Trump Pitches Tax Reform, Missile Defense Test in Hawaii, Search for Intelligent Life in Berkeley: P.M. Links

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  Latonja Martin/Missile Defense Agency

  President Trump delivered remarks on tax code reform aimed at "Main Street."

• The U.S. conducted a missile defense test off the coast of Hawaii.
• Philadelphia became the latest city to sue the Department of Justice over its sanctuary city policies.
• The FBI denied a freedom of information request for files related to the Hillary Clinton investigation, arguing there was a lack of public interest.
• The death toll from a series of mudslides and floods in Sierra Leone has doubled, to more than 1,000.
• The NFL has canceled Thursday's pre-season game between the Cowboys and Texans, which was scheduled to be played in hurricane-stricken Houston.
• A program to find intelligent life in Berkeley has reportedly recorded 15 high-energy radio bursts from a distant galaxy.

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