10 Things To Know For Today

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1. HOW TRUMP IS AIMING TO PORTRAY CLINTON

The likely Republican presidential nominee will lambaste his Democratic rival as a failed secretary of state who is out of step with Americans on trade and immigration.

2. LONDON IS MOST PRO-EU PLACE IN BRITAIN – AND LEAST

The divide between the cosmopolitan business districts of the City and Canary Wharf and working-class Havering reveal the uncertainties and complexities of the upcoming vote.

3. PYONGYANG MAKING MISSILE PROGRESS

North Korea takes a significant step in the development of a powerful ballistic missile intended to reach U.S. bases in the Pacific, launching one of the weapons about 620 miles high after five failed attempts in recent months.

4. IN LEBANON, THE OTHER WAR

Lebanese troops have been making steady progress in fighting against Islamic extremists holed up in the mountains along the Syria border.

5. DARING RESCUE UNDERWAY IN SOUTH POLE

After flying through dangerous dark and cold, a rescue plane lands at the polar outpost to evacuate a sick worker from a remote U.S. science station.

6. FOR-PROFIT MED SCHOOLS POPPING UP AROUND US

The schools promise to create new family doctors for underserved rural regions, but critics question whether companies keeping an eye on profits can properly train the next crop of physicians.

7. HOUSE REPUBLICANS OFFERING PROPOSALS FOR HEALTH CARE CHANGES

GOP initiatives to repeal and replace “Obamacare” are being unveiled amid the tumult of the presidential campaign.

8. AMERICANS STILL WANT TO OWN HOMES

But student debt, rising rents and the leftover wreckage from the nearly decade-old housing bust are restraining people’s ability to buy, a study finds.

9. WHO IS IN RUNNING FOR TOP DOG

The pumi, a high-energy Hungarian herding canine, is the latest new breed headed to the Westminster Kennel Club and many other U.S. dog shows.

10. TOP GOLFER PULLS OUT OF RIO GAMES

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy says concerns about the Zika virus make competing in the Brazil Olympics not worth the risk.

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