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May 15, 2020, 2:20 PM

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Hi, it’s Todd typing this from my kitchen table.

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Iran says 7 oil tankers are on fire or damaged in a key strait as fears grow of a return to war

Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said Thursday, a markedly high number as tensions wind upward over concerns about a return to all-out war. With days before Israel’s close elections in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could […]

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A Vermont woman scrubs grime from gravestones and researches who is buried there

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What to know as 6 women testify in Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial in London

LONDON (AP) — Six women who accuse Russell Brand of sexually assaulting and raping them in separate instances have described during a London trial their encounters with the British actor and comedian. The women, who don’t know each other, allege they were assaulted by Brand between 1999 and 2009 in locations including workplaces, a hotel […]

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Asian shares retreat as report of damage to oil takers pushes oil prices higher

Asian shares and U.S. futures retreated on Thursday as oil prices jumped more than 2% following a report by Iran’s state television that seven oil tankers caught fire and were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz. If the report is verified, it would be the largest number of vessels damaged in the waterway in a […]

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Ukraine’s strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research

Russia prides itself on its digital advances — from an extensive e-commerce services sector to ambitious plans for developing artificial intelligence. But now, some of the key data centers at the heart of its technical prowess have been knocked out by Ukrainian drone attacks in the 4 1/2-year-old full-scale invasion, suffering damage that could take […]

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Republican nominee for U.S. Senate Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, speaks to supporters, Thursday, Oct....

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Ashley Hinson shows Republicans’ midterm balancing act as Trump heads to Iowa to boost turnout

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After Ashley Hinson dropped off her boys at school earlier this month, she saw the initials “DJT” flash on her phone. “’Ashley, it’s your favorite president,’” Iowa’s Republican nominee for U.S. Senate recently recounted to an audience of her supporters. “That’s how he introduced himself.” She had had a more […]

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