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Macron's social-media ban falls

Trump strains Hormuz as borders harden, reactors idle and consumers pull back

The past half-day brought a familiar mix of hard power and soft underbellies. Donald Trump talked up control of the Strait of Hormuz, Europe wrestled with heat-stressed infrastructure and borders, and American consumers showed less appetite for spending.

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    Police lift campus lockdown after five people are wounded in a shooting, with law enforcement remaining on site in Petersburg

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The US under Trump: second term

President Trump's public statement about declaring the Strait of Hormuz US territory, coupled with new pledges of "unprecedented" economic measures against Iran, escalates the rhetoric and pressure on Tehran.

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