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The international community is condemning North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket, with the US and its allies calling it a test of technology that Pyongyang would need to mount a nuclear warhead on a missile. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports. (TODAY)

The Oregon Zoo recently announced the birth of a female elephant, but a newspaper investigation revealed the calf actually belongs to a controversial traveling road show that rents out the animals. NBC's Diana Alvear reports. (TODAY)

A gunman opened fire outside a US embassy in Yemen, killing the Yemeni chief of security. The attack comes as a House committee investigating the Benghazi assault hears from two men who testified they had repeatedly asked for more security. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports. (TODAY)

Despite Tropical Storm Isaac's threatening winds and rains ahead of the GOP convention in Florida, Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan are taking aim at President Obama and his handling of the economy. NBC's Peter Alexander reports. (TODAY)

Sammy the Pomeranian became an online sensation after owner Scott Smith and Smith's girlfriend, Anna Camara, launched a website starring the dog, but Smith says he is suing his now ex-girlfriend for locking him out of the site he values at $500,000. NBC's Tamron Hall reports and NBC's Willie Geist speaks with Smith. (TODAY)

An Indiana zoo hopes beer sales will boost attendance. WFIE's Becky Graham reports. 

The U.S. Justice Department is moving forward with a lawsuit against Arizona in an effort to block the state's controversial immigration law. NBC's Mike Viqueira reports.