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Live updates - Trump threatens to strike Iran's civilian infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz isn't open by deadline. Follow live updates. The president also said he's "not at all" concerned about committing war crimes if Iran doesn't meet the Tuesday-evening deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Trump administration pulls out of civil rights settlements backing transgender students -- WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday terminated multiple civil rights settlements aimed at ensuring transgender students' rights to equal opportunity to an education, forcing school officials to choose whether to comply with the government's interpretation of federal antidiscrimination laws or to abide by conflicting state statutes.

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Trump's foreign aid overhaul sent millions more dollars to big US-based contractors -- When the Trump administration began its overhaul of foreign aid in January 2025, officials made no secret of their disdain for giant aid organizations and private businesses who received multimillion dollar contracts to deliver health services to poor nations. They characterized them as "beltway bandits" who charged bloated amounts of overhead.

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ANALYSIS | James Pindell - In repetitive press conference on Iran, Trump displays he doesn't know what to do - Unsaid was the underlying premise that is Trump's fundamental problem: There would have been no F-15 shot down if the United States and Israel had not entered a war in Iran.

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A controversial mural depicting a slain Ukrainian refugee is now on a Lebanese restaurant in Providence's Federal Hill

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'Dystopian death market': Polymarket halts bets regarding US airman after Moulton condemns site

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N.H. eliminates use of student IDs as valid voter identification

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Amid fraud concerns, Mass. launching chip-enabled EBT cards this year, Healey says - A pilot program will begin later this year, the Healey administration said Monday.

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Calling it 'a difficult moment,' Wu readying $4.9 billion budget plan with targeted cuts -- Wu's spending recommendation would increase spending by 2 percent over the current year's $4.8 billion budget.

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Saying state must do more, Mass. House pursuing children social media ban, prohibition on cellphones in school -- The legislation, which leaders in the House announced Monday, would prohibit social media companies from letting children under 14 years old have accounts on their platforms.

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Iran rejects latest ceasefire proposal as Trump's deadline approaches

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RFK Jr. lays groundwork to rebuild weakened vaccine committee

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A 12-hour drive through Iran offers glimpses of destruction, defiance and daily life

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Trump vows strikes on Iran's infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened. See how the day unfolded.

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Trump issues a fiery, expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge

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