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Gasoline could drop below $4 in coming days
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Gasoline could drop below $4 in coming days

Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That's assuming that peace holds and traffic fl...

Leaders urge for restraint as 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect
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Leaders urge for restraint as 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect

Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, acknowledged the ceasefire, but did not say whether it would abide by it and urged people displaced by fighting in Le...

The U.S. blockade continues despite Iran's announcement the Strait of Hormuz is open
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The U.S. blockade continues despite Iran's announcement the Strait of Hormuz is open

Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz is open, following the start of an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. President Trump swiftly responded that the U....

Family planning aid dwindles in Uganda
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Family planning aid dwindles in Uganda

A community health worker in Uganda stopped getting paid after aid cuts but kept checking in on her patients. Many lost access to contraception. Now she's coach...

Iran War timeline continues to shift. And, jury rules Live Nation acted as monopoly
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Iran War timeline continues to shift. And, jury rules Live Nation acted as monopoly

Trump continues to try to declare victory in Iran as the timeline for the war's end shifts. And, a jury determined that Live Nation acted as a monopoly and over...

Mediators are pushing to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire
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Mediators are pushing to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire

Pakistan said it expected to host a second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran to end the war, but did not say when or where the meetings would take...

French government seeking release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE
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French government seeking release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE

The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custod...

Bukele signs reforms allowing life prison sentences for people as young as 12
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Bukele signs reforms allowing life prison sentences for people as young as 12

The reforms signed by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele would apply to people convicted of committing or being an accomplice to crimes including homicide, femic...

New investigation launched into owners of Swiss bar where 41 died in New Year's fire
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New investigation launched into owners of Swiss bar where 41 died in New Year's fire

The owners of the Swiss bar Le Constellation, which caught on fire on New Year's Eve, killing 41 young people, have been placed under criminal investigation by...

New investigation launched into owners of Swiss bar after 41 died in New Year's fire
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New investigation launched into owners of Swiss bar after 41 died in New Year's fire

The owners of the Swiss bar Le Constellation, which caught on fire on New Year's Eve, killing 41 young people, have been placed under criminal investigation by...

Trump says new talks with Iran will happen soon. And, Eric Swalwell faces new allegations
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Trump says new talks with Iran will happen soon. And, Eric Swalwell faces new allegations

President Trump says new talks with Iran could happen in the next two days. And, Democrat Eric Swalwell faces new allegations as a second woman comes forward ac...

Trump says peace talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports
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Trump says peace talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports

President Trump said a second round of direct U.S.-Iran peace talks could resume in Pakistan within the next two days, even as he instituted a naval blockade of...

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