Trump Threatens North Korea • Top US Hospitals • Disney Ditches Netflix: Patch Morning Briefing

Good morning! It's Wednesday again, just like this time last week. Here's what you should know to start your day.

Fire And Fury And Nuclear Bombs

President Trump continues a tense standoff with North Korea Wednesday after he announced that the country "best not make any more threats to the United States" or it "will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen." These comments came after the Washington Post reported that North Korea might have produced a nuclear warhead that's small enough to fit inside its missiles. State media in North Korea have also reported that the government is considering attacking the U.S. territory Guam. (Patch)

These Are The Best Hospitals In America

U.S. News and World Report released its annual rankings of the best hospitals in the country for 2017-18, ranking more than 4,500 medical centers in the U.S. in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions. The rankings also looked at the best hospitals in every state, and 20 hospitals made it to the honor roll, a distinction given to hospitals that deliver exceptional treatment across multiple specialties. Check out how your local hospitals stack up. (Patch)

Want To See 'Frozen' Sequel? Better Get New Disney Streaming App

Disney is launching a streaming service for animated and live-action movies in 2019 and will also launch an enhanced ESPN sports app early next year. The Disney app will be the exclusive source for streaming animated and live-action Disney and Pixar movies, starting with 2019 releases like "Toy Story 4" and the sequel to "Frozen." That same year, Disney will also end an earlier deal with Netflix, which gave the popular service exclusive access to the company's films for streaming. (Patch)

Quick Hits

Baby Deer Improperly Taken From Wild, Offered To Arizona Bar Patrons (Patch)

Chuck Norris Water On Sale In Houston, And It Packs A Punch (Patch)

Big-hearted Bikers Escort Bullied 11-Year-Old Boy To First Day Of School (Patch)

David Letterman Gets Netflix Show (Patch)

Google Fires Author Of Memo On Women In Tech

Google executives fired the author of the memo, James Damore, who criticized the company's diversity policies, for "advancing harmful gender stereotypes." Damore is examining legal remedies. (Patch)

See If You Could Enter The U.S. Under President Trump's New Immigration Plan

The legislation President Trump has endorsed would create a points-based system for entering the country and halve legal immigration. (Patch)

Leaked Climate Report Shows U.S. In Peril From Global Warming

The Trump administration has not yet approved the report. (Patch)

Marines Killed Off Australia Coast Identified

Three U.S. Marines were killed off the coast of Australia in a "mishap" involving an MV-22 Osprey. (Patch)

Total Solar Eclipse 2017: 5 Questions Answered

A total solar eclipse will be visible across the U.S. on Monday, Aug. 21. (Patch)

How To Fix Poverty: Why Not Just Give People Money?

A radical experiment in Kenya is changing the way people think about poverty reduction. (NPR)

This Day In History

1892 — Thomas Edison patents the two-way telegraph

1974 — President Ford assumes office as the result of Richard Nixon's resignation amidst the Watergate scandal

Famous Birthday

1896 — Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist and philosopher

1963 — Whitney Houston, an actress and singer, one of history's top-selling pop artists

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