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Around the World
North Korea threatens nuclear strike as U.S.-South Korea war games begin
North Korea on Monday issued its latest belligerent threat, warning of an indiscriminate 'preemptive nuclear strike of justice' on Washington and Seoul, this time in reaction to the start of huge U.S.-South Korean military drills.
U.S. strikes al Shabaab training camp in Somalia, more than 150 killed
The United States launched an air strike in Somalia that killed more than 150 fighters with the al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Shabaab following U.S. intelligence on preparations for a large-scale militant attack, the Pentagon said on Monday.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel's Netanyahu declines offer to meet with Obama: White House
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined an offer to meet U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House later this month and canceled his trip to Washington, the White House said on Monday.
Biden coming to Israel to discuss US military aid
US Vice President Joe Biden will land in Israel on Tuesday afternoon, six years after his last visit.

Inside the United States
Record 61 million immigrants in U.S., 15.7 million illegally
There are a record 61 million immigrants and their American-born children in the United States, including an estimated 15.7 million illegally here, according to a new analysis of 2015 U.S. Census data.
Texas regulator backs away from Planned Parenthood study
A Texas health regulator sought to distance itself from a controversial study that concluded that cuts to Planned Parenthood are hurting women's health in the state.
Lawsuit over Flint water crisis says 17 children have high lead levels
A Texas health regulator sought to distance itself from a controversial study that concluded that cuts to Planned Parenthood are hurting women's health in the state.
Staffer must testify on Clinton email server with immunity granted, senators say
Senate lawmakers are renewing their request to question the State Department staffer who helped set up Hillary Clinton's private email server following revelations that he has been granted immunity by the Justice Department, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press on Monday.

U.S. Politics
Michael Bloomberg will not run for president as independent
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will not run as a third-party candidate for US president.

Christian News
Genocide waged on religious minorities in Syria, Iraq
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee has unanimously passed HR 75, a resolution declaring that those who commit or support mass murder against religious minorities are guilty of "genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.