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UAE’s Fujairah says fire breaks out at petroleum complex after Iranian drone attack  Reuters Why Iran’s Attack On Fujairah Matters For Energy Markets  WSJ Iran war: Germany condemns attacks on UAE  DW.com Global oil prices top $114 and settle at 4-year high after

Wyoming lawmakers say tight new restrictions on abortion are needed to grow the state’s population. Demographers and others say economic conditions are more to blame for an exodus of young people. (Image credit: Jamie Schwaberow)

Supreme Court clears path for Louisiana to redraw map in redistricting fight  The Washington Post Supreme Court justices spar over Louisiana’s effort to speed up elimination of majority-Black congressional district  CNN Court agrees to immediately finalize Voting Rights Act decision  SCOTUSblog Racial Gerrymandering:

Met Gala guests from Beyoncé to Naomi Osaka to Emma Chamberlain did not play it safe this year for the Met Gala, delivering custom works of art in honor of the dress code “Fashion is art.”

China told its independent refineries to disregard U.S. sanctions over their purchases of Iranian crude.

The Justice Department again appears to be using the investigative power of the federal government to rehash debunked claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election.

Attacks in Strait of Hormuz, Gulf region imperil fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire  The Washington Post Trump has a new Strait of Hormuz plan. The market isn’t buying it  CNN US-Iran Ceasefire Live Updates: Ceasefire On Brink As US, Iran Trade Fire, UAE Reports

At a White House event for Small Business Week, he described the economy as “roaring” and predicted that gas prices would go down soon.

Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump  The New Yorker

Fact check: Trump denied he made this remark about Iran. He made it on camera one day earlier  CNN