Top Stories: Energy Star Program Weighed; Cassini Spacecraft Near Saturn

Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- Cassini Spacecraft Starts Weaving Between Saturn And Its Rings.

-- Energy Star Programs For Homes And Appliances Is On Trump's Chopping Block.

-- China Celebrates Launch Of 'Homemade' Aircraft Carrier.

-- Recordings Reveal Baby Humpback Whales 'Whisper' To Their Mothers.

-- Milwaukee Prosecutors Weigh Charges In Inmate's Dehydration Death.

And here are more early headlines:

Trump To Present Tax Plan Today. (Politico)

Congress Working On Spending Plan Ahead Of Looming Shut Down. (AP)

Report: France Says Assad Government Used Sarin Gas On Civilians.

(Reuters)

Senate To Get North Korea Briefing At White House. (BBC)

U.S. Starts Putting Anti-Missile Defense System In South Korea. (Yonhap)

France Arrests 10 In Connection With 2015 Paris Attacks. (AP)

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