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"A shooting in Washington, Iran talks, Chernobyl...." Views expressed in this World and U.S. news update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 26 April 2026, 1346 UTC. Content and Source:  "The New York Times-The Morning Newsletter." https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQgLXrwXdlskxTJjpqgjbZCHpsz URL--https://www.nytimes.com. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). View in browser | nytimes.com April 26, 2026 Good morning. Investigators are  searching for a motive  after a shooting in the hotel where the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was taking place last night. President Trump was unharmed. At the Washington Hilton last night.  Salwan Georges for The New York Times Trump was rushed offstage after a man armed with a shotgun, a handgun and knives charged a security checkpoint. Gunfire rang out ju...

"The Iran War, in numbers and the Iran War Index." Views expressed in this World and US news update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 23 April 2026, 1159 UTC. Content and Source:  "The New York Times-The Morning Newsletter."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQgLXnVJdsbBrHvtxVRgMkRzrJD URL--https://www.nytimes.com. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). View in browser | nytimes.com April 23, 2026 By  Sam Sifton Good morning. The White House says that Iran’s seizure of two ships in the Strait of Hormuz is  not a deal-breaker  for peace negotiations. And senators didn’t get much sleep. They were up well past midnight  voting on budget proposals . Fun. There’s more news below, as well as an interview with Anne Hathaway. But I’m going to start today with numbers. In Tehran this month.  Arash ...