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Black Americans are more likely to get federal life sentences than whites or Latinos, a new study has found.

What the Taliban victory means for Afghanistan's neighbors

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's political leader. Photo: Li Ran/Xinhua via Getty Images

Coast Guard responds to oil spill in Gulf after Hurricane Ida

The U.S. Coast Guard said divers were being deployed Sunday to search for the source of a growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida, per Reuters.

Ukrainian work

Manafort arranged for the law firm to help the Ukrainian minister of justice in 2012 report on the trial of Yulia Tymoshenko, a former Ukrainian prime minister opposed to Manafort’s clients.

2016 statements

The prosecutors’ criminal charge Tuesday explains how van der Zwaan was in touch with Gates and an unnamed colleague of Gates’ who was principally based in Ukraine again in September 2016.

Manafort in Ukraine

Around the time of the conversations van der Zwaan lied about, Manafort was in the spotlight for the work he and Gates did in Ukraine.

Gates close to plea deal

Gates, meanwhile, has had attorneys working on a plea deal with Mueller’s office for more than a month, indicating he’s poised to cooperate in the investigation, sources familiar with the case told CNN last week. But no deal has materialized as of Tuesday morning.