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Yesterday — 4 April 2026NYT | Top Stories

‘I Got Back Every Penny’: Inside Trump’s Supercharged Tax Season

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By: Andrew Duehren
4 April 2026 at 17:00
The law Republicans passed last year has so far been largely imperceptible to most Americans. That’s changing as tens of millions file their taxes this spring.

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Three Charged With Arson in Attack on U.K. Jewish Charity’s Ambulances

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By: Stephen Castle
4 April 2026 at 19:13
Two men and a teenager were arrested this week, the London police said, adding that the March attack had not been declared a terrorist incident.

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The aftermath of the March 23 attack, which took place outside a synagogue in north London.

Missing Airman Raises Concerns That Iran Could Gain Leverage Over the U.S.

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By: Yeganeh Torbati
4 April 2026 at 18:51
Since 1979, Iran has repeatedly used Americans and Europeans detained on its territory to win concessions over more powerful adversaries.

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Women walking by a mural of the Statue of Liberty on the outer wall of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran. In 1979, a group of militant students took over the embassy and kept 52 Americans captive for 444 days.

Trump Pledged a Quick End to the Iran War, but He Hasn’t Explained How

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By: Greg Jaffe
4 April 2026 at 17:01
President Trump bet that American firepower could cow Iran into compliance. So far, Iran’s leaders have been unwilling to quit.

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Neither President Trump nor Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been able explain how the war, now in its fifth week, will end.

New Attorney General, Same Albatross: Trump’s Quest for Retribution

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By: Alan Feuer and Glenn Thrush
4 April 2026 at 17:02
The name atop the Justice Department’s organizational chart matters less than the presence of a president whose demands for revenge have become so extreme that even his most obsequious appointees have fallen short.

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The legal system has pushed back in an extraordinary manner over the past few months against President Trump’s attempts to investigate his enemies no matter how much — or rather, little — evidence exists to support the cases.

Trump Budget Does Little to Address Nation’s Fiscal Challenges

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By: Andrew Duehren and Alan Rappeport
4 April 2026 at 17:01
While the federal deficit has started to shrink under President Trump, his plans could make the long-term situation worse.

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President Trump’s latest budget proposal includes little that would realistically bolster the country’s financial health.

Foreign Doctors Forced Out of U.S. Hospitals by Trump Immigration Policy

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By: Miriam Jordan
4 April 2026 at 17:00
Physicians from 39 countries are being pushed out of U.S. hospitals as a policy blocks their ability to work.

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Faysal Alghoula, a 38-year-old pulmonologist from Libya who treats patients in an underserved area, could lose his ability to work in the U.S. because of a Trump immigration policy.

ICE Review Finds Dozens of Violations at Texas Migrant Detention Center

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By: Jesus Jiménez
4 April 2026 at 10:00
A review of Camp East Montana in Texas found failures in medical care, disease control and oversight, including improperly documented uses of force.

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Large tents meant to house thousands of immigrants held at Camp East Montana, a detention facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.

Are These Crumbling New York City Housing Projects Worth Saving?

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By: Mihir Zaveri
4 April 2026 at 21:03
The city thinks four developments in Chelsea are too run-down to be saved, and wants to rebuild them, adding mixed-income housing. Some residents are opposed.

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Public housing buildings on the campuses of the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses, left, have deteriorated over the years, even as the surrounding neighborhood of Chelsea has revitalized.

She Wanted Her Hair Done for a Special Day. She Left the Salon in Tears.

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By: Skylar Mitchell
4 April 2026 at 15:00
A Black woman is pushing for changes in the hair industry after claiming in a lawsuit that she and her 7-year-old were turned away from an Ulta Beauty salon in Manhattan because of their hair texture.

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Lauren Smith, who lives in West Harlem, said a stylist at an Ulta Beauty salon on the Upper East Side of Manhattan refused service to her and her 7-year-old daughter. They both have textured hair.

Epstein Presented Himself to Indian Tycoon as a Trump White House Insider

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By: Anupreeta Das
4 April 2026 at 12:01
The convicted sex offender gave Anil Ambani information on appointments and foreign policy. Some seemed prescient, though there was no evidence he was close to the administration.

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Anil Ambani, an Indian businessman who exchanged emails with Jeffery Epstein for more than two years, in 2022 in Mumbai.

Trump Directs Officials to Pay All D.H.S. Employees

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By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs
4 April 2026 at 10:55
The memorandum calls for paying employees at the Coast Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency who have gone without pay during a record-long shutdown.

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President Trump had hinted that he would sign an order calling for Department of Homeland Security employees to be paid.

Trump Contemplates Other Cabinet Changes as He Faces Political Clock

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By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs， Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Julian E. Barnes
4 April 2026 at 21:30
With the midterms approaching, the president may be running out of time to get new cabinet members confirmed without bipartisan support.

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President Trump has contemplated making additional changes to his cabinet.

After 11 Years in Court, Heir Reclaims a Modigliani Looted by the Nazis

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By: Graham Bowley
4 April 2026 at 06:50
A judge ruled against a holding company controlled by David Nahmad, the billionaire art dealer, which had bought the work at auction in 1996.

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“Seated Man With a Cane,” painted by Amedeo Modigliani in 1918.

Trump Administration Celebrates Good Friday in Official Messages

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By: Luke Broadwater
4 April 2026 at 08:01
President Trump and administration officials have extended more pronounced overtures to Christians in public statements and executive orders.

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On Friday, the White House posted a message from President Trump: “On Good Friday, the Son of God was nailed to the cross, crucified, and He died for all of us. It was a day of darkness, but it wasn’t the end.”

Trump Requests $1.5 Trillion for Military Spending

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By: Tony Romm
4 April 2026 at 02:20
The huge proposed increase would be partly offset by steep cuts to domestic programs, some of which the Trump administration describes as wasteful.

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President Trump has framed his proposed budget increase for defense in urgent terms.

Trump Goes After Programs He Calls ‘Woke’ in Budget Proposal

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By: Luke Broadwater and Michael C. Bender
4 April 2026 at 06:55
The president’s request for 2027 reflects his preoccupation with eliminating programs that support diversity and civil rights.

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Russell T. Vought, the White House budget director, testifying in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee last summer.

Stray Bullet That Killed Baby Girl in Brooklyn Also Grazed Brother

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By: Christopher Maag
4 April 2026 at 07:27
Two men have been arrested in connection to a shooting on Wednesday that killed an infant. One was charged with murder, attempted murder and assault.

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The baby was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after.

Ex-US Army Pilot Recalls Battle for Survival When Shot Down in Iraq

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By: Pranav Baskar
4 April 2026 at 06:35
Ronald Young Jr. was in the Army when his Apache Longbow copter went down during the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

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Ronald Young Jr. boarding a transport plane near Baghdad in 2003, after escaping captivity.
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