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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is sounding skeptical of North Korea's claim to have conducted a hydrogen bomb test today. A White House spokesman says the U.S. government's initial analysis finds that the activity in North Korea is "not consistent" with that claim. Josh Earnest also says nothing has happened to change the U.S. assessment of North Korea's technical or military capabilities.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A statement from the U.N. Security Council calls North Korea's purported nuclear test a "clear violation" of the council's resolutions. And it warns of new sanctions. Ukraine's U.N. ambassador says no member of the council spoke out against new sanctions during today's emergency meeting. But Russia's ambassador says it would be going "too far" to say Russia backs more sanctions. He says Russia hasn't yet seen a draft resolution from the Security Council.
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says "bad actors" like North Korea are only getting worse under the Obama administration. Speaking today in Iowa, Cruz said that "every bad actor on earth has taken the measure of" President Barack Obama, and "determined there are no consequences, no price to be paid." He said, "What North Korea did is just the beginning."
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A trial is scheduled for next month for Enrique Marquez, the man who bought the rifles that were used in the San Bernardino, California, attack. He pleaded not guilty today to charges accusing him of conspiring with one of the shooters. The FBI says Marquez has admitted that he and his friend, Syed Farook, had discussed plots to kill students at a community college and motorists on a congested freeway. The plots were never carried out.
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Three Albanian-born brothers serving life for plotting to kill U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix insist they were prevented from testifying at their 2008 terrorism trial. They're asking a judge in New Jersey to throw out their life sentences. One of the brothers, Dritan Duka (DRY'-than DOO'-kah), says his lawyer thought he would come across as a Muslim extremist and therefore didn't prepare for him to testify. Their trial lawyers deny the accusations.
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