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A nonprofit that manages the courses on federal property in the last five years says the Interior Department canceled its 50-year lease.

The National Links Trust says the lease cancellations come after the government had already spent $8.5 million on capital improvements.

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

President Trump says the U.S.

has struck a dock in Venezuela where he says drugs were being loaded onto boats.

Trump also says he recently spoke with Venezuela's leader, Nicolas Maduro.

As NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports, this comes as the U.S.

ramps up aggression towards Venezuela.

President Trump is warning Iran against reconstituting its nuclear program, saying its enrichment sites were destroyed in U.S.

airstrikes last June.

Trump spoke as he welcomed Israel's prime minister to his home in Florida.

Israeli officials have recently expressed concern about Iran's ability to strike their nation.

China has launched rockets on the second day of military exercises around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory.

The Chinese war games are simulating the seizure and blockade of key parts of the self-governing island.

The BBC's Stephen McDonald has more from Beijing.

The BBC's Stephen McDonald in Beijing.

Cities across the U.S.

are ramping up security ahead of New Year's Eve.

New Orleans Homeland Security Secretary Colin Arnold says the Coast Guard, National Guard and police will all be present to assist local and state law enforcement.