U.S. Attacks and Seizes Cargo Ship Near Iran, and a First Step Toward Tariff Refunds

Plus, Lego crime. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

Iran War Live Updates: Oil Prices Rise as Iran Vows Retaliation for Cargo Ship Attack (https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/20/world/iran-us-war-trump-hormuz) , by The New York Times

Trump Administration to Begin Refunding $166 Billion in Tariffs (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/business/trump-administration-tariff-refunds.html) , by Tony Romm and Ana Swanson

The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s Cultural War With Europe (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/europe/trump-samson-europe.html) , by Michael D. Shear, Catherine Porter, Jane Bradley and Christopher F. Schuetze

What the New Loan Caps Will Mean for Grad Students This Fall (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/upshot/student-debt-graduate-school.html) , by Amy Fan

Humans Who Used a Bear Suit to Defraud Car Insurers Are Sentenced to Jail (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/bear-suit-insurance-fraud-california.html) , by Hannah Ziegler

Man Charged in Lego Theft Scheme of Replacing Pieces With Pasta, Police Say (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/lego-theft-pasta-california.html) , by Rylee Kirk

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