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Grad student Xiyue Wang will be released in U.S.-Iran prisoner swap

The United States and Iran have agreed to a prisoner swap. Xiyue Wang, a Princeton University graduate student who was detained in Iran in 2016 and charged with spying, will be released. In exchange, the U.S. will release an Iranian researcher. Both countries credit the Swiss government for brokering the deal. Source

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Eye Opener: A deadly shooting at a Florida Navy base

Three people were killed and eight more were hurt after a Saudi Air Force trainee opened fire at a Navy base in Pensacola. Investigators are looking into whether it was terrorism. Also, the White House signals the president will not mount a defense in the House’s impeachment, telling Democrats to end it or get it over with quickly. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

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White House won’t participate in next impeachment hearing

The White House has declined the invitation from Democrats to participate in the next public impeachment hearing, which is set for Monday. The president and his legal team’s decision to sit out the next round of questioning comes as Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are set to spend the weekend drafting articles of impeachment. Natalie Brand reports. Source

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Deadly Florida Navy base shooting: Saudi Air Force trainee kills three, himself

Four people, including the gunman, were killed and eight others were injured in a shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola. CBS News has learned the gunman was Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, a Saudi Arabian national, and a pilot-in-training for the Saudi Air Force. He had been training in the United States since 2017. The FBI is investigating the suspect’s social media posts and whether he acted alone. But investigators have not said what his possible motive might have been. David Begnaud reports. Source

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