1) Although John Stewart said goodbye to us in April of last year, one fact remains: You can leave your calling but sometimes, your calling calls you back. John Stewart will be reuniting with Stephen Colbert to cover the RNC—Republican National Convention (in case you didn’t recognize the acronym). Story here
2) #28Pages: Congress releases long-secret document indicting Saudi ties to 9/11. Story here
3) Slain man Alton Sterling was laid to rest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana today. Story here
3a) Baton Rouge mayor a no-show
4) Slain man Philandro Castile laid to rest in horse drawn carriage. Story here
5) Atlanta Cop who shot unarmend black man is charged with murder. Story here
6) Transgender woman Deeniquia Dodds found shot dead in DC. Story here
7) The Cavs’ trade with Philadelphia 76ers is complete. Story here
7a) (more on Cavs’ Sasha Kaun to Philadelphia trade)
7b) Cavs sign free agent big guy Chris Anderson. Story here
7c) J.R Smith nervous about Cavs future. Story here
8) Coup attempt in action, actively: While birds and chirping, the sun is out and summer time is singing us a sweet song right now, it’s going down in Turkey. Turkish army attempting to seize power from Edrogan while gunfire, and flying jets are heard overhead in Ankara. In Istanbul, bridges across Bosphorus are closed. Story here
8a) (more of the chaos in Ankara) ↑
8b) Top Officials reportedly taken hostage Story here
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9) Possible doping violation by the USADA for Brock Lesnar. Story here
9a) (more deets on Brock Lessnar)
10) Saying goodbye to our National Parks possibly? As we reported, while Barack Obama did his part in preservation of many a sacred land, as he prepares to move out, so might his efforts. Reportedly, the GOP is shooting for ridding the country of National Parks. Bored and power hungry down to grass much or what? Story here
10) Teen Wolf fans get their first look at Dylan O’Brien on the Set of Season 6. Story here
11) Prison Break fans news: Lincoln may be in danger. Story here
12) LoL at Trump and his Vice Pres pick Mike Pence’s logo—no, it really is being mocked. (LoL). Story here (if you don’t get the joke, it’s because Donald Trump is on record for having bragged about his peen/eluded to the fact that it’s ‘large’)
Take your pic: LoL
12a) (more mockery of that Internet meme worthy logo)
13) Persistence against resistance: Homeless teen biked 6 miles hours to register for college, town pitches in. Story here
14) Boo! Ghostbusters earn 3.5 million on its opening first night. Story here
15) As rumors surface of a protest given the rumored name “Day of Rage”, Dallas authorities are preparing and getting in gear…just in case. Story here
16) Katy Perry tapped for Summer Olympics theme song “Rise” Watch here ↓
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17) Emotional Pitbull get star on walk of fame. Story here
18) Cara Delevingne’s thick eyebrows and cat eyes find a home in one of the Suicide Squad character videos. Story here
19) How “Flipping The Script” Kept Young Muslims From Joining ISIS. Story here
20) Dani Mathers, Playboy model who body-shamed an unknowing woman changing at the gym (and exposed it on the Internet) gets fired and banned from L.A Fitness gyms all over. That’s what the hell she gets. Story here
21) Nice terror attack responses weren’t so nice so #BlackLivesMatter activist spoke out about it on social media. Story here
22) More for Ben Affleck to b|itch about: Tom Brady is denied a fair and impartial process regarding “deflategate.” Story here
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23) If roses can grow from concrete them I guess diamonds can grow in orchids. Story here
24) Should we Mom-shame these PokemonGo-ish moms or be okay with them having named theirs a more sophisticated (for the same following foolishness): “ChardonnayGo.” Story here