Israel And Iran Pull Back, Primaries In Four States, Trump's Election Fraud Claims

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Iran Deal, UFC Event At White House, Trump Heads To G7

President Trump says a deal has been reached to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but the agreement is set to be signed Friday in Switzerland and leaves out Israel, whose opposition is calling it one of the country's worst failures.Just hours after announcing ...  Show more

How an anti-police violence protest ended in a teen’s death

In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to be part of the racial justice movement. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unso ...  Show more

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