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1. Top prosecutor in seashells case against former FBI director James Comey steps down

   Comey maintains his innocence after the Justice Department accused him of ‘making threats to harm’ the president

2. Another US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean

   The U.S. military says it carried out another strike on a vessel accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean

3. Trump tells agencies to align with study calling for narrower childhood vaccine recommendations

   President Donald Trump is giving his endorsement to a January study by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every American child

4. Americans have paid an additional $59 billion in inflated fuel prices since Trump started his Iran war

   The extra $450 spent by each US household has already eaten up this year’s average $380 tax refund

5. Oscar-winning 'Star Wars' editor Marcia Lucas dies at 80

   Marcia Lucas, Oscar-winning editor of the original 1977 "Star Wars," has died

6. California air regulators update a key climate program, sparking pushback from environmentalists

   California air regulators have updated a key climate program Friday

7. Congress is looking to ban Chinese-made vehicles in US - but could take out Mercedes-Benz as well

   Bill would ban automakers tied to U.S.-designated adversaries, including China, Russia and North Korea, from making, selling or importing vehicles into the U.S. for five years

8. Former dentist accused of setting fire to tenant’s car then shooting him to death in an ambush

   Philippe Chagniot, 68, charged with murder in connection with his tenant’s death in a San Francisco neighborhood

9. Iran-US war latest: Trump says naval blockade in Hormuz will be lifted and pledges ‘final decision’ on peace deal

   Iran still has not lifted its blockade and insists there is no clause requiring Tehran to forego costly tolls, according to Iranian media

10. An eclectic, off-grid Hawaii haven, 3 dead men and a suspect caught on surveillance video

    Residents of Hawaii's remote and eclectic Puna district are grappling with the shocking killings of three men who were drawn to the area for its off-grid and laid-back lifestyle