FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES: North Korea Claims It Tested Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

• NORTH KOREA

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    North Korea Claims It Tested Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

    • North Korea on Tuesday claimed a milestone in its efforts to build nuclear weapons that could reach the mainland United States.
    • The U.S. military reported the missile flew for 37 minutes. Analysts said such a duration suggested Alaska was in range.

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  • Trump Warns China That U.S. May Act Alone on North Korea

    The warning, delivered in a cordial but blunt phone call between President Trump and President Xi Jinping, reflects the precarious state of U.S.-China relations.

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• BUDGET SHOWDOWNS

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    New Jersey Reaches Budget Deal and Ends State Shutdown

    • It came after a three-day standoff over Gov. Chris Christie’s demand that the governor’s office get more control over the state’s largest health insurer.
    • State beaches and parks will reopen for the July 4 holiday.

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  • A number of states are caught in budget battles.

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    Chris Christie: From dreams of the White House to an empty beach.

• CLIMATE CHANGE

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    E.P.A. Is Blocked in its Bid to Roll Back Restrictions on Methane

    • A federal appeals court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency cannot suspend restrictions on emissions from new oil and gas wells.
    • It signaled that President Trump’s plans to erase his predecessor’s environmental record are likely to face an uphill battle.

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• HEALTH CARE

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    Congress Wants to End Enforcement of Uninsured Penalty

    • Lawmakers have drafted a plan to stop the I.R.S. from collecting a penalty tax from Americans who forgo health insurance.
    • It is separate from efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but the plan would weaken the law Republicans hope to dismantle.

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• LOSING LONDON

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    ANDREW TESTA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

    On London’s Streets, Black Cabs and Uber Fight for a Future

    London’s cabby wars are less about the disruptive power of an app, or a new business model, than about the disruption of Britain. This is part of our series on the effects of “Brexit.”

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• THE 45TH PRESIDENT