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Fragile ceasefire appears to hold Trump vents his frustration with Iran, Israel
BY JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and MELANIE LIDMAN
had fought “for so long and so hard” that they do not know what they are doing. Associated Press But even as Israeli Prime Minister DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A frag- Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that ile ceasefire between Iran and Is- Israel had brought Iran’s nuclear rael appeared to hold Tuesday after program “to ruin,” a new U.S. intelinitially faltering, and U.S. Presi- ligence report found that the prodent Donald Trump expressed frus- gram has been set back only a few tration with both sides, saying they months after U.S. strikes over the
weekend, according to two people familiar with the assessment. The early report issued Monday by the Defense Intelligence Agency was described to The Associated Press by two people familiar with it. They were not authorized to address the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The report also contradicts state-
ments from Trump, who has said the Iranian nuclear program was “completely and fully obliterated.” The White House called the assessment “flat-out wrong.” After the truce was supposed to take effect, Israel accused Iran of launching missiles into its airspace, and the Israeli finance minister vowed that “Tehran will tremble.” The Iranian military denied firing on Israel, state media reported, but explosions boomed and sirens
sounded across northern Israel, and a military official said two Iranian missiles were intercepted. Trump told reporters at the White House before departing for a NATO summit that, in his view, both sides had violated the nascent agreement. He had particularly strong words for Israel, a close ally, while suggesting Iran may have fired on the country by mistake.
ä See CEASEFIRE, page 4A
Murrill files 3 lawsuits against CVS Attorney general alleges ‘unfair and deceptive acts’ in text campaign
BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer
acquired last year. “We are extremely excited to partner with Redwood and Marquette to grow our businesses together,” Lane said in a statement. “Redwood is the ideal long-term home to continue the legacy of the CBC family and provide opportunities to our mariners and shore-based employees.”
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, backed by Gov. Jeff Landry, said Tuesday she had filed three different lawsuits against CVS, claiming the company used its position as both a major pharmacy chain and a pharmacy benefit manager to abuse its market power and accusing it of “unethical and deceptive acts” in its use of customer data for political lobbying. The three lawsuits filed in the 27th Judicial District Court Murrill in St. Landry Parish “detail in great length all of the ways that these manipulative tactics are used to drive our prices up Landry and to drive the independent pharmacists out of business,” Murrill said at a news conference announcing the court action on Tuesday. Landry at the media event called pharmacy benefit managers “corporate profiteers” that don’t lower prescription drug prices despite claiming to do so. In a statement, CVS denied wrongdoing and said its system of PBMs and pharmacies helps make it easier for patients to afford and pick up their medicine.
ä See CANAL, page 5A
ä See CVS, page 4A
STAFF FILE PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER
Horses take off at the Fair Grounds Race Course in 2024. Parent company Churchill Downs had threatened to pull out of Louisiana, but said Tuesday it will proceed with a normal season in November.
RACING SEASON BACK ON TRACK Fair Grounds owner sets dates after backing down
after backing down on a threat to pull out of Louisiana if it wasn’t granted a public subsidy. Cathy Beeding, Fair Grounds general manager, told a meeting of the Louisiana BY ANTHONY McAULEY State Racing Commission that the upStaff writer coming season would begin as previously The owner of the Fair Grounds Race planned, on Nov. 20. Fair Grounds parent company Churchill Course & Slots officially confirmed on Tuesday that it will proceed with a nor- Downs had threatened in May to pull out mal horse racing season this November, of Louisiana, where it also owns a dozen
off-track betting outlets as well as the Fair Grounds track and casino, if the state didn’t grant it a multimillion-dollar subsidy to make up for revenue lost when a court banned it from using one type of slot machine. “We’re just happy there’s going to be a racing season this year,” Beeding said on the sidelines of the meeting.
ä See RACING, page 5A
Canal Barge slated to be sold to Maryland company Family-owned firm one of N.O.’s oldest
of a holding comcompanies announced Tuesday, marking the end of local ownership pany that will be of the nearly century-old barge and controlled by Redtransport firm. wood. Financial terms of the deal were The new holding BY STEPHANIE RIEGEL not disclosed. But Canal Barge will company will inStaff writer retain its headquarters in New Orclude Canal Barge and its subsidiarCanal Barge Co., one of New Or- leans’ Central Business District, Lane leans’ oldest family-owned busi- and longtime President, CEO and ies, as well as Marnesses, will be purchased by Mary- board Chair H. Merritt Lane III will quette Transportation Co., a marine land-based Redwood Holdings, the remain in the city and serve as CEO transport company that Redwood
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