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3:40 PM ET, July 4, 2017

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NBC News:
North Korea Tested Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, U.S. Officials Believe  —  SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. believes North Korea fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday, two U.S. officials confirmed to NBC News — a significant step forward in Pyongyang's weapons program.
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BBC:
North Korea hails ‘ICBM test’ success  —  North Korea says it has successfully tested its first “intercontinental ballistic missile” (ICBM).  —  A state television announcement said the missile, which landed in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, could hit targets anywhere in the world.
CNN:
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea Says It Has Successfully Tested ICBM
Associated Press:
Trump criticizes Kim Jong Un after latest missile launch
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Euan McKirdy / CNN:
North Korea fires missile into waters off Japan
CNN:
Forty-one states have refused Kobach's request for voter information  — Three states are still reviewing the commission's request and another three states have not returned CNN's request for comment  — Seven states are still awaiting a letter from the commission …
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Charles Stewart III / Politico:   What Is Kris Kobach Up To?  —  When President Donald Trump's …
Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
Maryland official resigns from Trump voter fraud panel
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Mike Allen / Axios:
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.
Robert Fife / Canadian Press:
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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Michelle Shephard / Toronto Star:
Khadr to get apology, compensation over $10M as lawsuit settled
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Daily Caller
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / CNN:
Liberals are reclaiming patriotism from the right  —  Senator Warner on the future of the Democrats  —  Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a frequent contributor to CNN Opinion, and professor of history and Italian studies at New York University.  Follow her on Twitter @ruthbenghiat.
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Tony Romm / Recode:
Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman are launching a new group to rethink the Democratic Party  —  It's called Win the Future, and Pincus is even courting potential WTF candidates like the frontman of '90s rock band Third Eye Blind.  —  Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman want to hack the Democratic Party.
Virginia Hale / Breitbart:
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 …
Aida Chavez / The Hill:
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Emma Brown / Washington Post:   Chicago won't allow high school students to graduate without a plan for the future
HuffPost:
Guns And KKK Members At Gettysburg Confederate Rally, But No Foes To Fight  —  The anti-fascists never came, but pro-Confederate protesters at the Civil War battlefield were still angry, and heavily armed.  —  GETTYSBURG, Pa. A few hundred armed militia group members, Sons of Confederate Veterans …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
Diane Dietz / Statesman Journal:
Oregon Republicans shrug off politics, extend benefits to undocumented children  —  Oregon Republicans took the lead in arguing for spending $36 million on health care for undocumented Oregon children during a Monday session.  —  The “cover all kids” Senate Bill 558 passed the body on a 21-8 vote.
Paula Rogo / Essence.com:
Maxine Waters On Ben Carson: ‘I Am Going To Take His A** Apart’  —  The gloves came off as the California congresswoman took on President Trump and his administration.  —  Some may call her congresswoman, others even call her auntie.  —  But on the ESSENCE Empowerment stage Saturday …
Christian Borys / BBC:
The day a mysterious cyber-attack crippled Ukraine  —  This time last week, an online attack brought chaos to Ukraine's banks, hospitals and government, before spreading worldwide.  The evidence suggests that money was not the aim - the real intention was disguised.  Could it be a sign of something more serious to come?
Nicholas Bakalar / New York Times:
U.S. Fertility Rate Reaches a Record Low  —  In 2016, the fertility rate in the United States was the lowest it has ever been.  —  There were 62 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44, down 1 percent from 2015.  There were 3,941,109 babies born in 2016.  —  In an analysis issued …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Eschaton
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Chris Christie flew close to the sun.  Now, he sits under it, defiantly.  —  The legend of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in national Republican politics was forged at the Jersey Shore, where he shrewdly spun headlines that were cotton candy for the GOP's base — and for reporters.
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Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
It's a done deal: Christie will end state shutdown in time for July 4, sources say
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and IJR
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Congress Moves to Stop I.R.S. From Enforcing Health Law Mandate  —  WASHINGTON — Congress is moving to prevent the Internal Revenue Service from enforcing one of the more unpopular provisions of the Affordable Care Act, which requires most Americans to have health insurance or pay a tax penalty.
Discussion: Mother Jones
 
 
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Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
The press will lose to Donald Trump, Piers Morgan writes
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Facebook beats privacy lawsuit in U.S. over user tracking
BBC:
Raqqa: IS ‘capital’ wall breached by US-backed Syrian forces
Discussion: IJR
Devin Henry / The Hill:
Energy Department to reconsider Obama energy efficiency rule
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jim Camden / Spokesman.com:
Paid family and medical leave fast tracked through Legislature
Jessica Elgot / The Guardian:
Theresa May sitting on report on foreign funding of UK extremists
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FBI employees wear ‘Comey is my homey’ T-shirts to Family Day
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
WATCH: Clintons cheered by NYC theater audience
Discussion: Washington Times, IJR and TheBlaze
Michael Cottman / NBC News:
Historians Uncover Slave Quarters of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Discussion: Daily Mail, IJR, The Week and AOL
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
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