Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants
5/5/20268 min
Plus, the gowns — and the backlash — at the Met Gala.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Shipping Firms Left Guessing by Confusion in Strait of Hormuz, by Peter Eavis, Gregory Schmidt and Eric Schmitt
Trump Tries to Downplay Economic Effects of the Iran War, by Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
7 Elections on Tuesday Will Test Trump’s Power, by Mitch Smith
Kennedy Starts a Push to Help Americans Quit Antidepressants, by Ellen Barry
What to Know About the Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak on an Atlantic Cruise Ship, by Jin Yu Young and Claire Moses
The Met Gala’s Embrace of Jeff Bezos Causes a Backlash, by Jesse McKinley and Alisha Haridasani Gupta
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First 90 secondsA.O. Scott0:00
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Tracy Mumford· Host0:26
[instrumental music plays] From The New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today is Tuesday, May 5th. Here's what we're covering. One day into President Trump's plan to get traffic moving through the Strait of Hormuz again, the US military says it's been shooting down cruise missiles and drones fired at commercial ships by Iran. It's responded with force, sinking six Iranian speedboats. The new attacks have shaken the temporary truce, and they've also added to the confusion and uncertainty for ships caught near the waterway. While the US is vowing to help tankers carrying everything from natural gas to fertilizer get out, it's unclear if the shipping companies will take the risk. One trade analyst told The Times a key reason cargo ships aren't going through yet is insurance costs. Even if a captain is willing to sail through the strait, the ship's owners