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Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85

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After the U.S. sinks an Iranian warship, Sri Lanka takes custody of an Iranian vessel

The move followed Wednesday's sinking of another Iranian warship by a U.S. submarine. Australia confirmed three Australians were on that submarine.

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