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U.S. under pressure after Iran nuclear incident

U.S. under pressure after Iran nuclear incident

Apple News Today
Apr 12, 2021 8 min
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<p>Iran says Israel was responsible for a blackout at its Natanz nuclear site. <a href="https://apple.news/AkAtVc1OISHWPVxCkz5tOvA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/AXlOcC9rSRyC6ilXDOMpO2w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> report on an event that&rsquo;s raising stakes for the U.S. in the region.</p> <p>A Black man died after being shot by police in suburban Minneapolis yesterday, adding further tension in a community that&rsquo;s already on edge. The <a href="https://apple.news/AtwEwevY0QBCzG1__cjGESg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on the incident. And <a href="https://apple.news/AIIMRCHILSpORhM3b3OA35Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> previews the week ahead in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former officer accused of killing George Floyd.</p> <p>Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama made history this weekend as the first man from an Asian country to win the Masters. <a href="https://apple.news/ArydE0r1NRNS5znm83RLK6g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ESPN</a> has his story.</p> <p>Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, voted overwhelmingly against joining a union. The <a href="https://apple.news/AlK0EbFX_Tjy4drQw1f2F7Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on where the organized-labor fight could go from here.</p> <p>An auction house in Madrid was ready to sell an obscure old painting for a little less than $2,000 when it got word it might be a Caravaggio worth tens of millions. The <a href="https://apple.news/AmdxoOMyRThetejPJQ8nTYg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> tells the story of an art-world mystery.</p>

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