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Three dozen states are remaining in the case even after the Justice Department settled its claims and withdrew from the case a week ago.

President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday warned that the island had not received oil shipments in more than three months and that it was operating on solar power, natural gas and thermoelectric plants.

Disgraced crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried is betting that Trump’s well-documented willingness to pardon allies who lavish praise on his administration will extend to him, even as influential Republicans urge the president to reject his bid for freedom. Bankman-Fried, 32, is

‘Lost one leg’: Iran’s new leader Mojtaba Khamenei secretly flown to Russia for surgery, says report  WION Intrigue, Power Plays and Rivalries: Inside the Rise of Mojtaba Khamenei  The New York Times U.S. Doesn’t Know Who Iran’s Leader Is, Trump Says  WSJ U.S.

In many other surveyed countries, about half of adults or more see gambling as immoral. This includes 89% in Indonesia, 83% in India and 71% in Italy.

U.S. gasoline prices are up nearly 80 cents from a month ago, while diesel prices have shot up even more. Diesel is now just under $5 a gallon, according to AAA, up $1.34 from last month. (Image credit: Lindsey Wasson)

President Donald Trump announced that he had “essentially” won the war against Iran and complained that it was “unfair” for the country to close its Strait of Hormuz after the so-called victory. During a press conference on Monday, Fox News

Massive explosions were heard in Beirut as Israel launched new attacks on the Lebanese capital before dawn.

Wiles announces cancer diagnosis, plans to stay in job  Politico

Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, has breast cancer, Trump says  The Washington Post