A 9-year-old ‘alien’ applies to be NASA’s planetary protection officer August 7, 2017Home, Morning BriefingsBeach to Beacon 10K, domestic violence, Donald Trump, marijuana, marijuana legalization, Mike Pence, nips, North Korea, planetary protection officer, Richard Dudman, Venezuela, Vladimir Putin By Christopher Burns Your morning briefing for Monday, Aug. 7, 2017: Pence calls the prospect of a 2020 White House campaign of his own ‘absurd,’ China urges North Korea to be ‘smart’ and drop its missile tests, and Bangor infant dies after being injured by family dog.