| By Derek Caney (@stax920)
America made it through the weekend without any more mass killing of police officers or videos of officers killing black people – that we know of. Digits of the day: 21 We did, however, have 102 people arrested in St. Paul during and after protests of the killing of Philando Castile (graphic video). Some 21 officers were injured when protesters threw rocks, bottles and Molotov cocktails at them, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported. Meanwhile, in Baton Rouge, at least 48 people were arrested on Sunday during protests against the killing of Alton Sterling (graphic video). There was a standoff downtown with demonstrators throwing debris at police and officers threatening to gas the crowds, according to the Advocate, the city's local paper. About 130 protesters were arrested on Friday and Saturday. Quote of the day: "When we start suggesting that somehow there's this enormous polarization, and we're back to the situation in the '60s, that's just not true." – President Obama Micah Johnson, the man who killed five Dallas police officers, had bigger plans, according to Dallas Police Chief David Brown. He also said Johnson had scrawled the letters "RB" in his own blood on a wall before dying. "We're trying to figure out through looking at things in his home what those initials mean," Brown said. In related news, the Chicago Tribune created this absolutely chilling timeline about three weeks ago. 
A demonstrator protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling is detained by law enforcement near the headquarters of the Baton Rouge Police Department, July 9, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
Around the country - Thirteen of the 30 biggest U.S. cities have issued directives to pair up police officers, in the wake of the Dallas shootings and a spate of violence against officers in Tennessee, Georgia and Missouri.
- Retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, under consideration as Donald Trump's running mate, favors a woman's right to choose whether to have an abortion. That may not go down well with the Republican establishment.
- The United States transferred a Yemeni inmate from the Guantanamo Bay prison to Italy. That leaves 78 detainees in the prison held without trial or charges for more than a decade. The inmate, Fayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman, has his transfer approved six years ago. Wait, what?
Around Wall Street 
- Begging the question, what was Part 1?
- Oil's big rebound in the first half of the year was a squandered opportunity for most hedge funds and a surge in volatility is likely to make it harder for them to call the market in the second half. Rather than placing more bets on oil, some fund managers are cutting exposure to prevent further losses.
- Nintendo added $7.5 billion to its market cap in just two days following the launch of Pokemon Go, its first foray into mobile gaming.
Around the world - Heavy fighting erupted in South Sudan a day after the U.N. Security council called on the government and its rivals to end the violence. The country's capital, Juba, has been mired in fighting since Thursday when troops loyal to President Salva Kiir clashed with soldiers backing Vice President Riek Machar, a former rebel leader. At least five soldiers died on Thursday and a Health Ministry source said 272 people, including 33 civilians, were killed on Friday.
- It's looking like Britain may have a new prime minister. Energy minister Andrea Leadsom abruptly withdrew from the race leaving her rival Theresa May as the only remaining candidate. May opposed Britain's departure from the European Union in last month's referendum. But she's pledged to follow through on Brexit in accordance with the vote.
- North Korea's military said it plans to make a "physical response" to moves by the United States and South Korea to deploy an advanced missile-defense system on the Korean peninsula. No word on whether North Korea had also planned an emotional response – tantrums, silent treatment, withholding affection…
Today's reason to live Bob Marley & The Wailers – War/No More Trouble |
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