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Updated: 9:27 AM ET | Originally published: 8:48 AM ET

Good morning. These are todays top stories:

Republican leaders in the Senate today are expected to publicly reveal their proposed health care bill , which is meant to replace the Affordable Care Act. Among other changes, the measure would cut Medicaid and no longer penalize people for not buying insurance, according to the Associated Press.

ISIS militants exploded Iraqs ancient and iconic al-Nuri mosque , which is also known as Mosul's Great Mosque and dates to the 12th century, according to the AP. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the ISIS groups latest destruction "is a formal declaration of their defeat."

The world's population is on track to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, according to a new United Nations report . There are currently about 7.6 billion people in the world. The forecast also says Indias population is projected to exceed Chinas in less than a decade.

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At least 29 people were killed in a suicide car bombing outside a bank in Afghanistan .

The stabbing of a police officer at an airport in Flint , Mich., is being investigated as terrorism .

An Indiana waterpark has shut down after children suffered chemical burns from chlorine.

More than half of teens are having sex, and most use birth control, a new study has found.

Step aside, fidget spinner. The " toothpick crossbow" is now sweeping China.

The Morning Brief is published Mondays through Fridays. Email Morning Brief writer Melissa Chan at melissa.chan@time.com .

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