Inside the Race to Save a U.S. Airman in Iran, and Artemis II Heads Behind the Moon

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<p>Plus, Ye’s attempted comeback prompts backlash. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/us/iran-airman-fighter-jet-rescue-mission.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Harrowing Race Against Time to Find a Downed U.S. Airman in Iran</a>, by Greg Jaffe, Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/world/middleeast/iran-us-rescue.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran’s Downing of Plane and U.S. Rescue Leave Both Sides Dangerously Emboldened</a>, by Erika Solomon</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/world/africa/trump-deportation-africa-migrants.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Wants to Make Deportation Deals. Autocrats Are Ready to Listen.</a>, by Eileen Sullivan, Hamed Aleaziz, Megha Rajagopalan and Pranav Baskar</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/science/nasa-moon-artemis-day-5.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NASA Artemis II Astronauts Race Into Moon’s Embrace After Quiet Easter</a>, by Kenneth Chang</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/world/europe/russia-internet-restrictions.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Cat-and-Mouse Game of Russian Internet Restrictions and Evasion</a>, by Valerie Hopkins, Paul Sonne and Oleg Matsnev</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/world/europe/ye-music-festival-pepsi-antisemitism.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pepsi Drops Sponsorship of London Music Festival Headlined by Ye</a>, by Michael D. Shear</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>