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forces have attacked another boat in the eastern Pacific.

In a statement on social media, he said the vessel was involved in illicit narcotic smuggling.

Three men on the boat were killed and the boat was destroyed.

Hegses says the vessel was operated by a terrorist organization, but he offered no proof to support that statement.

Another U.S.

aircraft carrier strike group, meanwhile, is in the Caribbean.

Its deployment adds to the already escalating tensions between the U.S.

and Venezuela.

MPR's Joe Hernandez has more.

Several Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are vowing to oppose any attempt to establish a Palestinian state.

NPR's Kat Lonsdorff has our story.

Our opposition to the Palestinian state

Flights in the U.S.

are returning to normal.

The FAA says all restrictions imposed during the federal government shutdown are being removed and normal schedules will begin on Monday morning.

Thousands of flights were canceled during the shutdown because of reduced staffing by air traffic controllers.

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A Holocaust survivors group is calling the auction of Holocaust artifacts cynical and shameless.

The auction was scheduled to include letters from Holocaust prisoners as well as other documents.

Poland's foreign minister says the sale in Germany has now been canceled.