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The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is threatening the licenses of broadcasters over what he says is fake news about the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports.

A late winter storm is piling through the Midwest.

Here's Mark Chouinard with the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service is warning about potential heavy rains Monday, damaging winds and possible tornadoes from South Carolina to Maryland.

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Trade and economic negotiations between the United States and China have begun in Paris.

The talks are being led by the U.S.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessett and China's Vice Premier He Lifong as the top negotiator for Beijing.

The two sides met for more than six hours on Sunday.

Lebanon's president is proposing ceasefire talks with Israel, but Israel's foreign minister is not publicly weighing in about the possibility of those talks.

Itai Stern reports from Tel Aviv.

The United States has advanced to the finals of the preseason World Baseball Classic Tuesday night in Miami.

They hung on to beat the Dominican Republic 2-1 Sunday night.

The U.S.

will now play the winner of Monday night's semifinal game, that between Venezuela and Italy.

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Lebanon's president reiterated his call for direct talks with Israel to end the war at a meeting with the UN Secretary General Friday.