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21 April 2020

CNN | US monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader is in grave danger after surgery
The US is monitoring intelligence that suggests North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after undergoing a previous surgery, according to a US official with direct knowledge.

A second source familiar with the intelligence told CNN that the US has been closely monitoring reports on Kim's health.

Military Times | Initiative opens medical records from tens of thousands of outside clinics to DOD, VA physicians
Stars and Stripes | New House bill would grant Gold Star families access to commissary, base recreation

Defense News | Pentagon bracing for three-month slowdown on major defense equipment
Stars and Stripes | Most National Guard troops deployed in fight against coronavirus now on federal orders

Stars and Stripes | Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has longer-range anti-warship missiles
Military Times | How a Kim Jong Un demise could spark unrest, require, US, South Korean military response

Wall Street Journal | Coronavirus sends one-fifth of workers to unemployment line in some states
The Hill | Senate sets up Tuesday to try to pass coronavirus relief deal

Politico | Trump says he’ll ‘suspend immigration’ into the U.S.
Federal Times | Here’s the plan for sending federal employees back into the office
The Hill | Supreme Court rules non-unanimous jury verdicts unconstitutional