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5 min readIran has seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz and reportedly attacked a third, while hardline supporters in Tehran celebrated the government’s decision not to send negotiators for further peace talks with the United States. In a video released by the Associated Press, masked men in army fatigues were seen riding what appeared to be a missile launcher through the streets of Tehran, chanting “Death to America.” Yet there were also small acts of defiance against the Iranian government. A young woman in Tehran, who asked not to be named due to the risk of arrest for speaking to foreign media, described hearing someone playing an accordion in an alley near her home. Buskers have been banned under the government’s wartime rules. “I hadn’t seen any street musicians anywhere in months,” she said. “But last night we heard the sound of life.”
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- 1 (00:03) **Iran Seizes Ships in Strait of Hormuz; Peace Talks Falter** - Iran seizes two ships and reportedly attacks a third, as hardliners celebrate the dimming prospects for US peace talks.
- 2 (01:18) **Democrats and Republicans Clash Over Immigration Enforcement Funding** - Congressional Democrats refuse to fund immigration enforcement without reforms, while Republicans use a budget tool to bypass them.
- 3 (01:58) **Southern Poverty Law Center Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges** - The civil rights group is charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering for allegedly hiding payments to informants.
- 4 (03:06) **Man Charged in Connection with Shreveport Shooting** - A Louisiana man is charged with providing the weapon used in a deadly shooting that killed eight children.
- 5 (03:26) **Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Restoring Hearing in Genetic Deafness** - An experimental gene therapy restores hearing to 90% of patients born with a rare form of genetic deafness.
- 6 (04:07) **NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds New Organic Molecules on Mars** - The rover discovers organic molecules never before seen on the red planet, suggesting microbial life could have existed billions of years ago.
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