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1. Russia investigation

Congressional investigators have unearthed an email from a top aide to Donald Trump that referenced a previously unreported effort to arrange a meeting last year between Trump campaign officials and Russian President Vladimir Putin , according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

The aide, Rick Dearborn, who is now President Trump's deputy chief of staff, sent a brief email to campaign officials last year relaying information about an individual who was seeking to connect top Trump officials with Putin, the sources said. The person was only identified in the email as being from "WV," which one source said was a reference to West Virginia. It's unclear who the individual is, what he or she was seeking, or whether Dearborn even acted on the request.

Sources said the email occurred in June 2016 around the time of the Trump Tower meeting where Russians with Kremlin ties met with the president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., his son-in-law Jared Kushner as well as then-campaign chairman, Paul Manafort . Dearborn did not respond to multiple inquiries seeking comment. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders declined to comment, and would not respond to inquiries about Dearborn's email and whether the campaign carried through with that meeting.

2. Charlottesville

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3. Transgender troops

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4. Texas voter ID law

The Lone Star State's latest voter ID law discriminates against minorities, a federal judge says, so she's throwing it out . The ruling covers a voter ID law blocked last year by a federal court and a new measure enacted this summer as a replacement. Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos said both laws -- which require people to either show ID before voting or sign a declaration -- discriminate against many blacks and Latinos, so she issued permanent injunctions against both. Texas's attorney general called the ruling "outrageous" and promised to appeal.

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5. Gulf nations crisis

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NUMBER OF THE DAY

4

The number of Russian diplomats who have died this year. The latest is Russia's envoy to Sudan, who died while swimming in a pool

BREAKFAST BROWSE

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Power play

Someone bought the winning Powerball ticket , worth $759 million, and it probably wasn't you, so be sure you make it to work on time this morning.

America's got anger issues

Mel B got ticked at Simon Cowell, threw a drink at him and walked off "America's Got Talent," probably because this show hasn't had buzz in forever.

#HappyBirthday

The hashtag is now 10 years old , and we don't remember how we branded our social media posts without it.

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How can we miss you if you never go away?

That '2:30 p.m. feeling'

Can't seem to get out of that afternoon rut? Don't worry about it. Your brain wasn't set up to anyway.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Back up you creep, get away from me"

What was going through Hillary Clinton's mind when Donald Trump stood behind her during a debate last year in St. Louis. She details the encounter in "What Happened," her upcoming book about the 2016 presidential election.

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