U.S. Attacks and Seizes Cargo Ship Near Iran, and a First Step Toward Tariff Refunds
The Headlines
Plus, Lego crime.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Iran War Live Updates: Oil Prices Rise as Iran Vows Retaliation for Cargo Ship Attack, by The New York Times
Trump Administration to Begin Refunding $166 Billion in Tariffs, by Tony Romm and Ana Swanson
The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s Cultural War With Europe, by Michael D. Shear, Catherine Porter, Jane Bradley and Christopher F. Schuetze
What the New Loan Caps Will Mean for Grad Students This Fall, by Amy Fan
Humans Who Used a Bear Suit to Defraud Car Insurers Are Sentenced to Jail, by Hannah Ziegler
Man Charged in Lego Theft Scheme of Replacing Pieces With Pasta, Police Say, by Rylee Kirk
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<p>Plus, Lego crime. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/20/world/iran-us-war-trump-hormuz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran War Live Updates: Oil Prices Rise as Iran Vows Retaliation for Cargo Ship Attack</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/business/trump-administration-tariff-refunds.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Administration to Begin Refunding $166 Billion in Tariffs</a>, by Tony Romm and Ana Swanson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/europe/trump-samson-europe.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s Cultural War With Europe</a>, by Michael D. Shear, Catherine Porter, Jane Bradley and Christopher F. Schuetze</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/upshot/student-debt-graduate-school.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What the New Loan Caps Will Mean for Grad Students This Fall</a>, by Amy Fan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/bear-suit-insurance-fraud-california.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Humans Who Used a Bear Suit to Defraud Car Insurers Are Sentenced to Jail</a>, by Hannah Ziegler</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/lego-theft-pasta-california.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Man Charged in Lego Theft Scheme of Replacing Pieces With Pasta, Police Say</a>, by Rylee Kirk</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
Show Notes
Plus, Lego crime.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Iran War Live Updates: Oil Prices Rise as Iran Vows Retaliation for Cargo Ship Attack, by The New York Times
Trump Administration to Begin Refunding $166 Billion in Tariffs, by Tony Romm and Ana Swanson
The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s Cultural War With Europe, by Michael D. Shear, Catherine Porter, Jane Bradley and Christopher F. Schuetze
What the New Loan Caps Will Mean for Grad Students This Fall, by Amy Fan
Humans Who Used a Bear Suit to Defraud Car Insurers Are Sentenced to Jail, by Hannah Ziegler
Man Charged in Lego Theft Scheme of Replacing Pieces With Pasta, Police Say, by Rylee Kirk
Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?sou.... For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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<p>Plus, Lego crime. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/20/world/iran-us-war-trump-hormuz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran War Live Updates: Oil Prices Rise as Iran Vows Retaliation for Cargo Ship Attack</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/business/trump-administration-tariff-refunds.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Administration to Begin Refunding $166 Billion in Tariffs</a>, by Tony Romm and Ana Swanson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/europe/trump-samson-europe.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s Cultural War With Europe</a>, by Michael D. Shear, Catherine Porter, Jane Bradley and Christopher F. Schuetze</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/upshot/student-debt-graduate-school.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What the New Loan Caps Will Mean for Grad Students This Fall</a>, by Amy Fan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/bear-suit-insurance-fraud-california.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Humans Who Used a Bear Suit to Defraud Car Insurers Are Sentenced to Jail</a>, by Hannah Ziegler</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/lego-theft-pasta-california.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Man Charged in Lego Theft Scheme of Replacing Pieces With Pasta, Police Say</a>, by Rylee Kirk</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>