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- Trump meets with US oil barons to discuss plans to sell Venezuelan oil;
- SF Dems face off in race for congressional seat vacated by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi;
- 5 states sue Trump administration over Feds freeze on childcare, food and social service funds for Dem states;
- Pope Leo XIV denounces war-mongering in speech, saying war is “back in vogue” and “zeal for war is spreading”;
- Trump says he put out 8 wars, should get a Nobel Peace Prize for each
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