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N. Korea Reportedly Fires Missiles Off East Coast

Source: Jung Yeoan-Je/AFP/Getty Images

North Korea has fired two mid-range missiles off their east coast, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency. The news comes on the heels of previous reports that the communist regime would take aim at Hawaii as Americans celebrated the nation's Independence Day.

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