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FILE - In this file image made from video by North Korea's KRT released on July 28, 2017, North Korean leader Kim Jung Un, second from right, gestures at the site of a missile test at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea claims it is in the final stages of preparing a plan to launch four intermediate-range ballistic missiles over Japan and into waters just off the island of Guam, where about 7,000 U.S. troops are based. Kim has radically accelerated the pace of the North's missile development, and many experts believe it could have an intercontinental ballistic missile able to hit major American cities within a year or two. (KRT via AP Video, File) FILE - In this file image made from video by North Korea's KRT released on July 28, 2017, North Korean leader Kim Jung Un, second from right, gestures at the site of a missile test at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea claims it is in the final stages of preparing a plan to launch four intermediate-range ballistic missiles over Japan and into waters just off the island of Guam, where about 7,000 U.S. troops are based. Kim has radically accelerated the pace of the North's missile development, and many experts believe it could have an intercontinental ballistic missile able to hit major American cities within a year or two. (KRT via AP Video, File)

By Associated Press August 11, 2017 2 min read

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

1. WHY NOT SHOOT DOWN NORTH KOREAN MISSILES

It would be humiliating and counterproductive if U.S. missile defense systems failed to knock out North Korean test firings, and even success would hold risks, reports AP’s Eric Talmadge.

2. TRUMP ‘VERY DISAPPOINTED’ IN MCCONNELL

The president’s scathing criticism of the Senate majority leader over stalled legislation may work against the Republican agenda. AP’s Julie Bykowicz and Erica Werner report.