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1. Senate confirms Sen. Mullin as DHS secretary. And, Iran denies U.S. talks to end war

   The Senate has confirmed Markwayne Mullin as the next Department of Homeland Security secretary. And, Iran has denied that it's in talks with the U.S. to end the war, which is now in its fourth week.

2. Iran fires more missiles at Israel and rejects Trump's talk as 'fake news' for markets

   Israeli health officials said Iranian missiles struck four sites across Israel Tuesday, including central Tel Aviv, injuring at least six people. Iranian authorities also said a gas supply line in southwest Iran was struck overnight.

3. Kim vows to 'irreversibly' cement North Korea's nuclear status

   In his speech, Kim expressed pride in the country's rapid expansion of nuclear weapons and missiles in recent years, calling it the "right" choice.

4. Asia boosts coal use as Iran war squeezes global LNG supplies

   Analysts say coal may stabilize supplies for now but they warn that continued reliance on the polluting fuel will worsen air pollution.

5. Airstrikes may have destroyed Iran's last F-14s, ending a long, strange saga

   The F-14 was made famous in Top Gun. The U.S. sold the planes to Iran in the 1970s, only for the two countries to become enemies. Iran kept its F-14s flying for decades in the face of U.S. sanctions.

6. Denmark holds early elections spurred by Trump's threats to take Greenland

   Denmark's prime minister called early parliamentary elections after gaining a popularity boost from standing up to President Trump over his threat to seize Greenland.

7. As parents age, their children face hard choices about when to take the car keys

   States have many policies to stop risky older drivers from renewing their licenses. But in practice, it's often adult children who must decide when to take the car keys away from an aging parent.

8. Trump takes aim at windmills despite increasing energy costs

   President Trump's mission to fight renewable wind energy comes at a time of rising energy costs.

9. ICE deployments created chaos for cities and cost them millions, NPR analysis finds

   Local leaders report already-strapped police departments racked up overtime bills in the millions while others report a multi-million dollar hit to business during the worst ICE surges.

10. Trump delivers farmers another financial blow with Iran war

    Some of President Trump's policies, the latest being the war in Iran, are testing his support among farmers who are being burdened with higher costs.