INRIX ranked the most congested U.S. cities in 2024.
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Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
Before we left for the weekend last week, peace in the...

INRIX ranked the most congested U.S. cities in 2024.
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Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
Before we left for the weekend last week, peace in the...
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The attack comes hours after US President Donald Trump announced he is sending his team to Islamabad for possible talks with Iran.
Published On 20 Apr 2026
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President Donald Trump said the U.S. forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a…

Tarek Chouiref
20 April 2026•Update: 20 April 2026
Iran confirmed early Monday that US forces seized an Iranian vessel and warned that it would retaliate “soon.”
According to Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency, the Khatam al-Anbiya…
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