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Oil Prices Plunge Twenty Percent as United States and Iran Near Deal on Strait of Hormuz Access

Benchmark crude prices fell twenty percent to eighty dollars a barrel after United States officials said multilateral talks mediated by Oman and Qatar were nearing a breakthrough to end hostilities and restore commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Australian Crew Evacuates Seriously Ill American From Antarctica in Midwinter Darkness
Trump’s Top General Seeks an Exit Strategy From Iran War, Report Says
Brock Lesnar Retires From Wrestling, Closing a Career of Rare Athletic Range and Lasting Controversy
Trump Administration Proposes Major Changes to Federal Head Start Program
Trump Administration Imposes Tariffs on Polysilicon to Support Domestic Semiconductor Supply Chains
Bipartisan Senators Seek to Restore Full Pentagon Press Access by Law
Lisa Murkowski Opposes Todd Blanche Nomination for Attorney General
Trump Signs Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship and Foreign Birth Tourism
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Pentagon Revokes Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s Security Clearance Over Alleged Classified Disclosure
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