repairs to the subway and other projects. Early data showed it's working.

Traffic's been down since the program started. But Trump has repeatedly criticized it, calling it a burden on working-class drivers and saying it will hurt tourism and business in the city. Yesterday, Trump's secretary of transportation said approval for the program will be revoked. And Trump wrote on social media, quote, congestion pricing is dead. Manhattan and all of New York is saved.

He signed his message, long live the king. The White House doubled down on that, recirculating his post with an illustration of Trump wearing a crown.

New York's Governor Kathy Hochul was quick to respond.

In Trump's first month in office, he's repeatedly gotten involved in state and local issues, some of which may be out of federal reach. In addition to New York's tolls, he's also weighed in on California's water management policies, overruling officials there. And he signed an executive order calling for patriotic education in schools. when curriculum's generally been handled at a local level.

Last night, he even suggested the federal government should run the District of Columbia, saying there was too much crime. The district's governed itself since the 1970s, but Trump said, quote, I think we should take over Washington, D.C. New data released this morning by Gallup shows a sharp rise in the number of American adults who identify as LGBTQ.

Nearly 1 in 10 Americans now say that's how they identify, almost triple the number from 2012 when Gallup began tracking it. The increase has been driven in large part by young people. Nearly a quarter of Gen Z adults aged 18 to 27 identify as LGBTQ. It's also been driven by a jump in people who say they're bisexual. The survey also showed that 1.3% of people say they are transgender.

That's doubled in the last few years. The data comes as the Trump administration has moved to restrict transgender rights, banning transgender girls from school sports teams and banning transgender people from the military.

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