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| Baton Rouge, Turkey, U.S. Presidential Race: Your Weekend Briefing | Baton Rouge, Turkey, U.S. Presidential Race: Your Weekend Briefing |
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| Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. | Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. |
| 1. At least three police officers in Baton Rouge, La., were killed, and several others were wounded, in a shooting Sunday morning. One suspect has been killed and two others were being sought, the police said. The violence occurred amid tensions over the death of Alton Sterling, who was fatally shot by the police on July 5. | |
| Follow the latest developments here. | Follow the latest developments here. |
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| 2. Turkey’s government is recovering from a stunning coup attempt. Officials said more than 260 people had been killed, thousands of soldiers had been rounded up and thousands of judges purged. | 2. Turkey’s government is recovering from a stunning coup attempt. Officials said more than 260 people had been killed, thousands of soldiers had been rounded up and thousands of judges purged. |
| President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed a former ally living in exile in the U.S., Fethullah Gulen, for the insurrection, but Mr. Gulen denied involvement. | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed a former ally living in exile in the U.S., Fethullah Gulen, for the insurrection, but Mr. Gulen denied involvement. |
| Turkey’s military has seized power three times since 1960, and tensions have been deepening under Mr. Erdogan’s authoritarian Islamist leadership. | Turkey’s military has seized power three times since 1960, and tensions have been deepening under Mr. Erdogan’s authoritarian Islamist leadership. |
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| 3. France faces a harsh new reality of persistent terrorism after a Tunisian immigrant with no known radical ties killed 84 people and injured hundreds in the Mediterranean city of Nice. | 3. France faces a harsh new reality of persistent terrorism after a Tunisian immigrant with no known radical ties killed 84 people and injured hundreds in the Mediterranean city of Nice. |
| He barreled into holiday crowds with a huge rented truck, turning a mainstay of Western commerce into an instrument of mass death. | He barreled into holiday crowds with a huge rented truck, turning a mainstay of Western commerce into an instrument of mass death. |
| The Islamic State said he was one of its “soldiers,” but investigators have yet to find any sign that the militant group was in communication with the attacker. | The Islamic State said he was one of its “soldiers,” but investigators have yet to find any sign that the militant group was in communication with the attacker. |
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| 4. Anguish in the United States over gun violence and racial tensions deepened with funerals for two victims of police shootings — Philando Castile and Alton Sterling — and five Dallas officers killed in a retaliatory ambush. | 4. Anguish in the United States over gun violence and racial tensions deepened with funerals for two victims of police shootings — Philando Castile and Alton Sterling — and five Dallas officers killed in a retaliatory ambush. |
| Divisions over fault and accountability played out at protests and memorials around the country, and some tried to bridge the gap. | Divisions over fault and accountability played out at protests and memorials around the country, and some tried to bridge the gap. |
| “Being pro-black doesn’t mean you are anti-white or anti-police,” a Black Lives Matter protester said. “We’re about peace, love and equal justice.” | “Being pro-black doesn’t mean you are anti-white or anti-police,” a Black Lives Matter protester said. “We’re about peace, love and equal justice.” |
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| 5. Public service announcement: Given the extraordinary turbulence of this week’s news, we rounded up expert advice on how to keep from being overwhelmed, traumatized or desensitized. | 5. Public service announcement: Given the extraordinary turbulence of this week’s news, we rounded up expert advice on how to keep from being overwhelmed, traumatized or desensitized. |
| Try limiting your news exposure to manageable periods of time, and stay in touch with friends and family. “Listening is curative,” a therapist said. | Try limiting your news exposure to manageable periods of time, and stay in touch with friends and family. “Listening is curative,” a therapist said. |
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| 6. Donald Trump chose Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana as his running mate just in time: The Republican National Convention opens Monday in Cleveland. | 6. Donald Trump chose Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana as his running mate just in time: The Republican National Convention opens Monday in Cleveland. |
| Security is already tight. Ohio is an open-carry state, and some of the protesters flooding the city have promised to bring their weapons. | Security is already tight. Ohio is an open-carry state, and some of the protesters flooding the city have promised to bring their weapons. |
| Mr. Trump’s showmanship, honed by his years as a reality TV star, will be on display, as will his appeal to frustrated white voters — and possibly also what our special report identifies as his tendency to be creative with the truth. | Mr. Trump’s showmanship, honed by his years as a reality TV star, will be on display, as will his appeal to frustrated white voters — and possibly also what our special report identifies as his tendency to be creative with the truth. |
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| 7. Our latest poll shows broad discontent with both Mr. Trump and Hillary Clinton in a race that has tightened to a dead heat. | 7. Our latest poll shows broad discontent with both Mr. Trump and Hillary Clinton in a race that has tightened to a dead heat. |
| In fact, more than half of all voters hold unfavorable views of the two, and large majorities say neither is honest and trustworthy. | In fact, more than half of all voters hold unfavorable views of the two, and large majorities say neither is honest and trustworthy. |
