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1. Iran says progress made in nuclear talks with U.S. after partial closure of Strait of Hormuz

   

   Iran and the United States reached an understanding on Tuesday on main "guiding principles" in talks aimed at resolving their longstanding nuclear dispute, but that does not mean a deal is imminent, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said.

2. Russia, Ukraine exchange damaging volleys ahead of trilateral talks with U.S.

   

   Russian forces pounded Ukrainian power infrastructure before a new round of ‌peace talks, killing three energy workers and leaving tens of thousands of people without power and heat, officials said Tuesday. For its part, Ukraine struck a Russian oil facility.

3. Victims in Rhode Island hockey arena shooting were suspect's ex-wife and son

   

   A person who  opened fire during a youth hockey game  at an ice rink in Rhode Island on Monday killed their ex-wife and one son, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said Tuesday.

4. Jesse Jackson, U.S. civil rights activist, dead at 84

   

   Jesse Jackson, the Martin Luther King protégé whose two bids for the U.S. presidency highlighted a lifelong fight for social and economic justice for all Americans, has died at age 84, his family ‌said in a statement on Tuesday.

5. For the 2nd year in a row, no one finished this wildly punishing marathon

   

   Just like that, the annual race based on a prison break, that starts with its founder blowing a conch and lighting a cigarette, came to another anticlimactic end.