A Game of Chicken With China, and How Much Plastic Is in the Human Brain

Plus, the theme park wars heat up. 

On Today’s Episode: 

Asia Grapples With Punishing Tariffs as Its Stocks Sink Again, by Yan Zhuang and Keith Bradsher

Top I.R.S. Officials Said to Resign After Deal to Give ICE Migrants’ Data, by Andrew Duehren

Trump Signs Orders Aimed at Reviving a Struggling Coal Industry, by Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul

Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say, by Michael C. Bender and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

In Trump Cases, Supreme Court Retreats From Confrontation, by Adam Liptak

What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Bodies? This Lab Is Racing to Find Out, by Nina Agrawal

Epic Universe Is Coming. Here’s a Sneak Peek, by Brooks Barnes

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