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AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Scoop: Commanders to brief Trump on new Iran military options Thursday

President Trump is slated to receive a briefing on new plans for potential military action in Iran on Thursday from CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper, two sources with knowledge tell Axios. Why it matters: The briefing signals that Trump is seriously considering resuming major combat operations either to try to break the logjam in negotiations or to deliver a final blow before ending the war. Behind the scenes: CENTCOM has prepared a plan for a "short and powerful" wave of strikes on Iran — likely including infrastructure targets — in hopes of breaking the negotiating deadlock, three sources with knowledge said. - The hope would be that Iran would then return to the negotiating table showing more flexibility on the nuclear issue. …

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Paxton sues Houston care center over alleged Chinese 'birth tourism' scheme

The lawsuit comes as the Trump administration seeks to crack down on "birth tourism" operations as the Supreme Court considers a challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.

NYTIMES (Matt Stevens, Emmanuel Morgan and Orlando Mayorquín) - D4vd Bought Chain Saws to Dispose of Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Body, Prosecutors Say

In a legal filing, prosecutors outlined for the first time how they say the singer murdered and dismembered Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Veterans groups demand swift passage of bill to require ‘written, informed consent’ before certain drugs are dispensed | Stars and Stripes

The Written Informed Consent Act would mandate that veterans receive clear and comprehensive information about antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications and other drugs for treating mood disorders.

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Amazon considering 'Apprentice' reboot with Donald Trump Jr as host: Report

The company is supposedly early in the planning process for the reboot and has not approached the Trump family so far but it comes after Amazon's streaming service began streaming the original program last year.

NYTIMES (Alex Travelli) - Indian Tycoon Offers Refuge to Pablo Escobar’s Condemned Hippos

Colombia was planning to slaughter 80 hippopotamuses after a small herd imported in the 1980s by the drug lord grew out of control. An Indian tycoon has offered them a new home instead.