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  After President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran, there has been an urge to compare it to the deal Trump tore up during his first term: President Obama’s 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).  Here goes:  One is a nuclear deal, the other is not  The first thing to note is the JCPOA was a finalized agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, organized between Iran, the U.S., China, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the European Union.    Trump does not yet have a final nuclear agreement with Iran. He struck the MOU to end the current war, commit to future nuclear negotiations, and for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for some immediate sanctions relief and the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade. It’s more of a cease-fire agreement than a nuclear agreement. The future nuclear program is left to be negotia...

  A series of phone calls from a concerned mother helped set in motion what turned out to be a nationwide investigation that uncovered an alleged plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House last weekend and led to the arrest of one of the suspects, according to authorities. ABC News obtained phone calls made to the Knox County Sheriff's Office in Ohio, including one by the mother of 19-year-old Tycen Proper, whom federal prosecutors have charged with conspiring against the United States, attempted murder of an officer of the U.S., and firearms crimes in connection with the alleged plot. Authorities said Proper's mother first called her cousin, who happens to be the chief deputy of the sheriff's office, on June 10 -- just four days before the White House event was set to take place. The deputy chief later called the dispatch center to describe his conversation with Proper's mother and asked if a Danville, Ohio, police officer was available to go to her h...

  Ukrainian drones strike same site twice in three days Refinery lies within Moscow's ring road, only miles from Kremlin Attacks have symbolic as well as economic impact Ukraine tries to show war's tide is turning; Moscow denies that MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - The blast was so powerful that the huge disc-shaped lid of an oil storage ​tank was launched into the sky over Moscow like a frisbee. Evading Russian air defences, Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in southeast ‌Moscow on Thursday for the second time in three days, igniting a fierce blaze that spewed out clouds of black smoke.

  A dam in Mississippi is being monitored for potential failure, officials said Thursday, as the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season , moved through the Gulf of Mexico region, pounding states with life-threatening flash floods. A flash flood emergency was issued for Anchor Lake Dam, located near the city of Carriere, in southern Mississippi and areas downstream on the East Hobolochitto Creek on Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. "The Anchor Lake Dam remains in a caution status," the Pearl River County Office of Emergency Services said in a statement Thursday. "There is the potential for the dam to experience structural issues, including possible failure or overflow." Emergency personnel are monitoring the situation closely, it said. The National Weather Service had earlier reported that the Anchor Lake Dam had failed, citing local emergency management, though it later issued an update t...

  An 18-year-old tourist died Wednesday after falling from a runaway horse carriage in Central Park, police said. Police confirmed the death to New York City ABC station WABC , which reported the man was visiting the city with his family. The Central Park Conservancy identified the victim as Romanch Mahajan. The Transport Workers Union of America, the union representing the carriage horse drivers, said in a statement the carriage driver was "at least at arm’s length from his horse to take a photo of his passengers in the carriage," when the horse took off "for unknown reasons." The carriage clipped the wheel of another carriage and toppled, according to TWU Local 100 Administrative Vice President Alexander Kemp. Mahajan was transported to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center after he fell from the horse around 2:47 p.m., police said. He later succumbed to his injuries, according to police The horse had only been in the park six weeks, Kemp said. An inv...