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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy on Saturday warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels would be met with a “heavy assault” on one of the U.S. bases in the region and enemy ships, even as a tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding.
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Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A national redistricting battle over U.S. House seats swung toward Republicans on Friday, as a Virginia court invalidated a Democratic gerrymandering effort and Republicans in Alabama approved plans for new primary elections if courts allow GOP-drawn...
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At least 11 in Miami area injured by ‘possible’ boat explosion, officials say
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9 (Reuters) – At least 11 people were injured on Saturday in what Miami-Dade Fire Rescue described as a “possible vessel explosion” near a popular tourist attraction close to Miami Beach.
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- Handwriting on newly released note matches one found after Epstein’s death, experts tell AP
- Trump administration reaches deal with non-profit over DC golf courses
- US military strike on alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 2, leaves a survivor
- The Media Line: ‘They Trifled With Us’: President Trump Downplays Clash in Strait of Hormuz, Says Deal Could Happen ‘Any Day’
- US military says its strike on vessel in Eastern Pacific kills 2, leaves 1 survivor
- Federal judge dismisses former Trump supporter’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News
- US authorities cancel cruise ship worker visas as part of child sexual abuse images case
- Small Georgia town reinstates police officers and department 2 days after the mayor fired them all
- Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win
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- From jewelry to private letters, Marilyn Monroe’s hidden world heads to auction
- California, Nevada and Arizona announce temporary plan to save water from the Colorado River
- In legal dispute over ‘The View,’ ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech
- Alabama Republicans ask US Supreme Court to clear way for new voting map
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- Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap
- US Postal Service reports $2 billion quarterly loss as cash crunch mounts
- Nike sued by consumers for not refunding tariff costs
- Trump is lifting restrictions on hunting in national parks, refuges and wilderness areas
- US nears $400 million settlement with TikTok on child-privacy violations, ABC News reports
- Suspect in White House correspondents’ dinner attack seeks recusal of top Justice Dept. officials
- 4 people convicted of conspiracy in US trial tied to 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president
- Trump administration appeals latest court loss on tariffs
- Trump plans to fire US FDA chief Makary, sources say