| Mrs. Clinton’s week includes speeches at the United Federation of Teachers and the N.A.A.C.P. on Monday, a convention of state, county and municipal employees on Tuesday — and picking her own running mate before the Democratic National Convention begins on July 25. | Mrs. Clinton’s week includes speeches at the United Federation of Teachers and the N.A.A.C.P. on Monday, a convention of state, county and municipal employees on Tuesday — and picking her own running mate before the Democratic National Convention begins on July 25. |
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| 8. Britain managed to keep order during a high-speed political transition. | 8. Britain managed to keep order during a high-speed political transition. |
| Theresa May, the former home secretary, curtsied before the queen and took up the post of prime minister just two days after her last rival to lead the Conservative Party dropped out. | Theresa May, the former home secretary, curtsied before the queen and took up the post of prime minister just two days after her last rival to lead the Conservative Party dropped out. |
| Charged with navigating Britain’s exit from the E.U., she filled crucial cabinet roles with Brexit backers, including Boris Johnson as foreign secretary. | Charged with navigating Britain’s exit from the E.U., she filled crucial cabinet roles with Brexit backers, including Boris Johnson as foreign secretary. |
| Her immediate challenge: placating a restive Scotland. | Her immediate challenge: placating a restive Scotland. |
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| 9. Time for a coffee break. Our new weekly column on food and health, Eat Well, looks at a breakthrough in understanding the effects of caffeine. | 9. Time for a coffee break. Our new weekly column on food and health, Eat Well, looks at a breakthrough in understanding the effects of caffeine. |
| Scientists found a gene that makes us fast or slow at metabolizing the stimulant, and discovered that the rapid set enjoys far greater health and performance gains from ingesting it. | Scientists found a gene that makes us fast or slow at metabolizing the stimulant, and discovered that the rapid set enjoys far greater health and performance gains from ingesting it. |
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| 10. Maybe U.S. lawmakers should order a few more cappuccinos. | 10. Maybe U.S. lawmakers should order a few more cappuccinos. |
| Congress started a seven-week summer break with little to boast of to constituents back home. Speaker Paul Ryan, above, announced one bill that made it through, to fight the opioid epidemic. | Congress started a seven-week summer break with little to boast of to constituents back home. Speaker Paul Ryan, above, announced one bill that made it through, to fight the opioid epidemic. |
| “I am disappointed by the dysfunction,” said Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas. | “I am disappointed by the dysfunction,” said Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas. |
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| 11. U.S. stocks shot up, buoyed by better-than-expected bank earnings and job growth. | 11. U.S. stocks shot up, buoyed by better-than-expected bank earnings and job growth. |
| Our Op-Ed columnist, the Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, cautions against reading too much into the Dow’s record highs this week. | Our Op-Ed columnist, the Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, cautions against reading too much into the Dow’s record highs this week. |
| He reasons that investors are not necessarily embracing risk out of confidence; with returns on government bonds so low, they simply have too few other opportunities for productive investment. | He reasons that investors are not necessarily embracing risk out of confidence; with returns on government bonds so low, they simply have too few other opportunities for productive investment. |
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| 12. Syrian government forces stepped up their siege of Aleppo as the U.S. and Russia announced a tentative deal to coordinate airstrikes against the Islamic State and the Nusra Front, Al Qaeda’s affiliate. | 12. Syrian government forces stepped up their siege of Aleppo as the U.S. and Russia announced a tentative deal to coordinate airstrikes against the Islamic State and the Nusra Front, Al Qaeda’s affiliate. |
| But Secretary of State John Kerry would not discuss details of the pact. | But Secretary of State John Kerry would not discuss details of the pact. |
| One analyst said that could mean “whatever was agreed was hard to swallow, and may be hard to implement, especially in light of the attempted coup in Turkey.” | One analyst said that could mean “whatever was agreed was hard to swallow, and may be hard to implement, especially in light of the attempted coup in Turkey.” |
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| 13. Finally, a stylist from Sierra Leone and a South African photographer reimagine black masculinity in 60 images now on display in London. | 13. Finally, a stylist from Sierra Leone and a South African photographer reimagine black masculinity in 60 images now on display in London. |
| Their powerful “2026” show forecasts a future free of rigid notions of gender and self-presentation. | Their powerful “2026” show forecasts a future free of rigid notions of gender and self-presentation. |
| “It’s all the things I long to be, it’s the black man I aspire to be: expressive, confident, not holding back, regardless of sexual orientation, gender or race,” said the stylist, Ibrahim Kamara. | “It’s all the things I long to be, it’s the black man I aspire to be: expressive, confident, not holding back, regardless of sexual orientation, gender or race,” said the stylist, Ibrahim Kamara. |
| Have a great week. | Have a great week. |
| Your Weekend Briefing is published Sundays at 6 a.m. Eastern. | Your Weekend Briefing is published Sundays at 6 a.m. Eastern. |
| And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Evening Briefing, weeknights at 6 p.m. Eastern. | And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Evening Briefing, weeknights at 6 p.m. Eastern. |
| Want to look back? Here’s Friday’s Evening Briefing. | Want to look back? Here’s Friday’s Evening Briefing. |
| What did you like? What do you want to see here? Let us know at briefing@nytimes.com. | What did you like? What do you want to see here? Let us know at briefing@nytimes.com. |