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After threatening a "massive attack," the president said his envoys were talking with Tehran but left open the possibility of a sharp military escalation.
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Oil prices dropped by around 3% on Friday, but remained on track for a weekly jump of 10% as the U.S.-Iran war continued to escalate.
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;Resize=(620)) Paramount on Friday agreed to delay closing its $81 billion US buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery well into next year, as a judge continues to consider a challenge from 12 states seeking to block the deal altogether.
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For the second year in a row, the U.S. has reported a record-breaking number of measles cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said the country has now confirmed 2,318 measles cases -- the highest case count since 1991.
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Two senior U.S. officials tell NBC News that military commanders are allowing some Iranian missiles and attack drones to get through air defenses amid an effort to preserve the Pentagon's shrinking supply of missiles to shoot them down. NBC News' Courtney Kube reports.
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;Resize=(620)) U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday a new agreement reached with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program will require the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords, a move that Saudi Arabia has long rejected.
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An accord lacking ‘gold standard' safeguards on enrichment would carry proliferation risks
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