U.S. seeks seizure of Iranian oil tanker in new escalation
The newly issued warrant marks the first attempt by the United States to seize a ship since President Trump walked away from the international deal over Iran’s nuclear program and imposed tough new sanctions. It could also provoke further tensions between the United States and Iran in the Persian Gulf.
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Trump’s speech at a Shell plant drew thousands of workers. They were paid overtime to be there.
Workers at a Royal Dutch Shell plant in Monaca, Pa., were forced to choose Tuesday between attending a speech by President Trump or forgoing overtime pay that their co-workers would earn.
(Mitch Gee/The Washington Post)
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As with Epstein’s accusers, justice has been elusive for women allegedly abused by his modeling agent friend
Jean-Luc Brunel, who has been the subject of allegations for decades, had befriended financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Amid a diplomatic spat, Muftiyah Tlaib said her positive views of the United States remain unchanged. As for President Trump’s criticism of her granddaughter: “I don’t know him. ... I don’t care.”
"Fjord to Trump: Drop dead" is a Greenland-themed play on a headline from when then-President Gerald Ford initially refused to bail New York City out of bankruptcy in 1975.
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Asylum seeker Carolina Chavez and her family have waited in Guatemala for more than a year.
Chavez's son, Jourhen, looks at a family photo from Nicaragua.
Jose Antonio Guardado, who is waiting for asylum status with his son, says three of his children were murdered in El Salvador.
Asylum seekers already waiting there have struggled to feed themselves as they wait for legal status. Others have endured threats and watched as their neighbors were murdered or attacked.
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