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US eyes potential second round of in-person talks with Iran as blockade takes hold

Marathon talks that failed to produce a breakthrough between the United States and Iran were not the final word in negotiations, officials in the US and the region said Monday.And President Donald Trump remains open to resuming in-person negotiations soon if he believes Tehran is ready to submit to his demands, according to people familiar with the matter.Trump officials are internally discussing details for a potential second, in-person meeting with Iranian officials before a ceasefire expires on April 21, a source familiar with the talks told CNN, though it’s unclear whether such a meeting
US eyes potential second round of in-person talks with Iran as blockade takes hold
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Swalwell says he plans to resign from Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell announced Monday he planned to resign from Congress following explosive allegations of sexual misconduct against him.The announcement from the California Democrat comes as he faced a just-announced House ethics investigation and mounting pressure on both sides of the aisle to step down. Swalwell, who has denied the allegations, had already suspended his California gubernatorial bid – though that did not tamp down the calls that he leave his job. The congressman was also confronting the prospect of a vote on the House floor to expel him.“Expelling anyone in Con
Swalwell says he plans to resign from Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations
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Dozens arrested as protesters demand Schumer and Gillibrand block sale of bombs to Israel

Nearly 100 protesters were arrested during a demonstration Monday calling on Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to block the sale of thousands of U.S. bombs to Israel. Led by the antiwar group Jewish Voice for Peace, the crowd of hundreds initially attempted to stage a sit-in inside the Manhattan offices of the two Democratic lawmakers they accused of abetting Israel’s intensifying attacks in Lebanon and the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. After demonstrators were blocked by security from entering the building, they stopped traffic outs
Dozens arrested as protesters demand Schumer and Gillibrand block sale of bombs to Israel

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Florida teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing stepsister Anna Kepner on cruise ship

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday. Timothy Hudson was initially charged in February and subsequently indicted on March 10. But the breadth of the case was not known until a seal was lifted Friday, weeks after U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom in Miami said he would be prosecuted as an adult at the request of the government. Anna Kepner had been traveling on the Carnival Horizon ship in November
Florida teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing stepsister Anna Kepner on cruise ship
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House Ethics Committee announces investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell

The House Ethics Committee announced on Monday that it has opened an investigation into misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell.The news comes as the California Democrat is under increasing scrutiny after CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a former staffer accused him sexual assault, describing a night of drinking that ended with Swalwell having sex with her when she could not consent. Swalwell, who suspended his campaign for California governor this weekend, faces calls for expulsion from Congress.The committee said in a statement that it has opened an investigation i
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Oil prices rise after the US says it would block Iranian ports starting Monday

Oil prices rose in early market trading Sunday after the U.S. said it would blockade Iranian ports beginning Monday. The price of U.S. crude oil rose 8% to $104.24 a barrel and Brent crude oil, the international standard, rose 7% to $102.29. Brent crude has swung dramatically during the Iran war, rising from roughly $70 per barrel before the war in late February to more than $119 at times. On Friday, ahead of the peace talks, Brent for June delivery fell 0.8% to $95.20 per barrel. Iran has been effectively controlling the Strait of Hormuz, a key water
Oil prices rise after the US says it would block Iranian ports starting Monday
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Election loss for Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán has ripple effects for Trump, US conservatives

The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has significant reverberations in the United States. That's because President Donald Trump and many U.S. conservatives have long embraced Orbán, who has become an icon among the global right for his anti-immigrant stance. The American president's agenda has striking parallels with the way the Hungarian leader used the levers of government to tilt the media, judiciary and electoral system to keep his party in power f

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Fugitive former Brazilian intelligence chief detained by ICE

Brazil’s fugitive former intelligence chief and lawmaker Alexandre Ramagem has been taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Ramagem, who faces a 16-year prison sentence in Brazil for his alleged involvement in a coup plot with far-right ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, has been living in exile in Florida in recent months.Brazil’s federal police appeared to reference Ramagem’s detention in a statement published Monday. It said a Brazilian fugitive convicted by the Brazilian Supreme Court had been “arrested” in Florida, claiming it was the result of “international po
Fugitive former Brazilian intelligence chief detained by ICE
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Man accused in Molotov cocktail attack of OpenAI CEO's home charged with attempted murder

The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home in San Francisco has been charged with attempting to kill Altman and a security guard at the residence, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said Monday. Authorities allege 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama threw the incendiary device about 4 a.m. Friday, setting an exterior gate at Altman’s home alight before fleeing on foot, police said. Less than an hour later, Moreno-Gama allegedly went to OpenAI’s headquarters and reportedly threatened to burn down the building. Moreno
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After three years as Iran’s hostage, the taxman came knocking

There’s no escape from the tax collector. At least that’s what Benjamin Brière must have felt after his return from three and half years as a hostage in Iran when he got that message that we all dread: he hadn’t filed his taxes.The return of two French detainees from Iran this month has highlighted Brière’s run-in with French bureaucracy upon his own return to France in 2023, sparking a public apology this weekend from the French tax authority.During his imprisonment, he did not complete his annual tax declarations for four years running, he said in an interview with French outlet Le
After three years as Iran’s hostage, the taxman came knocking
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How the US Navy could blockade Iran’s ports and sweep mines from the Strait of Hormuz

Six weeks after the beginning of the war with Iran, President Donald Trump is giving the United States Navy its most difficult jobs of the conflict: blockading Iran’s ports and clearing the strategic Strait of Hormuz of any Iranian mines.The blockade order would apply to all Iranian ports, both inside and outside the strait from 10 a.m. ET Monday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. Iran has had a chokehold on the strait, a critical passage for the global energy trade, since the war broke out.Trump indicated that mission would have an even wider scope, possibly well outside the Persian Gulf.�

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Pope Leo responds to Trump's criticism

Pope Leo responds to Trump's criticism
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Hollywood heavyweights voice 'unequivocal opposition' to Paramount-Warner merger in open letter

More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their “unequivocal opposition” to the proposed Paramount merger with Warner Bros

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Who is Péter Magyar, the candidate who ousted Hungary’s Orbán?

Who is Péter Magyar, the candidate who ousted Hungary’s Orbán?

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Oil prices rise after Trump threatens to block passage through Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices rise after Trump threatens to block passage through Strait of Hormuz
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Commercial salmon fishing to open in California for the first time since 2022 as population rebounds

Waters off the coast of California will soon be open to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022

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Senate housing bill that takes aim at institutional investors may do little for homebuyers — and could even hurt renters

Senate housing bill that takes aim at institutional investors may do little for homebuyers — and could even hurt renters

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Deadlock on Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear stockpile led to impasse, officials say

Deadlock on Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear stockpile led to impasse, officials say
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US stocks rally and return to where they were before the US-Iran war

U.S. stocks rallied and recovered the last of their losses caused so far by the U.S.-Iran war, as hope remains on Wall Street that the global economy can still avoid a worst-case scenario

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Why the Trump administration is struggling to deport migrants to unfamiliar countries

Why the Trump administration is struggling to deport migrants to unfamiliar countries

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Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz won’t be enough to solve shipping woes and high oil prices

Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz won’t be enough to solve shipping woes and high oil prices