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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:<\/p>\n
1. DELVING INTO TRUMP’S TRAP<\/p>\n
His persistent criticism of a Muslim-American military family fits a familiar pattern: The Republican nominee can’t let go of a perceived slight, no matter the political risk.<\/p>\n
2. SINGAPORE MARKS MILESTONE WITH US<\/p>\n
The prime minister of the Southeast Asian city state joins Obama in Washington to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the contentious Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal will be high on the agenda.<\/p>\n
3. SNAPPING UP CHEAP SPY TOOLS, NATIONS ‘MONITORING EVERYONE’<\/p>\n
Governments known to stifle dissent are buying off-the-shelf surveillance software that can monitor the phone conversations and track the movements of thousands, an AP investigation finds.<\/p>\n
4. CIRCUMCISION OF GIRLS A BATTLEGROUND IN TINY INDIAN MUSLIM SECT<\/p>\n
At least 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone some form of female genital cutting, according to the U.N. – 70 million more than in 2014 because of increases in both population and reporting.<\/p>\n
5. FLOSSING BENEFITS DEBUNKED<\/p>\n
Despite years of study, the use of dental floss is not backed up by scientific proof. And after questioning by the AP, the federal government dropped its longtime guidance.<\/p>\n
6. WHERE PREGNANT WOMEN NEED TO AVOID<\/p>\n
The CDC advises expectant mothers to avoid a part of Miami where mosquitoes are apparently transmitting Zika directly to humans.<\/p>\n
7. OVERSIGHT GAPS SEEN IN BALLOON INDUSTRY<\/p>\n
If Skip Nichols, pilot of the hot air balloon that crashed in Texas, had been a commercial airplane pilot, he probably would have been grounded long ago.<\/p>\n
8. PAID FAMILY LEAVE BENEFITS RISING<\/p>\n
Despite the absence of a federal law mandating it, these perks are rising in some business sectors and regions thanks to company policy and state laws.<\/p>\n
9. BILL WOULD END BIKE BAN IN US WILDERNESS<\/p>\n
More than 100 million acres of America’s most rugged landscapes designated as primitive spaces are off-limits to mountain bikers, but two Utah senators are trying to change that.<\/p>\n
10. LOOK WHO’S BACK IN JAPAN<\/p>\n
After a 12-year absence, Godzilla returns to its homeland and the AP notes four ways “Shin Godzilla,” or “New Godzilla,” breaks from its past, and other ways it is reassuringly familiar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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