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Cal State Fullerton 6, UCSB 1: The UC Santa Barbara Baseball team (27-14, 13-8 Big West) suffered its first conference series loss and sequence of back-to-back defeats since March on Sunday, falling, 6-1, to Cal State Fullerton (21-21, 13-8 Big West). With three weeks left in the regular season, the Gauchos and Titans now both sit two games out of first place behind Big West leader Cal Poly and one game back of second place UC San Diego. Santa Barbara holds the tiebreakers over both the Tritons and Mustangs, while both of those teams remain on the Titans' schedule. (Information provided by UCSB Athletics).

Cal Poly 5, CSUN 2: Ryan Tayman slugged his team-leading 13th home run on the year, a 2-run shot to snap a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning. Dante Vachini drove in 2 runs for the Mustangs who now have sole possession of first place in the Big West with a 15-6 record.

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By Lex Harvey, Isaac Yee, CNN

(CNN) — In the year leading up to its dramatic seizure by US forces in the Indian Ocean, the oil tanker known as the MT Tifani made several trips between Iran and a stretch of water off the coast of Malaysia, around 60 miles from the glitzy skyscrapers of Singapore.

During these trips, it often loitered in a small area before dropping anchor and switching off its mandatory automatic identification system (AIS), according to MarineTraffic data reviewed by CNN.

A while later — sometimes hours, sometimes days — the ship would reappear on AIS.

The seizure of the MT Tifani on Tuesday — and the 1.9 million barrels of Iranian oil US authorities say it was carrying — has pushed the war with Iran into the waters of the Indo-Pacific, thousands of miles from the Persian Gulf.

It’s also put a spotlight on this patch of water off Malaysia, roughly half the size of Rhode Island, which expert and CNN analysis shows acts as a floating gas station for Iran, used by its shadow fleet to trade and store oil, funneling desperately needed cash to the regime as the war grinds on.

While not officially defined, the area is commonly known as the Eastern Outer Port Limits (EOPL) anchorage. It lies near the eastern entrance to the Singapore Strait, one of the world’s busiest shipping pathways, about 43 miles off the coast of peninsular Malaysia, in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). It’s most visible on satellite imagery where, at times, hundreds of vessels can be seen loitering in the area.

The MT Tifani can also be identified by its IMO number: 9273337. Assigned by the International Maritime Organization, the number cannot be changed regardless of ownership or flag.

On one occasion last August, it was seen inside this zone offloading unspecified cargo to another vessel called the Macho Queen (IMO: 9238868), according to satellite images reviewed by CNN. After the transfer, the Macho Queen briefly turned on its AIS and began sailing northeast toward China, before turning its tracker off again after the US sanctioned it for smuggling Iranian oil to China.

A second oil tanker boarded and seized by the US Thursday, the MT Majestic X, had also traveled between the Middle East and the Singapore Strait toward the EOPL several times, according to MarineTraffic data.

The EOPL is a hotspot for the shadow fleet because of its convenient location and the permissive attitudes of nearby authorities, said Farzin Nadimi, a senior fellow with the Washington Institute think tank, specializing in Iran.

“It’s a very convenient place for hiding activities,” Nadimi said. “Malaysian authorities basically look elsewhere.”

At least 679 ship-to-ship transfers took place in the EOPL in 2025, up from 471 in 2024 and 280 in 2023, according to satellite data compiled by nonprofit United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI). These numbers underestimate the true picture because the satellite does not pass every day and can’t detect ships in bad weather.

CNN has reached out to the Malaysian government for comment.

Last July, Malaysia pledged to ramp up enforcement against illegal ship-to-ship transfers in its waters, with Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan admitting the issue is “a thorn in our side,” state media Bernama reported.

Under new regulations, any vessel caught conducting an unauthorized transfer would be detained, Mohamad said, according to Bernama.

“We no longer want to be accused of being a country that facilitates such activities.”

Iran is one of the world’s top oil producers, exporting an average of 1.69 million barrels per day in 2025, according to trade data and analytics company Kpler. Roughly 90% of its oil goes to China, according to the US government. China has not sanctioned Iranian crude and says it opposes sanctions on Iran’s oil.

Because of the widespread sa

By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Betsy Klein, Christian Edwards, CNN

Washington, DC (CNN) — “The word ‘special’ does not begin to do it justice,” said Donald Trump of the relationship between the United States and Britain. “We’re like two notes in one chord, or two verses of the same poem – each beautiful on its own, but really meant to be played together.”

That was in September, when the US president spoke at a banquet hosted by King Charles III to mark his unprecedented second state visit to Britain. Since then, Trump’s comments about Britain have not been so lyrical, or so kind.

The president has called Prime Minister Keir Starmer a “loser” over his refusal to assist the US militarily in its war with Iran. He said Starmer was “no Churchill,” comparing him instead to Neville Chamberlain, a previous British leader who appeased Hitler. He declared that Britain was no longer “the Rolls-Royce of allies” and dismissed its Royal Navy aircraft carriers as “toys.” Asked this month about the state of the “special relationship,” Trump replied: “Not good, not good at all.”

It falls to King Charles to help mend it. The monarch lands in the US on Monday for a four-day state visit to mark the 250th anniversary of its independence, declared during the reign of his five-times great-grandfather, King George III.

The “special relationship” has endured a lot since then, from Britain’s burning down the White House in the War of 1812 to the US invasion of Grenada in 1983, while Queen Elizabeth II was its head of state.

Relations are again at a low ebb. Starmer had been praised for successfully navigating the first year of Trump’s second term; the second year has been choppier due to disagreements over Trump’s war against Iran.

Although the British monarch must stay above politics, his government is hoping that his US tour can help ease tensions. Charles and Camilla will have plenty of face time with the Trumps on the Washington leg of the trip, which culminates in an address by the King to a joint meeting of Congress, before the royals head to New York and Virginia.

“The King will not be having the kind of conversation with the president, or with senior senators and so on, that the prime minister would, but he’s extremely well informed, and it provides an opportunity for private conversations on some really important issues,” said Peter Westmacott, former British ambassador to the United States.

“From the United Kingdom’s point of view, we would obviously hope that those private conversations will have some impact,” he added.

King Charles was said to be “greatly relieved” that Trump, his wife and other guests were unharmed after a gunman attempted to charge into a Washington media dinner on Saturday night, Buckingham Palace said. The King and Queen were understood to have reached out privately to the US president following the security incident.

The palace later confirmed Sunday that the royal state visit to the US will go ahead as planned “following discussions on both sides of the Atlantic through the day, and acting on advice of Government.”

“The King and Queen are most grateful to all those who have worked at pace to ensure this remains the case and are looking forward to the visit getting underway tomorrow,” the palace said in a statement.

CNN understands there will be some minor operati

 MONTECITO, Calif. (KEYT) - A historic treasure in Montecito is getting new life.

A ribbon cutting marked the completion of a federally funded restoration at Casa del Herrero.

The South Exedra project preserves a key part of the National Historic Landmark.

The effort brings together Casa del Herrero and the California Missions Foundation.

The restored space now stands ready to be enjoyed for generations to come.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Ethan Maday invited people onto the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival stage on Sunday to join in the fight against restarting oil production of the coast of Santa Barbara County.

"We can fight this all these signs made by out community each hand print is a different person who came up and said i want to fight sable i want to join you guys in this fight," said Maday.

Katie David and Maureen Ellenberger also talked about Sable and the way environmentalists are pushing back.

They also had an information area in Alameda Park with information about the legal fight against the oil company that has the backing of the Trump Administration to drill and move oil along a pipeline that caused a spill.

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