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Oil prices drop 9% and Wall Street rallies to a record after Iran reopens the Strait of HormuzApr 17, 2026 4:44 pm - NEW YORK — Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record Friday after Iran said the Strait of Horm...
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Garret Anderson, the talented outfielder and Angels career hits leader, dies at 53Apr 17, 2026 3:34 pm - Garret Anderson, the multitalented outfielder who became the Los Angeles Angels' career hits leader and led the team to its only World Series title, has died. He was 53.
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Don Schlitz, storied country songwriter behind such hits as ‘The Gambler,’ dies at 73Apr 17, 2026 11:28 am - Don Schlitz, the storied country music songwriter known for such hits as “The Gambler,” “On the Other Hand” and “Forever and Ever, Amen,” died Thursday at a Nashville hospital. He was 73.
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Singer D4vd is arrested in the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas HernandezApr 17, 2026 10:13 am - Singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found seven months ago in his apparently abandoned Tesla, authorities said Thursday. D4vd’s lawyers declared his innocence.
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Macron and Starmer hold international summit on reopening the Strait of HormuzApr 17, 2026 7:53 am - The leaders of France and the U.K. gathered dozens of countries — but not the United States — on Friday to push forward plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route choked off by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
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Jet fuel supplies are lagging. What does that mean for airlines and travelers?Apr 17, 2026 7:50 am - A looming jet fuel shortage in Europe and Asia sparked by the Iran war and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz could further upend world travel within weeks if oil doesn't start flowing again soon — meaning higher airfares and flight cancellations as the summer travel season approaches.
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Iran war energy shock drives nuclear power plans in hard-hit Asia and AfricaApr 17, 2026 7:44 am - The Iran war's global energy shock is causing some nations in Asia and Africa to boost nuclear power generation and spurring atomic energy plans in non-nuclear countries on both continents.
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ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required, AP investigation findsApr 17, 2026 7:25 am - Some new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers started working before passing background checks and had problems in their past.
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House extends surveillance powers until April 30 after late-night revolt sinks GOP planApr 17, 2026 7:20 am - The House early Friday approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies in a post-midnight vote after Republicans revolted and refused President Donald Trump’s push for a longer extension.
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Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in forceApr 17, 2026 7:18 am - Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S., including on its nuclear program.