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A U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog lands on the runway at the Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. North Korea on Wednesday officially dismissed President Donald Trump's threats of "fire and fury," declaring the American leader "bereft of reason" and warning ominously, "Only absolute force can work on him." (Hong Ki-won/Yonhap via AP)
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog lands on the runway at the Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. North Korea on Wednesday officially dismissed President Donald Trump's threats of "fire and fury," declaring the American leader "bereft of reason" and warning ominously, "Only absolute force can work on him." (Hong Ki-won/Yonhap via AP) A U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog lands on the runway at the Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. North Korea on Wednesday officially dismissed President Donald Trump's threats of "fire and fury," declaring the American leader "bereft of reason" and warning ominously, "Only absolute force can work on him." (Hong Ki-won/Yonhap via AP)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. AP ANALYSIS: TRUMP THROWS NORTH KOREA STRATEGY A CURVE

By inflaming the situation, the president may have undermined the only serious prospect for resolving the North Korea crisis: successful cooperation with China.

2. STUDY: TRUMP ACTIONS TRIGGER HEALTH INSURANCE HIKES

Mixed signals from the White House create uncertainty, leading insurers to seek double-digit premium increases for 2018, the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation finds.