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The first peace talks between the United States and Iran were postponed Friday, as Vice President JD Vance cancelled his planned travel to Switzerland and intense new Israeli strikes in Lebanon cast doubts on the deal to end the war.
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The vice president said that the United States was the only powerful ally Israel had left and noted that two-thirds of the weapons that protected Israel were paid for by U.S. tax dollars.
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Several state governments have declined to participate in the 16-day event, though organizers say all U.S. states and territories will be represented by booths on the National Mall.
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;Resize=(620)) In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione's lawyers told a judge Thursday that he will no longer be asserting a psychiatric defence at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Trump said in an interview with Axios on Thursday evening stateside that he negotiated the deal to prevent the conflict from triggering a global depression.
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The defence team reverse course a day after saying they would argue he suffered "extreme emotional disturbance".
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The vice president said the United States had leverage to dictate the outcome of the next round of negotiations. But he claimed incorrectly that Iran got no new benefit from the lifting of oil sanctions.
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