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Oil Surges After Iran Reverses Strait Reopening (Sun, 19 Apr 2026)
Oil prices rose in early trading Sunday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway that is crucial to global energy supplies.
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Eight Children, Ages 1-12, Dead in Shreveport Shootings (Sun, 19 Apr 2026)
A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children, including seven of his own, and shot two other people Sunday in an early morning attack of domestic violence carried out across two houses, authorities said. It marked one of the nation's deadliest mass shootings in more than two ...
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Michigan Refuses Trump Admin Demand for 2024 Election Ballots (Sun, 19 Apr 2026)
Michigan officials on Sunday pushed back on a Department of Justice demand for Detroit-area ballots and other materials related to the 2024 election, accusing the Trump administration of trying to cast doubt on the integrity of U.S. ‌elections.
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Pew: 9% of US Births in '23 Were to Parents Without Legal Status (Sun, 19 Apr 2026)
Nearly one in 10 U.S. births in 2023 were to parents without legal status, Pew Research Center data shows, fueling debate over immigration and birthright citizenship as President Donald Trump pushes for automatic citizenship limits.
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