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US rejects Iran demand to move talks - Diplomacy at risk

US officials refused Iran s request to change the venue and agenda for planned nuclear talks, a move that risks derailing diplomacy as tensions spiked following an Iranian drone shootdown near a US carrier and last minute procedural demands

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700 - Number of federal immigration agents withdrawn from Minnesota

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"Stop being his flunky!" — Rep. Gregory Meeks

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