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Trump pressures Iran with tariffs that could raise prices in the US
President Donald Trump has once again drawn his go-to diplomatic weapon — tariffs — to coerce the Iranian government to end its bloody crackdown on nationwide protests.
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Hundreds more in Venezuela say their loved ones are political prisoners
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Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein probe as Republicans threaten contempt proceedings
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Denmark, Greenland leaders stand united against Trump's Greenland takeover call ahead of key meeting
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Attorneys give dueling narratives to open 'au pair affair' double murder trial in Virginia
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Iran's judiciary signals fast trials and executions for detained protesters despite Trump's warning
A construction crane falls on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand, killing at least 22 people
Multiple Americans detained in Venezuela have been released, Trump administration says
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Ugandan opposition leader campaigns in flak jacket
What to know as Louvre tickets are becoming 45% more expensive for many
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The UK is expected to approve a 'mega' Chinese embassy in London despite objections
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Maui braces for possible end to FEMA rental assistance and more housing strain for fire survivors
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Senate readies vote on Venezuela war powers as Trump pressures GOP defectors
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Prosecutors want 20-year sentence for ex-South Carolina lawmaker for sharing child sex abuse videos
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Beirut's Commodore Hotel, a haven for journalists during Lebanon's civil war, shuts down
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Proposed billionaires' tax in California rattles Silicon Valley, entangles Gov. Newsom
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Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington as locals say Greenland is not for sale
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From Minneapolis to Venezuela, Trump piles up the risks as he faces midterm verdict
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Mark Brnovich, Arizona attorney general during Trump's push to find 2020 election fraud, has died
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Japanese and South Korean leaders jam to K-pop hits at a summit
Scientists call another near-record hot year a 'warning shot' of a shifting, dangerous climate
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Drought-stricken Arizona moves to curb groundwater use in more rural areas
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Demonstrator injured after federal agent fired projectile from close range during California protest
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Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan bombing
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Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
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6 puppies treated for a suspected opioid overdose in Washington will find new homes soon
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Wildlife crews stop actively searching for young wolves after livestock attacks
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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
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Activists say Iran has aired at least 97 coerced confessions from protesters, often after torture
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