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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Iran reimposes restrictions on Strait of Hormuz, accusing US of violating deal to reopen it. Follow live updates. Questions lingered Saturday about how much freedom ships actually had to transit the waterway as Tehran maintained its grip on the strait and who got through.

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Live updates - Oil prices fall sharply and Wall Street rallies to a record as Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz. Here's what happened. A freer flow of oil could take pressure off prices not only for gasoline but also for groceries and all kinds of other products.

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US extends waiver on Russian oil sanctions to ease Iran war shortages despite Bessent denial -- The Treasury Department has extended its pause on sanctions on Russian oil shipments to ease shortages from the Iran war, days after Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out such a move.

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Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but threatens to close it again as the US maintains its blockade -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X that the crucial waterway, through which about 20 percent of the world's oil is shipped, was now fully open to commercial vessels.

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Federal judge dismisses Trump administration's 'fishing expedition' for R.I. voter records

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Todd Lyons, ICE head and South Boston native, on why he's leaving the Trump administration

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To remake higher ed, Trump is about to unleash his strongest tool yet

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Senate fund-raising hauls are getting especially bonkers. Here is why.

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'Pass the torch.' Dark-money group, led by a Moulton donor, targets Markey's 50-year tenure in Washington -- MA Progress Action, a self-described 501(c)(4) organization, on Wednesday unveiled an ad invoking a fictional ailment: "Chronic Reelection Disorder."

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - Mass. is the only state in New England with an age of consent loophole. The time to close it is now. Every state in New England has closed it. Why won't we?

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'A job that's equal for everyone.' Wu appoints Rodney Marshall as Boston's first Black fire commissioner -- Rodney Marshall is a 35-year veteran of the Boston Fire Department, and will be its 45th commissioner.

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Supreme Court hands win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana

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Oil prices drop 9% and Wall Street rallies to a record after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz

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Senate extends surveillance powers until April 30 after longer renewal collapsed in House

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Trump's lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president's $10 billion lawsuit

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Trump draws Marie Antoinette comparisons as he leans into the gilded trappings of the presidency

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