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Middle East crisis live: US ‘hopeful’ of Iran meetings this week after Rubio claims operation expected to conclude in weeks

Special envoy Steve Witkoff says he thinks there will be US-Iran meetings this week; Marco Rubio also says Iran could set up a toll system for the strait of HormuzMore now on India slashing taxes on diesel and petrol amid the global disruption in energy supplies: finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the move would “provide protection to consumers from rise in prices”.The country is one of the world’s largest crude oil importers and relies on foreign suppliers for more than 85% of its oil needs, with Russia being the biggest supplier. Continue reading...

Strikes on Iranian Industry Expand Blows to Civilian Economy

After Israel said it would intensify attacks on Iran’s industrial infrastructure, major steel plants and other vital plants were struck.

House Republicans are ‘the only thing standing’ in the way of ending DHS shutdown, Hakeem Jeffries says – live

Leading House Democrat blames Mike Johnson and Republicans for DHS shutdown; DHS says TSA workers will get paychecks as early as Monday Sign up for the Breaking US News emailsPeter Ticktin, an 80-year-old Florida lawyer who has various ties to Donald Trump and represents some 2020 election deniers, has become an outspoken advocate for an emergency executive order on US elections that would overhaul voting rules and rights by ending machine and mail-in voting.The exact nature and extent of Ticktin’s contact and influence with Trump and other administration officials is not clear. But election experts and analysts see Ticktin’s push for an executive order as worrying, and part of a broader drive by fellow election conspiracists who are now promoting similar and legally dubious emergency order plans to revamp voting rules this year in order to boost Republican fortunes in the fall elections. Continue reading...

Tiger Woods charged with DUI after rollover crash in Florida

Tiger Woods showed signs of impairment and was arrested at the scene of car crash in which he struck another vehicle.

Breonna Taylor shooting: charges dismissed against ex-police officers for falsifying warrant

Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany were accused of lying on document used to enter Taylor’s house on night of shootingA federal judge has dismissed charges against two former Louisville police officers accused of falsifying the warrant used to enter Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night police shot her to death.Charles Simpson, a US district judge, issued a one-page ruling on Friday throwing out charges against Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany, two former officers involved in crafting the Taylor warrant. Continue reading...

Iran Moves to Assert Control Over Strait While Trading Strikes With Israel

Two ships turned back after being warned not to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. Iran said strikes in the country had hit a uranium processing plant and industrial sites.

Connecticut officer fired after shooting man in mental health crisis as others tried to de-escalate

Mayor of Hartford has fired a white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a mental health crisis nine timesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA white Connecticut police officer who fatally shot a Black man 30 seconds after arriving at the scene, where three fellow officers had spent several minutes trying to de-escalate the situation, was fired Friday.Arunan Arulampalam, Hartford’s mayor, said in a statement that he terminated Officer Joseph Magnano effective immediately in connection with the 27 February shooting of Steven Jones, who was on a city street holding a knife. The killing came eight days after a different Hartford officer fatally shot another man in a mental health crisis. Continue reading...