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Hello and welcome to your afternoon news update from The Associated Press. Today, how a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship; the U.S. fires on an Iranian oil tanker as President Donald Trump pressures Tehran for a deal to end the war; and the FBI searches the Virginia Senate leader's office as part of a corruption probe.
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The MV Hondius cruise ship departs the port in Praia, Cape Verde, on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
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How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identified
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A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward Antarctica and then across the Atlantic Ocean, stopping at or near remote islands on the way as passengers and crew members fell sick, according to information from the cruise operator, the World Health Organization and ship tracking data. Read more.
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US fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war
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The U.S. military said Wednesday that it fired on an Iranian oil tanker as President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. An American fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to breach the U.S. military’s blockade of Iran’s ports, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post. Read more.
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FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe, AP source says
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The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader’s office on Wednesday as part of a corruption investigation, a person familiar with the matter said. The search at Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas’s district office in Portsmouth comes after the Democrat helped lead the state’s recent redistricting effort. Read more.
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Ted Turner speaks during the CNN World Report Contributors banquet in Atlanta in 1995. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Soccer players on the Rwanda Amputee team take part in a training session in Kigali, Rwanda, in March. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
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Amputee football players in Rwanda find healing and a sense of community
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The players struck their crutches against each other as they chased a soccer ball, as well as a larger dream of competing at the global level. Children shrieked in joy as they watched a goalie dive to block an attempt with her remaining hand. Amputee football has grown steadily in Rwanda over the past decade. Players say they have found a community on the field after embracing a sport some never imagined they could play.
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