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Iran fires on ships in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran imposes restrictions again. Here's what happened.

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Live updates - US Navy seizure of Iranian ship casts doubt on fresh cease-fire talks in Pakistan. Follow live updates. Iran's joint military command said Tehran will respond soon and called the US seizure an act of piracy.

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Doubts over talks between Iran and US after violence flares in Strait of Hormuz -- Over the weekend, the US attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel that it said had tried to evade its blockade of Iranian ports.

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US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Caribbean Sea -- The Trump administration's campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 181 people in total.

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Warren rallies for Graham Platner in Maine, calling him 'real fighter' for sweeping change

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Federal judge dismisses Trump administration's 'fishing expedition' for R.I. voter records

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Todd Lyons, ICE head and South Boston native, on why he's leaving the Trump administration

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To remake higher ed, Trump is about to unleash his strongest tool yet

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'Kids' these days and Congress: Lynch is trying to fend off a 39-year-old lawyer and a new generation of Democrats - Stephen Lynch is pitching that his 25 years in the House and seniority on committees position him to deliver for his district and respond to a Trump-led White House.

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Massachusetts has spent $4.8 million on eminent domain for Sagamore Bridge. That number will grow. -- The state plans to use the eminent domain law to take 13 homes, seven vacant properties, and some land at Market Basket in Bourne.

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Beacon Hill's effort to restrict social media use by teens is clumsy and invasive, critics say -- Proposals from on Beacon Hill aimed at curbing social media use among teens have run into a range of practical, constitutional, and security challenges.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - Trump and Vance say God is on their side. Pope Leo would like a word. President Trump and Vice President Vance have been in a back-and-forth with the pope in recent days over the Iran war.

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Billionaire Steyer's spending binge dwarfs rival campaigns in California governor's race

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Trump signs order to speed review of psychedelics, including the controversial drug ibogaine

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Kennedy changes his tone on vaccines, but maybe not his plans

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Trump's dyslexia barbs stir anguish and anger, perpetuating a myth about the learning disability

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Indiana primary will test Trump's control over Republican Party after redistricting defiance

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Oil prices fall sharply and Wall Street rallies to a record as Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz. Here's what happened.

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