Good morning, here are our early stories:
-- CIA Director: Battlefield Advances Have Not Degraded ISIS' Terrorism Potential.
-- Russia Launches World's Biggest, Most Powerful Icebreaker.
And here are more early stories:
Trump Again Calls For Surveillance Of Mosques. ( CNN)
Report: World Doping Agency Overlooked Alleged Russian Cheating. ( New York Times)
Calif. Utility On Trial In Deadly Gas Explosion. ( San Jose Mercury News)
Russia Calls 48-Hour Truce For Northern Syrian City, Aleppo. ( AFP)
Report: Ethiopia Allegedly Brutally Repressing Protesters. ( Human Rights Watch)
34 Migrants, Mostly Children, Found Dead In Niger Desert. ( AllAfrica.com)
South Africa On The 40th Anniversary Of The Soweto Uprising. ( Guardian)
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