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forces are now escorting an oil tanker after a two-week chase that began in the Caribbean and ended in the North Atlantic.

As NPR's Greg Miber reports.

The Iranian government has shut off the country's Internet and telephone services as protests sparked by economic instability continue.

The unrest was called by the country's crown prince and is considered a test of his ability to sway public opinion.

At least 42 people have been killed in the protests and nearly 2,300 have been injured.

The U.S.

suffered $115 billion in damages from weather disasters last year.

That's according to new data from the nonprofit Climate Central.

NPR's Michael Copley reports that high disaster costs have driven up insurance prices.

A federal judge has disqualified a federal prosecutor from overseeing investigations of New York Attorney General Letitia James.

The judge has blocked subpoenas requested by acting U.S.

Attorney John Sarkone, saying he did not follow statutory procedure after his tenure was not extended.

Sarkone had challenged the judge's authority.

U.S.

futures are flat, and after hours trading on Wall Street, on Asia-Pacific markets, shares are mostly higher.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens.

Immigration enforcement agents have shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon.

As NPR's Jimena Bustillo reports, police say both individuals have been hospitalized.

In a press briefing today, Vice President J.D.