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Can a ballistic missile defense system shield Guam from North Korea?

By Ankit Panda, Council on Foreign Relations

Attempts by the United States and Japan to intercept North Korean ballistic missiles headed toward Guam could fail and undermine the credibility of missile defense.

Analysis: Why moving inland might not keep you safe from floods

By Nina Lam, The Conversation

Hurricane Harvey shows that inland communities also are at risk as flood zones increase.

Trump travels to Texas for briefings on Harvey recovery

By Ken Thomas, Associated Press

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Eager to show he's on the job and taking action, President Donald Trump offered up in-person reassurances Tuesday to Texans who felt the wrath of Harvey, promising local residents: "We are going to get you back…

'More calls than capacity': Harvey rescue crews faced with tough decisions

By PBS News Hour

Hour by hour, the water keeps rising and rescuers keep going. To get a sense of the “astronomical” rescue and aid missions underway, Miles O’Brien talks with U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Commander Michael Attanasio, Houston Police Department Chief Art Acevedo…

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Rep. Jackson Lee: Hurricane Harvey 'worst time' for a government shutdown

By PBS News Hour

Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who represents downtown Houston and whose own home is inaccessible, joins Miles O’Brien to discuss the historic floods brought on by Hurricane Harvey and the aid her community will need to recover.

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Texas rescuers work around the clock in unrelenting rain and flooding

By PBS News Hour

Inundated by Hurricane Harvey, huge swaths of Texas are underwater and Houston, the fourth largest city in the U.S., has been virtually paralyzed. About 30 inches of rain has fall already, with 20 more inches possible. Special correspondent Christopher Booker…

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Lawyer: Trump organization pursued property in Russia during campaign

By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press

The attorney, Michael Cohen, said in a statement to the House intelligence committee that he worked on the real estate proposal with Felix Sater, a Russia-born associate who he said claimed to have deep connections in Moscow.

The lawsuits challenging Trump's ban on transgender troops, explained

By Daniel Bush

The American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal sued President Donald Trump Monday over his ban on transgender individuals from serving in the military.