But U.S. officials are still working to find centers in Europe to accept Americans who need advanced treatment, seen as critical to improving odds of survival.

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The former president argued that the Justice Department has a responsibility to protect the privacy of conversations he had with a former ghostwriter.

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With talks at an impasse, both sides are holding to positions their opponents call unacceptable, while the economic pain caused by the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues to grow.