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Trump to AFP: Iran Deal 'Very Close' as Hormuz Chokepoint Reopens

Donald Trump said Friday that a peace deal was "very close" after Iran moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz -- but Tehran rejected the president's claim that it was ready to surrender nuclear materials -- suggesting some key disagreements may yet stand in the way of an accord to end the weeks-old war. [Full Story]

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New York City officials are refusing to turn an illegal alien accused of a deadly arson attack over to federal immigration authorities, according to the Department of Homeland Security.... [Full Story]

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Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney suggested there is a "good chance" his [Full Story]

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Iran's propaganda war using social media took an odd turn as the [Full Story]

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to cut roughly $200 million in [Full Story]

Meta Touts VA Partnership for VR Therapy, AI Glasses

Meta Platforms is highlighting its growing partnership with the [Full Story]

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Starlets: The Ladies Who Made Hollywood, the stories of the iconic [Full Story]

Netanyahu Surprised by Trump's Lebanon Remarks

Israel sought clarification from the White House following a [Full Story]

Supreme Court Hands Oil Companies Win in Louisiana Case

The Supreme Court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies [Full Story]

Ruddy: Trump Already Won the War With 9 Victories

History will debate the Iran conflict for decades, but from my [Full Story]

White House, Anthropic Discuss Risks of AI

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles sounded out Anthropic CEO [Full Story]

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday [Full Story]

Trump-Pope Clash Sparks Division Among Catholics

Tensions between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV are stirring [Full Story]

Dr. Crandall: New Alzheimer's Drugs Don't Work

A major new review is raising doubts about a class of widely promoted [Full Story]

Admin Schedules Arctic Refuge Oil Auction for June 5

The Trump administration said Friday it will auction oil and gas [Full Story]

Starmer to Lead Europe on Strait of Hormuz Defense

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired a virtual meeting on [Full Story]

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Meta intends to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for [Full Story]

Zelenskyy: Russia Likely to Try Again to Involve Belarus

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that Ukraine believed [Full Story]

Tufts Student Leaves US After Immigration Settlement

Turkish doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk, whose detention became a [Full Story]

Venezuela's Rodriguez Hails Trump as Ties Ease

Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday expressed [Full Story]

Nasdaq Extends 13-Day Streak as Iran Opens Hormuz

The benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq each rallied to their [Full Story]

Trump Tells NATO to 'Stay Away' After Strait Reopens

President Donald Trump on Friday said NATO contacted him to offer [Full Story]

Trump Lawyers in Talks With IRS Over $10 Billion Suit

Lawyers for President Donald Trump are engaged in talks with the IRS [Full Story]

How 50 Days of Iran War Wiped Out $50 Billion in Oil

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Oil Plunges, Stocks Jump as Iran Declares Hormuz Open

Oil prices plunged more than 10% Friday after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would be "completely open" for the rest of the ceasefire with the United States, and stock markets surged.... [Full Story]

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Trump to AFP: Iran Deal 'Very Close' as Hormuz Chokepoint Reopens

Donald Trump told AFP Friday that a peace deal was "very close" after [Full Story]

Traffic and Trepidation in the Persian Gulf Could Keep Gasoline Prices from Dropping Quickly

After U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran's foreign minister said [Full Story]

Macron: Global Backing for Hormuz Reopening |

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that a coalition of 49 [Full Story] |

Trump: Iran Peace Deal Could Come Within Days

President Donald Trump said Friday that American and Iranian [Full Story]

Trump Faces Pressure to Strike Iran Nuclear Site

President Donald Trump is facing pressure from Iran hawks to consider [Full Story]

Zelenskyy Calls for Joint Efforts to Set Up Hormuz Mission

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Friday for joint [Full Story]

Trump: Iran Has 'Agreed to Everything' on Nuclear Deal

President Donald Trump says Iran has "agreed to everything," [Full Story]

Sources: Iran War to Delay US Arms to European Countries

U.S. officials have informed some European counterparts that some [Full Story]

National Security Expert to Newsmax: Don't Ease Iran Pressure After Strait Reopens |

While the opening of the Strait of Hormuz is a "gesture of good [Full Story] |

Shipping Firms Seek Clarifications Before Crossing Hormuz

Shipping companies have cautiously welcomed Iran's announcement that [Full Story]

Macron, Starmer Welcome Hormuz Reopening

The leaders of France and the U.K. on Friday welcomed the [Full Story]

Trump Holds Iran Blockade Despite Hormuz Reopening

Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial [Full Story]

Trump Rejects Cash-for-Uranium Deal With Iran

President Donald Trump on Friday pushed back on a report that the [Full Story]

Zelenskyy to Join Hormuz Mission Talks on Friday

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will ?join Friday's [Full Story]

Men Caught Competing in the Women's Category of a Prestigious South African Marathon

Two men were disqualified from one of South Africa's flagship [Full Story]

UK Police Assess Incident Near London's Israeli Embassy

British police said on Friday they were investigating a ?security [Full Story]

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