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Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump¹ unveiled the first major revamp of the nation's tax system in a generation. It's a sweeping² 5-trillion plans that would deeply cut taxes for corporations, simplify the code and nearly double the standard deduction³ used by most Americans. But there are too many gaps to know how it would affect individual tax-payers and families.

The University of Louiville placed coach Rick Pitino and athletic⁴ director Tom Jurich on administrative⁵ leave amid a federal bribery⁶ investigation⁷. The interim⁸ university president said Pitino is on unpaid⁹ leave. The coach's attorney said that Louiville has "effectively fired Pitino" .

The Trump administration is sending a flotilla of ships and thousands more military personnel to Puerto Rico to address the growing humanitarian¹⁰ crisis caused by Hurricane Maria. The Federal Emergency Management Agency reports that badly damaged airports and seaports¹¹ are making it difficult to get aid and personnel to the striken island.

People celebrated¹² in the streets in Iraqi Kurdistan after the Kurdish referedum on independence from Iraq was approved by more than 92% of voters. But the non-binding vote is unlikely to lead to formal independence, and Iraq's prime minister vowed¹³ to keep his country united without resorting to the use of force.

I'm Matt Friedman, Associated Press with AP News Minute.