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At least two people died when a tornado passed through towns near Dallas on Saturday.

There were more tornadoes reported in Kansas and Oklahoma yesterday.

One tornado confirmed by the National Weather Service hit the town of Columbus, Kansas, close to the border with Oklahoma.

There are no reports of injuries.

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President Trump today is saying the U.S.

military will attack any boats putting new mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Writing online, he says the U.S.

will step up its efforts to clear mines already in the Strait.

As NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports, Trump's threat came as U.S.-Iran peace talks remain in limbo.

Israel and Lebanon are scheduled to hold their second round of ambassador-level peace talks today in Washington.

These latest discussions come amid a shaky ceasefire.

Another Lebanese journalist was killed yesterday by an Israeli airstrike.

NPR's Kat Lonsdorff reports from Beirut.

Shareholders of Warner Brothers have voted this morning to approve a merger with Paramount.

The deal is worth more than $110 billion, and it includes the assumption of debt.

It still needs to be approved by federal regulators.

Several of the candidates running for California governor have held a broadcast debate.

This comes after former leading Democratic candidate Eric Swalwell dropped out and resigned from Congress.