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Live updates - Kuwait blames Iran for drone strikes as Trump casts doubt on cease-fire. Follow live updates. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard denied launching attacks on Persian Gulf states after Kuwait's announcement.

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US and Iran prepare for cease-fire talks as Netanyahu authorizes negotiations with Lebanon -- Vice President JD Vance was set to take off from Washington, with Iran still remaining mum over its team as it tried to pressure Washington to halt Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

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Vance sets off to Pakistan to lead talks with Iran as war's cease-fire remains shaky -- The White House has provided scant detail about the format of the talks — whether they will be direct or indirect — and has not provided specific expectations for the meeting.

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Trump casts doubt on cease-fire, says Iran doing 'very poor job' letting ships through Strait of Hormuz. See how the day unfolded. -- "Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz," President Trump posted on his social media site Thursday evening.

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Trump's threats of potential war crimes against Iran are part of a long pattern

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'He went from Mahatma Gandhi to General Zod like that': Kimmel, Colbert react to Trump's Iran comments, cease-fire deal

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Far-right figures call for Trump's removal amid his threats against Iran: 'We are beyond madness'

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Why the world never needed a 'TACO' Tuesday more than now

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As secretary, Mike Kennealy once had a hand in thorny housing and climate policies. As a candidate, he's now criticizing them. As he mounts a campaign to lead the state, Mike Kennealy is distancing himself from efforts he previously oversaw under former Governor Charlie Baker — many of which have become punching bags within his own party

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Is Rachael Rollins trolling everyone? Maybe ... maybe not. -- Rachael Rollins' sudden comeback is, in a way, not dissimilar to the brash but calculating former progressive star's five-year stretch in the limelight.

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Mass. House plans $4 million for addiction recovery services in Boston -- State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, the House's budget chief, said half of the $4 million proposal would fund 200 beds in recovery programs for a year.

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Conviction overturned for man charged with voting in both N.H. and Mass. -- The N.H. Supreme Court concluded the trial court erred by allowing certain evidence about Richard Rosen's voting history in both states.

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Melania Trump delivers statement at the White House denying knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes

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Federal judge finds Pentagon is violating court order to restore access to reporters

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A cease-fire for now in Iran, but a blow to American credibility

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Oil plunges below $95 as the Dow surges 1,300 in a worldwide rally following a ceasefire with Iran

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Democrats grow bolder on talk about removing Trump from office after his Iran threats

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Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in parts of the US now top mortgages.

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US abortion opponents want Trump's FDA to act on abortion pill restrictions

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