Hours after the State Department announced that American ships would be allowed to sail through the Panama Canal for free, Panama said that was not true. In a post on Wednesday, the State Department said Secretary Marco Rubio had agreed with Panamanian leadership to allow the move, saving the federal government millions of dollars a year.
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Panama denies US claim government vessels can transit canal for free

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Panama denied the U.S. State Department's claim of free passage for American ships, contradicting Secretary Marco Rubio.

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