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1. US extends waiver on Russian oil sanctions to ease Iran war shortages despite Bessent denial

   The U.S. Treasury Department has extended its pause on sanctions on Russian oil shipments to ease shortages from the Iran war, days after Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out such a move

2. Rapper Tory Lanez sues California prison system for $100 million over stabbing by inmate

   Rapper Tory Lanez has sued the California prison system, claiming he should not have been housed with an inmate who stabbed him 16 times last year

3. Iran-US war latest: Washington and Tehran negotiators reportedly expected to meet Monday for talks in Pakistan

   Peace talks last weekend in Islamabad failed after Washington and Tehran couldn’t agree on what to do about Iran’s nuclear ambitions

4. Spirit Airlines asks Trump administration for emergency bailout as it faces liquidation over rising fuel costs: reports

   Spirit Airlines was expected to emerge from bankruptcy this summer but then the Iran war caused oil prices to surge

5. LA to pay $11.8 million to man blinded by police projectile during Dodgers celebration

   The city of Los Angeles must pay $11.8 million to a 27-year-old who was blinded by a projectile fired by police officers while he was celebrating the Dodgers 2020 World Series win

6. Oscar Schmidt, Basketball Hall of Famer from Brazil, dies at 68

   Oscar Schmidt, the Basketball Hall of Famer known to his Brazilian compatriots as the “Holy Hand,” died Friday

7. Pope Leo XIV's visit to an African church linked to slavery reflects on his own complex heritage

   The pope’s planned visit to a Catholic chapel in Angola that was connected to the slave trade is seen as a symbolic moment by some Africans

8. Trump slams NATO claiming it offered to help clear Strait of Hormuz after he declared it open: ‘We never needed them’

   Earlier Friday, President Trump declared that the Strait of Hormuz has been reopened, though Iran said the opening would only last as long as the ceasefire in Lebanon

9. Federal judge blocks Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger until antitrust lawsuit is settled

   A federal judge has blocked the $6.2 billion merger between local television giants Nexstar Media Group and Tegna until an antitrust lawsuit is resolved

10. A lead prosecutor in John Brennan investigation has been removed from case, AP source says

    A lead prosecutor in the John Brennan investigation has been removed from the case after expressing concerns to Justice Department officials about the viability of a potential criminal prosecution of the former CIA director