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Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a published written message on Thursday that a new chapter for the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz has been taking shape since the Iran war with the United States and Israel broke out on February 28. Iran's Supreme Leader said that Tehran would secure the Gulf region and eliminate what he described as "the enemy's abuses of the waterway." The Supreme Leader added that new management of the Strait of Hormuz would bring calm, progress and economic benefits to all Gulf nations. (Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Alex Richardson)

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Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades

President Lyndon B. Johnson knew the legislation he was about to sign was momentous, one that took courage for certain members of Congress to pass since the vote could cost them their seats. To honor that, he took the unusual step of leaving the Oval Office and going to Capitol Hill for the signing ceremony. It was Aug. 6, 1965, five months after the “Bloody Sunday” attack on civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, gave momentum to the bill that became known as the Voting Rights Act. In the six decades since, it became one of the most consequential laws in the

Iran's supreme leader says it will protect its 'nuclear and missile capabilities'

‘It’s a mess’: With no Trump endorsement in Texas Senate race, Cornyn and Paxton are locked in an expensive brawl

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Media organizations call on Israel to allow foreign reporters independent access to Gaza

The leaders of major media companies around the world, including The Associated Press, are calling on Israel's government to lift a ban keeping foreign journalists from being able to independently enter and report from Gaza, a barrier that's been in place since the war's start in 2023 and continues even as a ceasefire has been in place for more than six months. “Being on the ground is essential. It allows journalists to question official accounts on all sides, to speak directly with civilians and report back what they witness firsthand,” said the statement from

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White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting yields debates over security, new ballroom — but not guns

Forty-five years before a gunman attempted to storm the Washington Hilton’s ballroom during President Donald Trump’s appearance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, another would-be assassin stood on the sidewalk and shot President Ronald Reagan in the chest as he exited the same hotel.The location, and the presence of a Republican president, is likely to be where the comparison ends.In 1981, gunman John Hinckley Jr. also shot White House press secretary James Brady, leaving him partially paralyzed. Brady would go on to become a leading gun control advocate — and the namesake of

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John Roberts’ legacy of removing race protections sees defining moment

The Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday rolling back protections for Black and Latino voters marks another dramatic turn in the long-fought effort by conservative justices to reverse measures vital to overcoming America’s legacy of race discrimination.The decision also marks a defining moment for the court under Chief Justice John Roberts, who declared soon after joining the bench in 2005, “the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”Three years ago, the justices by the same 6-3 vote as Wednesday ended racial affirmative action in

US will deny visas to applicants who say they fear persecution at home

Orleans Parish sheriff and CFO indicted after last year’s jail escape of 10 Louisiana inmates

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Rockets beat Lakers 99-93 in Game 5, avoiding playoff elimination for the 2nd straight game

Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Tari Eason added 18 and the Houston Rockets avoided playoff elimination for the second straight game with a 99-93 victory over the Lakers in Game 5 on Wednesday night, trimming Los Angeles' lead in the first-round series to 3-2. Alperen Sengun had 14 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the fifth-seeded Rockets, who sent the series back to Houston for Game 6 on Friday night with a gritty performance to overcome Austin Reaves' return to the Lakers. Houston has won two straight even without top scorer Kevin Durant, who has mi

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Report details suspect’s behavior in 2023, years before killings of University of South Florida doctoral students

Three years before he was accused of killing two doctoral students in Florida, a domestic violence incident with Hisham Abugharbieh’s brother and mother highlighted his family’s concerns about what they called his erratic behavior.During the May 9, 2023, incident, Abugharbieh began arguing with his brother regarding his “erratic behavior,” according to the police report obtained by CNN. The brother began recording Abugharbieh, who eventually punched his sibling, causing him to fall to the ground, according to the report.According to the report, Abugharbieh also kicked his mother in the

Legal filing raises questions about who shot Secret Service officer at press dinner

Trump administration sues New Jersey over law enforcement mask ban

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Oil briefly touches $126, its highest price in four years

Oil briefly surpassed $126 a barrel Thursday, its highest price in four years, as some traders worried about an escalation in the US-Iran war.Brent crude, the global benchmark, surged overnight to touch $126.41 a barrel, before falling 1.5% to $116.3 a barrel, as trading volumes thinned. WTI crude, the US benchmark, was broadly flat at $106.7 a barrel.US average gasoline prices hit a four-year high of $4.30 a gallon on Thursday, according to the latest national average reading from the AAA.“The main catalyst for the latest jump in oil prices was a report from Axios, suggesting that an escala

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Kim Jong Un praises soldier suicides, signals deepening role in Russia’s war

At the unveiling of a towering bronze sculpture of North Korean and Russian soldiers in combat, Kim Jong Un praised troops who chose death over capture while fighting in Ukraine. It was a striking and unusually explicit acknowledgment of Pyongyang’s long-suspected battlefield doctrine.According to a transcript published by North Korean state media KCNA, Kim declared that those who “unhesitatingly opted for self-blasting” and suicide attacks had shown the highest form of loyalty, a reference to soldiers throwing themselves on grenades or detonating explosives rather than risk being taken

Trump says he is weighing reducing American troop presence in Germany after Iran feud

Divers find wreck of US’ largest naval loss of World War I

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King's visit to US shows UK playing long game in fixing strained ties

King Charles' courting of President Donald Trump on his state visit will not repair the recent fraying of U.S.-British relations but underscores how London is playing a longer game in trying to preserve the historic alliance. Britain has routinely deployed the royal family to charm the mercurial U.S. president, hosting him for a lavish state visit last September and dispatching King Charles and Queen Camilla to Washington this week for the ‌250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence from British rule.Trump has repeatedly mocked and criticised British Prime Minister Keir Star

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Royals leave handwritten message of ‘enduring solidarity’ at New York’s 9/11 memorial

King Charles III and Queen Camilla continued Wednesday to highlight the “enduring solidarity” between the United States and the United Kingdom, in a heartfelt handwritten message left at the 9/11 Memorial in New York.“We honour the memory of those who tragically lost their lives on 11th September 2001,” the royals wrote on the note card attached to a bouquet of white flowers. “We stand in enduring solidarity with the American people in the face of profound loss.”The moment was part of the King and Queen’s day-long detour from Washington, DC, up to New York to highlight the shared