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Live - Trump threatens Iran strikes, says it's too soon for new direct talks - Trump threatens Iran with "higher level" strikes if it won't accept a peace deal, but says it's too soon for direct talks after reporting diplomatic progress. updated 16M ago

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Jeffrey Epstein's possible suicide note released by judge -- A former cellmate has previously claimed that the note was written by Epstein after a failed suicide attempt less than a month before his death.

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Blanche: Obama's concerns about DOJ targeting Trump critics are "extraordinarily rich" -- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche denied to CBS News that the Justice Department is engaging in a retribution campaign against President Trump's critics, pushing back on criticism from Barack Obama.

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Judge denies Fulton County's request to return 2020 ballots seized by FBI -- A federal judge in Georgia denied a motion by officials in Fulton County, Georgia, to return ballots and other materials from the 2020 election that were taken by the FBI earlier this year.

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Rudy Giuliani out of ICU after hospitalization for pneumonia -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has now left the intensive care unit, his spokesperson said, after being hospitalized with pneumonia.

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Ted Turner, media tycoon who founded CNN, dies at age 87 -- Ted Turner built a media empire that included cable channels CNN, TBS and TNT, and he owned the Atlanta Braves for 20 years.

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Suspect arrested in Oklahoma party shooting that killed 1, injured 22 -- Police said they have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with a shooting Sunday during a party that left one woman dead and 22 other people wounded.

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Kentucky Derby winner skipping Preakness Stakes, won't make Triple Crown run -- The last time a horse won the Triple Crown was in 2018.

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3 evacuated from hantavirus cruise as Spain says it will dock in Tenerife -- Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.

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13-year-old student kills 2 women at school in Brazil -- A 13-year-old student admitted carrying out the attack at the public school Instituto Sao Jose in Rio Branco, officials said.

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3 killed in U.S. strike on suspected drug boat in eastern Pacific, Pentagon says -- The attack came a day after U.S. forces struck an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people. -- May 5

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Trump pauses Project Freedom in Strait of Hormuz to see if Iran deal can be struck -- President Trump said Tuesday he has paused Project Freedom, a U.S. effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz. -- May 5

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How hantavirus may have spread aboard a cruise ship -- A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has killed three people and infected multiple others, officials said.

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Amsterdam bans advertising for meat and fossil fuels in public places -- The city, known for its tolerance of some drugs and sex work, no longer allows ads for airlines, cruises, beef, chicken, pork or fish products. -- May 5

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U.K. counter-terror police investigate arson at former synagogue -- Keir Starmer warned Tuesday that there would be "consequences" if Iran is proven to be behind a recent series of antisemitic attacks in the capital. -- May 5

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Hegseth says "ceasefire is not over" after Strait of Hormuz exchange of fire -- Iranian vessels fired on U.S. ships guiding vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in the U.S. sinking several small Iranian boats. -- May 5

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Hantavirus possibly transmitted human to human on stricken cruise ship, WHO says -- Passengers aboard the ship are in good spirits but may have to quarantine for "eight weeks," a World Health Organization official told CBS News. -- May 5

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U.S.-Iran ceasefire holds for now, Hegseth says, as Trump looks to finalize deal -- Hegseth said the ceasefire with Iran "certainly holds" for now after a naval clash between Iranian and U.S. forces and renewed attacks on the UAE.

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Latest U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in Caribbean, military says -- The U.S. military says it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people, as the number of recent strikes continues to ramp up. -- May 5

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Fireworks plant explosion in China kills at least 26, state media say -- An explosion at a fireworks plant in a province in central China killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others, authorities said. The cause was unknown. The person in charge was detained. -- May 5

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2 U.S. Navy destroyers transit Strait of Hormuz after dodging Iranian onslaught -- Two U.S. Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Persian Gulf after navigating an Iranian barrage, according to defense officials. -- May 4

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1 missing U.S. soldier in Morocco was trying to save another, officials say -- Search and rescue efforts were still underway Tuesday after two U.S. Army soldiers went missing in the ocean off Morocco's southern coast over the weekend while off duty during a training exercise. -- May 5

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