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Iranian cargo ship is struck, and talks between Tehran and its neighbors are postponed

State-run media in Iran say an Iranian commercial vessel has been struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded. There was no immediate statement from the U.S. military, which has previously struck Iranian-flagged vessels as part of its blockade of Irani...

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Iranian cargo ship is struck, and talks between Tehran and its neighbors are postponed

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Fact-check: Cooper says NC officials ‘removed’ an HBCU early-voting site ahead of midterm elections

Fact-check: Cooper says NC officials ‘removed’ an HBCU early-voting site ahead of midterm elections

North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper said election officials “removed that ballot box” from North Carolina A&T, a historically Black university in Greensboro. While the campus had a site in 2024, it has never had one in midterm elections.

Fact-check: Can Trump give Americans $5,000 if Republicans win midterms?

Fact-check: Can Trump give Americans $5,000 if Republicans win midterms?

“I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000,” President Donald Trump said, adding: “If the Republicans win. You win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the ‘Trump dividend.’”

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