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Wednesday on the NewsHour, Islamic State militants launched a coordinated attack on checkpoints in Egypt. Also: Greece heads towards a referendum, HHS Secretary Burwell on the future of health care, a look back at a historic term for the Supreme Court, how neuroscience can help students learn better and uncovering the mysteries of dwarf planet Ceres.

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