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In the news today: The U.S. vies with Iran for control of the Strait of Hormuz; the Secret Service says law enforcement shot a man who opened fire near the Washington Monument; and The Associated Press wins the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting. Also, photos from Monday night’s “Fashion is art” Met Gala.
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A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
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US attempt to open Strait of Hormuz tests fragile Iran war ceasefire
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The Iran war risked reigniting after the U.S. tried to force open the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping, though a ceasefire seemed to be holding Tuesday even after the United Arab Emirates said Iran fired missiles and drones at it. Read more.
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- It is unclear what will follow after an American attempt to end Iran’s stranglehold on the strait by creating an “enhanced security area.” A prominent Iranian official accused the U.S. of undermining regional security with the effort and warned that Iran will respond. The U.S. military said two American-flagged merchant ships successfully transited the strait on Monday, but it remained to be seen if any more ships would cross through on Tuesday.
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Secret Service says suspect opened fire on them and was shot in exchange near Washington Monument
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Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn said agents spotted a man carrying a gun near the White House complex. The unidentified man attempted to flee when uniformed officers with the Secret Service approached him. Quinn said the man fired at the officers, who returned fire. Read more.
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The White House was briefly locked down as authorities investigated the incident. The Secret Service ushered journalists who were outside into the briefing room, and President Donald Trump continued a small business event without interruption. The incident drew a large police presence, coming just over a week after a gunman tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives. Quinn said it was not known yet whether the Monday incident was related to Trump.
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AP’s global investigation into government surveillance efforts wins Pulitzer Prize
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The Associated Press won the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for an investigation into mass surveillance tools and their impact in China. Read more.
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Spanning three years, thousands of pages of documents and numerous interviews, the AP project found that American tech companies helped lay the foundations of the Chinese government’s system for monitoring and policing its citizens. The Pulitzer board described the reporting as “an astonishing global investigation into state-of-the-art tools of mass surveillance.”
Several other prize-winning projects zoomed in on the Trump presidency. The Washington Post won the prize for public service for scrutinizing the Trump administration’s sweeping, choppy overhaul of federal agencies. Reuters won for national reporting on President Donald Trump’s use of power.
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Heidi Klum arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala on Monday, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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See stars embracing art-inspired fashion at the Met Gala
A-list stars and cultural tastemakers gathered Monday, ascending the famous steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, for the Met Gala. The dress code: “Fashion is art.” Alongside familiar faces such as Beyoncé, Bad Bunny and Rihanna was Heidi Klum, who was especially striking to me, transformed into a virtually unrecognizable marble statue. In her first Met Gala appearance, U.S. Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu swapped her skates for a blood‑red custom Louis Vuitton gown. Watch our interview with a fashion expert breaking down which looks stole the show and scroll through our photo gallery to decide for yourself which look was your favorite of the night.
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