10 things you need to know today: February 7, 2016

Republicans debate in New Hampshire, world powers condemn North Korea rocket launch, and more

Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump
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1. Republicans face off in New Hampshire

Republican presidential hopefuls faced off in Manchester, New Hampshire, Saturday night, just days before the state's second-in-the-nation primaries. Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, and John Kasich were asked about everything from eminent domain to their plans for defeating the Islamic State to health care. Trump said as president, he would repeal ObamaCare and introduce something "so much better," while Bush declared that he wouldn't rule out launching a military strike against North Korea.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.