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US military analysis suggests North Korea launched a ‘probable’ ICBM — Top officials at the State Department and the Defense Department are participating in the meeting — (CNN)US military analysts believe North Korea's launched a “probable” two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday …
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U.S., South Korea respond to North Korea ICBM launch with ‘show of force’ — The United States and South Korea responded to North Korea's successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by conducting a joint ‘show of force’ Tuesday night.
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U.S., South Korea stage show of force after North Korea ICBM test — U.S. and South Korean troops fired missiles into the waters off South Korea, the U.S. military said on Tuesday, in a show of force after North Korea's ICBM test. — “The deep strike precision capability enables the …
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North Korea missile launch marks a direct challenge to Trump administration
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North Korea hails ‘ICBM test’ success
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North Korea Appears to Launch Missile with 6,700 km Range
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How CNN found the Reddit user behind the Trump wrestling GIF — (CNN)The Reddit user who initially claimed credit for President Donald Trump's tweet that showed Trump tackling CNN issued an apology Tuesday for the video and other offensive content he posted — one day after CNN identified …
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Trump didn't obtain CNN wrestling video from Reddit, White House says
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Indiana GOP request for ObamaCare ‘horror stories’ goes wrong — The Indiana Republican Party has requested that the state's constituents share their “horror stories” with ObamaCare, the Indianapolis Star reported Tuesday. — “What's your Obamacare horror story?
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Indiana GOP asked Facebook for Obamacare horror stories. The responses were surprising. — That will leave about 76,000 Hoosiers without coverage, but there may be other options for them.. Dwight Adams/IndyStar — The Indiana Republican Party posed a question to Facebook on Monday: “What's your Obamacare horror story?

Congress Moves to Stop I.R.S. From Enforcing Health Law Mandate
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Exclusive: Astonishing poll about Trump and media — A stark poll by Survey Monkey finds that 89% of Republicans view President Trump as more trustworthy than CNN, and 91% of Democrats think the opposite. Among all adults, trust for CNN is 7 points ahead of Trump. Among independents, CNN wins by 15 points.
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Months of Russia controversy leaves Trump ‘boxed in’ ahead of Putin meeting — WARSAW — President Trump promised voters that he would strike “a great deal” with Russia and its autocratic president, Vladimir Putin. He has repeatedly labeled an investigation of Russian meddling in the U.S. elections as …
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Trump, Putin to hold bilateral meeting
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Declaration of Disruption — ONE of the essential, if often unstated, job requirements of an American president is to provide stability, order and predictability in a world that tends toward chaos, disarray and entropy. When our political leaders ignore this — and certainly when they delight …
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Ottawa to offer Omar Khadr apology, $10-million in compensation — The Trudeau government is poised to offer an apology and a $10-million compensation package to former child soldier Omar Khadr for abuses he suffered while detained in the U.S. military prison for captured and suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Canada to compensate ex-Guantanamo inmate, opposition furious
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Biographer: Trump's media attacks motivated by self-preservation … One of President Trump's biographers said early Monday that he doesn't believe Trump is a strategic thinker when it comes to his social media attacks on news outlets. — Tim O'Brien, who authored the 2005 book “Trump Nation …
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Christie: My poll numbers show I don't care about political optics — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said that he doesn't care about “political optics” after he earned national attention Monday over photos of him on a beach he closed last week. — “I think my poll numbers show …
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Chris Christie flew close to the sun. Now, he sits under it, defiantly.
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Kobach faces complaint stemming from Trump's election commission — A legal group filed a complaint Monday asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Kris Kobach, the vice chairman of President Trump's voter fraud panel, violated federal law when his 2018 campaign for Kansas governor highlighted his role on the commission.
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Senators, Visiting Afghanistan, Warn Trump Over Diplomatic Vacancies — KABUL, Afghanistan — A delegation of United States senators visiting Afghanistan issued a stark warning on Tuesday to President Trump to fill vacant embassy and State Department positions here in order to better address …
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The Latest: Illinois governor vetoes tax rise, $36B budget — The Latest on the Illinois Legislature's action to address the nation's longest state budget stalemate (all times local): — The Illinois House has adjourned without taking action on budget veto overrides that awaits it.


Bill Gates: Europe Will Be Overwhelmed Unless It Stems Flow of Migrants — Microsoft founder Bill Gates has warned that Africa's population explosion will overwhelm Europe unless the continent makes it more difficult for migrants to reach its shores. — The American billionaire's comments come …
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Daily Mail, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Telegraph


Chicago to make future plans a graduation requirement: report — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) wants public high school students to show their plans for the future before obtaining their diploma. — Students will soon have to show that they've secured a job or received a letter of acceptance to college …
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