What's News: World-Wide -- WSJ
March 23 2019 - 3:02AM
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Mueller presented his report to the Justice Department, ending
an inquiry that has loomed over the Trump presidency and likely
setting up a political battle over the findings.
Trump said he wouldn't move forward with a round of large-scale
sanctions against North Korea, catching officials by surprise.
The Iranian organization responsible for developing nuclear
weapons is poised to restart work, according to U.S. officials.
U.S. sanctions have cut off Iranian oil shipments to Syria,
taking a toll on a flow that had helped sustain the Assad
regime.
The president again announced that ISIS's territorial grip in
Syria had ended, even as Pentagon officials said fighting
continued.
The U.S. budget gap widened 39% in the fiscal year's first five
months as tax revenues held steady and federal spending
increased.
Sackler family members have become more involved in settlement
talks to resolve Purdue Pharma's share of opioid lawsuits.
FEMA inadvertently released personal data of more than two
million disaster victims, a report said.
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