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Oprah Winfrey, who appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Thursday, responded to Trump, who called her “very insecure” over a recent “60 Minutes” segment on the polarizing political landscape. She said that after she saw the President’s tweet, she “went back and looked at the tape to see if there was any place that that could be true." Winfrey said prior to airing, she told her producer to make it more balanced.
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A major explosion has slammed central Beirut, Lebanon, damaging buildings as far as several miles away and injuring scores of people.
Driving the news: The cause of the explosion is unknown. It's also unclear how many people were killed or wounded, but the Lebanese Red Cross has told AP that casualties number in the hundreds. Reuters reports that at least 10 people have been killed, citing security sources.
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Other nations are catching up to U.S. capabilities in space, potentially putting American assets in orbit at risk.
Why it matters: From GPS to imagery satellites and others that can peer through clouds, space data is integral to American national security.