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1. President Trump

The White House says President Trump "weighed in" on the very first statement released last month by his eldest son after it was revealed that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer in 2016. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said there wasn't anything inaccurate about that statement and that the President didn't dictate it but did have some input into it.

Of course, we now know that the original statement -- that the meeting was primarily about an adoption program -- was misleading. It was later revealed that Trump Jr. took the meeting in hopes of getting damaging info on Hillary Clinton. One of Trump's lawyers had denied that the President was involved at all in crafting the statement.

2. North Korea

A top Republican senator says a military showdown with North Korea is inevitable if the regime continues with its missile program. Sen. Lindsey Graham said there's a "military option" to destroy the missile program and "North Korea itself." Graham also said President Trump told him that if there's going to be a war and thousands were going to die, "they're going to die over there, they're not going to die here."

Graham's remarks stand in stark contrast to those from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who said the US is still willing to talk to the North Koreans. Tillerson will be in Asia later this week for regional meetings on security. Ministers from North Korea, South Korea, China and Japan are due to be there, too.

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3. Tax reform

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4. Hot car deaths

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5. Colleges and race

The Trump administration may be getting ready to take on affirmative action in colleges , The New York Times reports, by prepping Justice Department resources to investigate cases of "race-based discrimination." The report is based on a memo, which CNN has not independently obtained, that the Justice Department's civil rights division is looking for lawyers to work on discrimination cases involving college admissions. The Times suggests the phrase "intentional race-based discrimination" could mean the effort is aimed at affirmative action-based policies that prioritize minority students over white students.

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NUMBER OF THE DAY

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The Senate vote to confirm Christopher Wray as the next director of the FBI

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BREAKFAST BROWSE

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Burn notice

They look pretty, but apparently they'll hurt you: almost 275,000 iPhone cases made with liquid glitter are being recalled because they've burned people.

Flyby tracker

Did you know that NASA has a planetary defense system ? We didn't either. Turns out it uses observatories, not lasers, to track asteroid threats.

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Intentional grounding

Winning can't be the only thing at a Wisconsin school named for famed NFL coach Vince Lombardi after it canceled its football season

Flying high

She was born in a refugee camp in Afghanistan. Now she's flying a plane -- by herself -- around the globe.

Take the money and run

A New Jersey security guard's first day of work was probably different than yours, since police say he stole $100,000 out of his company's armored truck.

WHAT'S FOR LUNCH

Royal retirement

Prince Philip, 96, attends a parade of the Royal Marines at Buckingham Palace today, marking the end of his 65 years of public life.

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AND FINALLY ...

Comedy gold