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new video loaded: Why Opening the Strait of Hormuz Won’t Immediately Lower Gas PricesOur energy reporter Rebecca F. Elliott explains why, even if the flow of energy is restored through the Persian Gulf, it will take months to carry out repairs across dozens of energy sites in the region.By Rebecca F. Elliott, Coleman Lowndes, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Stephanie Swart, Nikolay Nikolov and Thomas VollkommerApril 10, 2026

new video loaded: How the Iran War Is Affecting InflationBen Casselman, our chief economics correspondent, describes how the increase in prices as a result of the war in Iran is beginning to show up in the data, and what could come next.By Ben Casselman, Nour Idriss, Stephanie Swart and Sutton RaphaelApril 11, 2026

The New York Times film critic Alissa Wilkinson reviews “You, Me & Tuscany.”

new video loaded: What the Cease-Fire Means for IranEmerging from weeks of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, an emboldened Iran has 10 demands for talks during the tenuous cease-fire, according to Iranian state media. Our reporter Erika Solomon assesses Iran’s position.By Erika Solomon, Christina Thornell, David Seekamp and Joey SendaydiegoApril 10, 2026

new video loaded: Mexico’s Police Focus on World Cup While Thousands Remain MissingtranscriptBacktranscriptMexico’s Police Focus on World Cup While Thousands Remain MissingMexico’s heavy security investment for the World Cup is drawing criticism from families of the disappeared, who argue the focus on safety for teams and fans ignores their search for missing loved ones.“We’re in a Black Hawk with Mexican police flying over Guadalajara’s Akron Stadium. As Mexico prepares to host four World Cup matches here in June, it’s pulling out the stops on security, deploying thousands more officers and beefing up surveillance. But here in the state of Jalisco,…

new video loaded: Soaring Fuel Prices Squeeze China’s Frugal TruckerstranscriptBacktranscriptSoaring Fuel Prices Squeeze China’s Frugal TruckersMany long-haul truckers in China have a tight budget and live frugally on the road, sleeping and cooking in their vehicles. Now, the pain at the pump is forcing some drivers to rethink their lives.Truck drivers in China have been nervously watching diesel prices as they keep climbing. Since the war in Iran started, fuel prices have jumped around 26 percent, hitting about $4.60 per gallon. So drivers have been scrambling to fill up, especially China’s 38 million long-haul truckers. Many of them have a…

new video loaded: Vietnam Farms Hit by the War in IranThe war in Iran, now in a two-week ceasefire, drove up the costs of fertilizer and fuel, pressuring farmers far from the Gulf. Our Vietnam bureau chief, Damien Cave, reports from the Mekong Delta on how the strain on the rice industry is signaling food supply problems and higher prices to come.By Damien Cave, Leila Medina, James Surdam, Linh Pham and Tung NgoApril 8, 2026

new video loaded: Unraveling the Mystery Behind Bitcoin’s CreatorOur investigative reporter John Carreyrou spent 18 months digging through the archives of online cryptography communities in search of the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous inventor of bitcoin.By John Carreyrou, Sutton Raphael, James Surdam, Coleman Lowndes and Joey SendaydiegoApril 8, 2026

These highly skilled, highly educated foreign workers have been documenting the challenges of trying to build a career in the U.S. “If I don’t find a job, I have to leave the country.” “I sent out 907 applications.” “Have I ever truly relaxed in America?” They need an H-1B visa, which is given through a lottery system that allows U.S. companies to hire highly skilled international professionals for up to six years, in industries like tech and medicine. But the Trump administration has made changes to the program, requiring companies to pay a high fee and enforcing new rules that…

Our chief economics correspondent, Ben Casselman, describes how a “low-hire, low-fire” labor market has left American job-seekers in a bind.