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Today — 1 April 2026Main stream

Should Rich New Yorkers Get Free Stuff, Too? Mamdani Says Yes.

1 April 2026 at 00:38
A free preschool center in one of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods raises questions about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s vow to expand universal child care.

© Angelina Katsanis for The New York Times

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made creating a free, universal child care system his top policy priority.
Yesterday — 31 March 2026Main stream

Europe Has a ‘Guns vs. Butter’ Problem. War in Iran Makes It Worse.

After decades of prioritizing domestic over military spending, the continent’s leaders are trying to pivot. That is straining national budgets and could anger voters.

© Eric Lalmand/Belga, via Associated Press

A weapons factory in Herstal, Belgium, this year. Most European countries have realized that they need to spend a lot more on guns to reduce their military dependence on the United States.

Drivers Count Their Pennies as Gas Hits $4 a Gallon Because of War in Iran

Since the Iran conflict began on Feb. 28, gas prices across the United States have increased about 35 percent. They are now above $4 a gallon, and drivers are wincing.

© Gabriel V. Cárdenas for The New York Times

In Harlingen, Texas, and everywhere else, drivers are strategizing about how to stay on the road at a reasonable price.
Before yesterdayMain stream

NASA Is Launching Astronauts to the Moon, but Americans Aren’t That Excited

30 March 2026 at 17:00
Polling has consistently found that most people would prefer NASA spend money on things like monitoring climate change and averting asteroid collisions rather than human spaceflight.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Artemis II pilot Victor Glover met with young space enthusiasts at the Kennedy Space Center in January. While overall opinions of NASA remain high, polls find human exploration of the moon ranks pretty low.

As Gas Prices Approach $4 a Gallon, Americans Rethink Vacations

30 March 2026 at 04:29
Already pinched by the high costs of living, some families have modified how they plan to travel by road and air as the Iran war pushes gas and oil prices higher.

© Gabriel V. Cárdenas for The New York Times

Gas prices in McAllen, Texas, on Friday.

Bernie Sanders, in the Bronx, Presses Kathy Hochul to Tax the Rich

30 March 2026 at 06:35
Senator Bernie Sanders, speaking at a rally at Lehman College, lent his support to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s effort to raise taxes on millionaires. The mayor was not present.

© Charly Triballeau/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Senator Bernie Sanders, who has traveled across the United States to argue for higher taxes on the wealthy, spoke to a large crowd at Lehman College in the Bronx on Sunday.
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