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The president's threat to "knock out" Iran's power plants and bridges underscored his rising frustration over the collapse of a preliminary truce and Tehran's refusal to bow to American demands.
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;Resize=(620)) The U.S. said it had begun a new wave ?of strikes against Iran on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to shut off more regional energy exports.
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The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has done little to calm tension, in part because they disagree on what it actually means.
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The United States reinstated its blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz and shipping slowed to a crawl amid the renewed warfare in the critical waterway.
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US President Donald Trump vowed to strike Iran's bridges and power plants next week if the country does not return to talks.
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Old rivals. New stakes. A World Cup final spot on the line. Argentina vs. England.
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;Resize=(620)) As the World Cup unfolds, fans are finding new ways to connect with the tournament. A decades-long tradition from Europe and Latin America of collecting Panini stickers is now catching on with soccer fans in Canada.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement ordered its officers on Tuesday to halt most vehicle stops across the country after they shot two people over the past week.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to appear before the Senate for his confirmation hearing. And, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has paused most traffic stops after recent deadly shootings.
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A heat dome is responsible for miserably high temperatures, and it's also helping to push smoke from wildfires to the east.
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Kathryn Ruemmler, the former general counsel of Goldman Sachs testified on Wednesday in a closed door congressional hearing investigating Jeffery Epstein.
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Air quality in Canada's largest city was at times the worst in the world on Wednesday, as wildfires across Ontario sent smoke drifting into New York City and beyond.
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Civilian casualties are reported in four Ukrainian regions, while Kyiv hits 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea.
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The prime minister received applause and cheers from his party and other MPs after giving his final answer.
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;Resize=(620)) Most of the people who were killed were found trapped in windowless bathrooms, where they may have sought to escape the flames, police said.
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Dani Bensky and a group of women who were abused by Jeffrey Epstein have formed a bond they call a "survivor sisterhood." They live in two worlds, of advocacy and everyday life and motherhood.
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Dr. Erica Schwartz is appearing before a Senate committee on Wednesday for her confirmation hearing as the next director of the CDC.
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Part of congressionally mandated Capitol Hill appearances for the central bank leader, Warsh spoke Tuesday to the House Financial Services Committee.
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MPs on all sides of the House of Commons paid tribute to the departing PM, traded jokes and shared anecdotes.
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;Resize=(620)) U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said federal immigration agents won't end vehicle stops, one day after officials announced a temporary pause in such stops after ICE agents fatally shot two men in Texas and Maine.
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England face Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday - and BBC Sport's Phil McNulty explains why it is the Three Lions' biggest match since 1966.
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President Trump has urged Xi Jinping to release the scientist, Youlin Chen, the man's family says. Dr. Chen studied the detection of North Korean nuclear tests.
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The World Cup has provided a welcome boost to England's pubs with millions more pints sold. But the industry is ailing and many are facing closure.
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Officials see a return to full-blown war as preferable to an agreement that fails to curb the threats Iran poses to Israel. Meanwhile, they wait.
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The Arizona Democrat said he had raised and given away $10 million to fellow members of his party and committees as he mulls a presidential run in 2028.
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UK-born Quoroum Beg was actually filming an anti-immigration demonstration which had earlier forced him and his children to leave a Glasgow park.
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;Resize=(620)) The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, according to government data released overnight in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record.
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Dr. Erica Schwartz, Trump's nominee for CDC director, faces the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing on July 15. If confirmed, she will lead an agency dealing with workforce and leadership shortages, and new layers of political review.
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Confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo have reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, according to government data released overnight in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record
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Trump's comments aired as the two countries exchanged fire for the fourth day in a row and the US resumed blockading Iranian ports.
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Control of the waterway has become a key point of contention between the US and Iran, as a ceasefire deal falters.
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;Resize=(620)) An investigation into the cause of the fire and whether the bar was following safety regulations is ongoing. Most of the people who were killed were found trapped in windowless bathrooms where they may have sought to escape the flames, police said.
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The vote reflected how the political debate over the conflict in the Middle East has sapped bipartisan support for a normally popular measure.
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Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett spoke with lawmakers about funding for security and other needs for the court on Tuesday.
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If the core U.S.-Iran dispute has long been Tehran's nuclear program, the tit-for-tat strikes in the Strait of Hormuz make clear that control of the waterway is of immediate concern to both. Neither wants a resumption of full-scale war, yet threats are flying.
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