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Iran's Revolutionary Guard says ships can now pass the Strait of Hormuz

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Democrats gain midterm edge, NPR poll shows. And, U.S. pauses 'Project Freedom'

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Skeletons in their clothing: Recovering bodies from the rubble in Gaza

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Zelenskyy slams Russia as strikes kill 22 in Ukraine before announced ceasefire

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Police say Australian women with alleged IS ties face charges on return from Syria

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U.S. diplomats depart; the new Grand Egyptian Museum

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NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive

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The Iran war sent jet fuel prices sky-high. Here's what air travelers should know

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SCOTUS temporarily restores mifepristone access. And, Indiana, Ohio vote in primaries

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Trump says he's paused U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of Strait of Hormuz

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An explosion at a fireworks plant in China kills at least 26 people, state media says

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Cruise ship waiting for help after 3 people died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak

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Russia declares a truce in Ukraine to mark Victory Day

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Trump says he's pulling U.S. Troops from Germany. Does it matter?

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The standoff in the Strait of Hormuz

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Modi's party takes control of India's West Bengal in key state election

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Anti-poverty program is effective even in one of the world's toughest settings

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U.S. tries to force open the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes under attack

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Trump says U.S. will 'guide' stranded ships through the Strait. And, key Senate races to watch

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2 U.S. service members missing after military exercises in Morocco

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Trump says the U.S. will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz

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Hantavirus outbreak kills 3 on cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, WHO says

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Gas prices went up more than 30 cents a gallon last week. How high could they go?

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'I just want to see her again' says son of imprisoned Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi

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