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forces overnight as it tried to enter an Iranian port.
The vessel remained adrift in the Gulf of Oman, and U.S.
forces have not boarded it, said a U.S.
official with knowledge of the situation.
The U.S.
has now stopped six ships total, trying to breach the blockade.
Meanwhile, several Americans were hurt in a missile attack on a Kuwaiti air base.
Iranian ballistic missile strike on the airbase caused minor injuries to several Americans and seriously damaged two MQ-9 Reaper strike drones, that's according to a person with direct knowledge of the attack.
Meanwhile, a White House meeting to discuss extending a ceasefire with Iran ended without conclusion despite President Trump's earlier suggestion that an agreement was near.
A White House official said Trump will only make a deal that satisfies his red lines, including Iran ending its nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
with a strain of the Ebola virus continuing to spread in Africa.
Tom Frieden, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Bloomberg this weekend, the world is not doing a good job preparing for the next pandemic.
African officials said earlier this week they have only received pledges meeting a little over half of the $500 million needed to fight the outbreak.
The U.S.
under President Trump has stopped paying dues to the World Health Organization, cut more than 3,000 jobs at the Centers for Disease Control, and pushed out some of the agency's senior leadership.
New data shows local economies have taken a hard hit from the Trump administration's immigration surge last year.
Bloomberg's Monica Ricks with details.
The Department of Homeland Security has clarified that highly qualified and skilled green card applicants will see no noticeable impact from a controversial policy announced last week that most people seeking permanent legal residency would have to apply from outside the U.S.,
The move appeared aimed at reassuring employers and immigrants that the process wouldn't become restrictive.
Guidance issued last week by the U.S.