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President Donald Trump pushed the expiration of the truce with Iran to Wednesday evening ET, saying it’s “highly unlikely” he will extend it further if no deal is reached. This gives negotiators an extra 24 hours of talks before Trump must decide whether to follow through on his threat to blow up Iranian bridges and power plants.

The overnight interdiction of the M/T Tifani, tanker, happened in the Indo-Pacific area.

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US intel secretly warned months before the 2020 election that adversaries like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea could compromise voting infrastructure, including vulnerable voter registration databases that could be hacked to steal data or erode public trust.

A newly declassified January 2020 National Intelligence Council memo flagged these risks, which were briefed to President Trump but not shared publicly at the time.

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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has been hit with a fourth complaint of racial discrimination. Two Metro Detroit branch employees allege they faced discrimination and retaliation.

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On top of higher airfares and added fees driven by the war with Iran, airlines in Europe and Asia are now facing a potential jet fuel shortage. This raises the odds of flight cancellations and schedule cuts, spelling trouble for the summer travel season.

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