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Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade and fires on ships

Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade and fires on ships

The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the ...

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French soldier killed and 3 others wounded in an attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon, Macron says

French soldier killed and 3 others wounded in an attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon, Macron says

A U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon came under attack with small arms fire Saturday morning, leaving one French peacekeeper dead and three others wounded, two of them seriously, France's ...

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Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths

Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths

A trail of damaged homes and buildings dotted a wide swath of the U.S. on Saturday after a burst of destructive winds and reported tornadoes tore off roofs, uprooted trees ...

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Severe weather threat, flooding continue as life-threatening storms pass through the East

Severe weather threat, flooding continue as life-threatening storms pass through the East

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The severe weather threat is expected to ramp down this weekend after one more day of possible severe storms.There is a slight risk for severe storms ...

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Facebook to remove imposter accounts tied to immigration scams, DA’s office says

Facebook to remove imposter accounts tied to immigration scams, DA's office says

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference joined by members of his prosecution team as he comments on the outcome in the retrial of former film producer ...

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Trump’s lawyers say they’re ‘in discussions’ to resolve his B suit against the IRS

Trump's lawyers say they're 'in discussions' to resolve his $10B suit against the IRS

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026, in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump ...

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Oil prices fall sharply and Wall Street rallies to a record as Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices fall sharply and Wall Street rallies to a record as Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record. The S&P 500 leaped 1.2% Friday after ...

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Senate extends surveillance powers until April 30 after chaotic votes in House

Senate extends surveillance powers until April 30 after chaotic votes in House

The Senate approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies, following a chaotic, post-midnight scramble in the House to keep the ...

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The truce in Lebanon is key to ending the wider Iran war, but challenges remain

The truce in Lebanon is key to ending the wider Iran war, but challenges remain

A truce took hold Friday between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, providing relief on both sides of the border and an opening for Iran and the United States to reach a ...

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Top prosecutor in Florida removed from probe into ex-CIA Director John Brennan: Sources

Top prosecutor in Florida removed from probe into ex-CIA Director John Brennan: Sources

In this June 16, 2016, file photo, CIA Director John Brennan testifies during a Senate Committee hearing on national security on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Evy Mages/Getty Images, FILE)(MIAMI) ...

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Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade and fires on ships
Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade and fires on ships

French soldier killed and 3 others wounded in an attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon, Macron says
Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths
Severe weather threat, flooding continue as life-threatening storms pass through the East
Facebook to remove imposter accounts tied to immigration scams, DA’s office says
Trump’s lawyers say they’re ‘in discussions’ to resolve his $10B suit against the IRS
Oil prices fall sharply and Wall Street rallies to a record as Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz
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