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sibility of freedom for these inmates, many now in their 50s, 60s and 70s.
4. TRANSGENDER SOLDIER FEARS LIFE SETBACK AFTER TRUMP’S TWEET
A transgender soldier nds courage to shed secret, now fears setback to life, career from presidential tweet.
5. WHAT TRUMP IS LOOKING FOR FROM HIS NEW CHIEF OF STAFF
The president is hoping that retired Gen. John Kelly can bring some order to a chaotic White house.
6. WHITE HOUSE SAYS TRUMP TO DECIDE SOON ON ENDING HEALTH PAYMENTS
The White House is insisting that the Senate resume efforts to repeal and replace the nation’s health care law, signaling that President Donald Trumpstandsreadytoendrequired paymentstoinsurersthisweektolet “Obamacare implode” and force con- gressional action.
7.PYONGYANGPRETTIESUPITS ‘PYRAMID’
An anti-government demonstrator rests on the ground near a barricade in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, July 30, 2017. Venezuelans appear to be abstaining in massive numbersinashowofsilentprotestagainstavotetoselect aconstitutionalassemblygivingthegovernmentvirtually unlimited powers. Across the capital on Sunday, dozens of polling places were empty or had a few dozens or hun- dredsofpeopleoutside,ordersofmagnitudelessthanthe turnout in recent elections. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
While North Korea’s second launch
of an intercontinental ballistic missile
dominated headlines late last week, Pyongyang quietly unveiled renovations around the capital’s biggest landmark: a futuristic, pyramid-shaped 105-story hotel, the world’s tallest unoccupied building.
8. STUDY SAYS FILMS EXCLUDE WOMEN, HISPANICS
Women, Hispanics and the disabled are among the most underrepresented groups in popular Hollywood lms according to a revelatory study examining the ongoing epidemic of inequality on screen and off
9. WHERE INMATES ARE ON THE RUN
Authorities in Alabama say a manhunt is underway after 12 inmates escaped from a jail, including two who were incarcerated on charges of attempted murder.
10. WHO WAS INDUCTED INTO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
“Pudge” Rodriguez couldn’t hide the glee or the tears, and neither could Tim Raines and Jeff Bagwell on the culmination of their baseball journey, as they’re inducted into the sport’s Hall of Fame.
VP Pence in Estonia: Attack on 1 NATO ally is attack on all By JARI TANNER, Associated Press
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday strongly pledged America’s commit- ment to protecting NATO allies against attacks, including the Baltic states, which have anxiously watched a growing Russian military presence in the region.
“Under President Donald Trump, the United States stands rmly behind our Article 5 pledge of mutual defense — an attack on one of us is an attack on us all,” Pence told reporters after meeting with the presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the Estonian capital of Tallinn.
Mutual defense is a vital issue for the three small former Soviet states that border Russia, which were