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Iran could target U.S. commercial ships including oil tankers, the U.S. Maritime Administration said on Friday, as a senior Iranian cleric said a U.S. Navy fleet could be “destroyed with one missile.”

VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ As Maduro cracks down, Venezuela legislators see intimidation

CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan opposition legislator on Friday fled to Colombia while others said threatening messages had been spraypainted on their homes or intelligence agents had been following them, amid a broad crackdown by the government of President Nicolas Maduro against congress. U.S.

COLORADO-SHOOTING/ Teens accused of deadly Colorado school shooting face charges next week

DENVER (Reuters) - The two Colorado teenagers accused of opening fire with handguns at their Denver-area charter school this week, killing one classmate and wounding eight others, are due to face formal charges in court next week, authorities said on Friday. ILLINOIS-CRIME-BOY/

Parents of Illinois boy found in grave plead not guilty to murder The parents of a boy whose body was found wrapped in plastic near his Illinois home pleaded not guilty on Friday to murder and other charges stemming from his death, according to court documents.

BUSINESS USA-TRADE-CHINA-TARIFFS/

Trump says talks with China to continue as trade war escalates WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that trade talks with China would continue even after Washington moved to hike tariffs on Chinese goods, avoiding the worst-case scenario of a complete breakdown in negotiations between the world’s two largest economies.

USA-ECONOMY-INFLATION/ Tame U.S. inflation seen keeping Fed on the sidelines

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose moderately in April and underlying inflation remained muted, supporting the Federal Reserve’s projection of no further interest rates increases this year. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-KIM-KARDASHIAN-BABY/ Kim Kardashian announces birth of fourth child, a boy

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kim Kardashian on Friday announced the arrival of her fourth child, a boy born via a surrogate. FILM-JUDY/

Renee Zellweger transformed as Judy Garland for movie 'Judy' LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fans of screen legend Judy Garland on Friday got their first glimpse of an upcoming movie focusing on the last year of her life, with Oscar winner Renee Zellweger almost unrecognizable as the “Wizard of Oz” star.

SPORTS SOCCER-ENGLAND-TOT-EVE/PREVIEW

Make new plan or risk a crash, Pochettino warns Tottenham Mauricio Pochettino is basking in the glory of defying modern football logic and leading Tottenham Hotspur to their first Champions League final but warns a crash could follow unless the club comes up with a new plan.

RUGBY-UNION-CHALLENGE-CLE-LRO/ Clermont crush La Rochelle for third Challenge Cup triumph

Favourites Clermont Auvergne deservedly won a record-equalling third European Challenge Cup when they overwhelmed La Rochelle 36-16 in an all-French final in Newcastle on Friday. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-ELECTION/WARREN

Elizabeth Warren to campaign in West Virginia and Ohio Elizabeth Warren is doing a campaign swing on Friday through West Virginia and Ohio, making her one of the earliest Democratic presidential candidates in the 2020 cycle to spend time in the traditionally conservative, rural state and former swing state that has turned red in recent years, respectively.

May 11 AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN/MEDIA (PIX)

Taliban fighters double as reporters to wage Afghan digital war At a time when the U.S. government is actively engaged in peace negotiations with the Taliban to end the 17-year-long war, Taliban officials said they have invested thousands of dollars to set up multimedia operations to expand their outreach in the war, rebuild their image to gain greater acceptability among Afghans, and to defeat “anti-Taliban propaganda” they say is widely publicised by the Americans and the Afghan government.

11 May 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

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