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Good morning and welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. In today’s edition: frustration grows in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430; President Donald Trump's second term is testing America's experiment with democracy; and country legend Alan Jackson hangs up his hat with one final concert.
But first, Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following U.S. strikes and threatens to halt talks to end the war.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa share a word after their meeting, at Al-Sakhir Palace near Zallaq, Bahrain, on Thursday. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo via AP)
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Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks to end the war
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Iran launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks. Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran’s direct oversight sparked the crossfire now gripping the region and have imperiled negotiations for a lasting ceasefire. Read more.
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People affected by the earthquake line up for food in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Frustration grows in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430
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Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela’s state of La Guaira as rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors and the death toll rose sharply to 1,430. Families reported at least 68,900 people missing Saturday, three days after the one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes devastated the South American nation. Read more.
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America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump’s presidency is testing how far it’s come
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The 250th anniversary of America’s liberation from a king kicked off with a campaign-style rally on the National Mall by President Donald Trump, whose face already stares down from banners fluttering from federal buildings across the nation’s capital. The images illustrate how the Republican president has dominated daily life since returning to power and, to some, evoke more the style of a monarch than the leader of the world’s oldest democracy. But it’s also how he has wielded that power that has led to comparisons of an imperial reign. Read more.
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Alan Jackson performs during his final farewell concert on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)
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