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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to appear before the Senate for his confirmation hearing. And, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has paused most traffic stops after recent deadly shootings.

Iran threatened to block all oil exporting routes in the region on Wednesday in response to the U.S. maritime blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.

AI is a fast-growing business expense. Some companies are cutting costs by switching to cheaper Chinese AI models.

Can the U.S. control the Strait of Hormuz? NPR's Michel Martin asks retired Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan, who commanded the Navy's Fifth Fleet and the Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East.

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to WHO, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., about his recent trip to the occupied West Bank and temporary detention by Israeli settlers and soldiers.

The United States plans to reinstate a blockade over the Strait of Hormuz today. And, several states are suing to stop the massive Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.

President Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is open, and the U.S., not Iran, will collect tolls.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Robert Malley, a negotiator of a 2015 Iran nuclear deal, about President Trump saying the U.S. is reinstating a blockade on Iranian ports and charging a toll on cargo.

The U.S. military announced it will begin its blockade of Iranian ships over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran vowed to assert its own control over the critical international waterway.