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Good morning and welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. Today, a look at the pivotal election in Hungary, the deepening water crisis in Texas and the Artemis II astronauts returned home to cheers. 

But first, U.S. President Donald Trump says that the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire talks ended without an agreement. 

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Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen, on Sunday in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Trump threatens Strait of Hormuz blockade after US-Iran ceasefire talks end without agreement

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after historic U.S.-Iran peace talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement or next steps in sight. Face-to-face talks ended earlier Sunday after 21 hours, leaving a fragile two-week ceasefire in doubt. Read more. 

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Gavino Rivera talks about the decline of the Hillcrest neighborhood Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, as he gathers scrap metal near a Citgo oil refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Years of drought has major energy port of Corpus Christi, Texas, wrestling with water crisis

In parched southern Texas, a yearslong drought has depleted Corpus Christi’s water reserves so gravely that the city is scrambling to prevent a shortage that could force painful cutbacks for residents and hobble the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port. Read more.

Hungary decides in a key election that could unseat populist Prime Minister Orbán

Hungarians were casting ballots Sunday in what is widely seen as Europe’s most consequential election this year, a vote that could unseat populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power. It’s a key moment for Orbán, the European Union’s longest-serving leader and one of its biggest antagonists, who has traveled a long road from his early days as a liberal, anti-Soviet firebrand to the Russia-friendly nationalist admired today by the global far-right. Read more. 

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The Artemis II crew, from left, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman come to the center stage at the end of a crew return event Saturday at Ellington Field in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

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Space travel: Artemis II’s moon-traveling astronauts return home to cheers after a record-breaking trip

Extreme weather: Trump approves disaster requests for at least 7 states. Others await aid decisions

Oil prices: Haitians cut back on already scarce food and ask how they’ll survive rising fuel prices

Child welfare: A 9-year-old was found locked in a van since 2024, malnourished and unable to walk

Crime: New York subway stabbings leave 3 hurt as police shoot and kill knife-wielding man, officials say

Car ownership: Buyers fret as the average cost of a new car nears $50K

H-1B visa lottery: For Chinese visa-seekers in the US, the path to good fortune lies in … Chick-fil-A?

Be Well: Hearing aids can seem like a big step. This NYC Ballet principal dancer doesn’t regret taking it

Coachella: Photo highlights from the Coachella Music and Arts Festival

Today in History: In 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space

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