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Another Terror Attack Hits France… 

At least 80 people died when a truck drove into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the town of Nice on the French Riviera. Officials are labeling the event a terrorist attack. This is the third major terrorist attack in the span of 18 months. Previous violence included attacks on the offices of satirical cartoonist Charlie Hebdo, a Jewish Deli and a multi-pronged attack in Paris last November that killed 130 people.  

What now?

France was just beginning to pick itself up from last November’s attack, with French President Hollande planning on ending the state of emergency (that’s since been cancelled). Already France has enacted sweeping surveillance and anti-terror laws as well as increased spending on defense and intelligence so it’s not immediately obvious what more it could do. The attack will, no doubt, boost the far-right National Front party as it positions itself for next year’s presidential election.

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#pnut4prez: Trump Has Busy Day Making Friends

Trumped kicked things off by getting a quasi-apology from Chief Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who “regrets” the things she said but doesn’t deny that she is still thinking them. Then he wrapped up the day by with news that he had picked a new BFF and running mate: Indiana Governor Mike Pence. 

Pence used to host a conservative radio talk show in the 90s, and although he describes himself as “Rush Limbaugh on decaf,” he wasn’t your typical bombastic talk show host and was considered a rather mellow guy. (We guess Trump wanted to balance the ticket.) Probably his most noteworthy act as governor was signing the controversial Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a divisive issue between LGBT groups and business owners. 

Good Read: Seven Ways Pence Isn’t Like Trump

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The EU: We’re Never Too Old For Name Calling

In a sign of how difficult his job will be, Britain’s new Foreign Minister and prominent pro-Brexit campaigner was “booed” in his first official speech as Foreign Minister. It didn’t stop there. His French counterpart called him a liar due to statements he made during the Brexit campaign and the German Foreign Minister said it was “outrageous” that the day after the vote he chose to play cricket. The “welcoming” remarks mean that things are going to get a little bit testy when they all have to sit down and shape the post-Brexit future.

Nutshell: Pnut On Brexit

Assad: Leaving Power? Unheard Of

In a deadly game of he-said / she-said, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad claims Russian President Vladimir Putin never mentioned anything to him about resigning and leaving Syria. Russia has given Assad’s government a lot of military support in its fight against rebels, but Putin has dodged criticism by saying he always insisted a political solution would resolve the conflict. Assad is telling a different story, claiming that he doesn’t recall Putin ever mentioning it to him. Either Assad is playing dumb or he’s really that oblivious. After all, he did say “only the Syrian people” would decide “when to come and when to go,” while simultaneously banning them from making that decision.

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The Emmys Learn From The Oscars’ Mistakes

The Television Academy announced the nominees for the 2016 Emmy Awards and tried their best to learn from previous complaints. Shows like the perennially snubbed spy drama Americans and actors like Orphan Black‘s Tatiana Maslany finally got the recognition fans on social media demanded. Taking a cue from the #OscarsSoWhite movement, this year’s Emmys also became more inclusive. The nominees represent the most diverse ever, as a record 21 non-white performers earned nods in acting categories. HBO and FX led the networks with 94 and 56 nominations respectively. Game of Thrones and People v. O.J. Simpson lead the drama side with 23 and 22 nominations, while Veep earned 17 on the comedy side. 

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Amateur Testicle Surgeon Arrested For The Obvious

In a shocking medical discovery, an Australian man learned that amateur testicular surgery isn’t good for you. Allan George Matthews pleaded guilty and admitted to “removing tissue” from one of his patients “without consent or authority” at a motel north of Sydney. The 52-year-old victim had posted an online ad seeking “assistance” for the pain in his testicles after being kicked by a horse, saying he couldn’t afford real medical attention. Clearly suffering from the worst luck ever, the victim’s genitals soon became infected after Matthews worked his magic on them. Police seized Matthews’ medical equipment and are reminding citizens that testicular surgery is not a DIY project. 

Weekend Reads:

• “I got too rich in North Korea and had to fake my own death.” -A defector’s wild story.
• The battle between social media and facts: how technology disrupted the truth.
• “My job interview with Stephen Colbert was a total fucking train wreck.”
• The secret history of guns, from the KKK to the NRA.
• Dark humor: traumatic stories of losing childhood pets. 
• The accidental American genius of Guy Fieri.
• Is gentrification really a problem?
• “Star Wars” and the fantasy of American violence.
• The White House Photographer’s favorite photos of President Obama.
• The code that took America to the Moon.
• Ezra Klein of Vox tries to discover who the True Hillary is.
• Is this lawsuit the craziest one in Silicon Valley?

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