| By Derek Caney (@stax920)
If attacks of the last week from Turkey to Bangladesh to Iraq to Saudi Arabia have proved anything, it's that it's easier for Islamic State to launch large-scale attacks from within foreign countries than it is to hold territory and maintain a caliphate. In this regard, Islamic State is starting to resemble its rival al Qaeda.
Hillary Clinton can heave a sigh of relief as she's unlikely to have to run for president while defending herself against criminal charges for her use of private email servers while she was secretary of state. But you should expect the case to remain a campaign issue. Ranking House Republican Paul Ryan said FBI Director James Comey would be called to testify before the House Oversight Committee. And Donald Trump has certainly shown no sign of dropping it. Quote of the day: "Although we did not find clear evidence that Secretary Clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws governing the handling of the classified information, there is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information." – James Comey, FBI director 
Erica spends four hours daily walking miles of Milwaukee streets and alleys, digging through garbage and stuffing her red plastic grocery cart with aluminum cans and other small metal items to sell to support her three children. Two years ago, she would have earned about $30 for a cart full of scrap metal. Now she makes about $15 due to the plummeting prices.
The unbreakable flower 
Mongolia's Olympic wrestler Battsetseg Soronzonbold (front) fights with her training partner during a daily training session at the Mongolia Women’s National Wrestling Team training center, July 1, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee
Around Wall Street - The Brexit doom and gloom returned to the markets after about a weeklong reprieve. Japanese and Korean stocks got hammered overnight, while the British pound fell to its lowest level in more than 30 years. Gold rallied to its highest price since 2014. Dow Jones futures are nearly 100 points lower. Meanwhile, San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams said there's nothing to see here.
- Tesla Motors is under fire for not telling the public about the death of a driver using the company's vaunted Autopilot mode sooner. The accident occurred on May 7. Tesla reported the accident to the government on May 16. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration disclosed the probe on June 30. On May 18-19, Tesla raised at least $1.46 billion in a stock offering.
- Comcast and Netflix agreed to share their toys and play nicely, after publicly sparring for years. Comcast subscribers will be able to stream Netflix movies and TV shows through the company's X1 set-top box, a major win for Netflix, which has been working for years to strike such deals with pay TV operators.
Around the country Digits of the day: $2.5 million That's how much the University of Tennessee will pay to settle a lawsuit in which eight women accused the school of allowing a hostile sexual culture to fester, leading to sexual assaults by student athletes. - Donald Trump is trotting out potential vice presidential running mates in public, dispensing with the usual tradition of keeping the process of selecting a running mate secret. Among the pageant contestants are Senator Bob Corker, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa.
- House Democrats called for votes on their gun control measures. House Republicans said no. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Around the world - South African Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to six years in prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend.
- NATO leaders are slated to meet on Friday to cement a new deterrent against Russia, returning to Cold War-style defense with Washington once again taking the part of Europe's protector.
- Kremlin to Turkey on hidden militants: We told you so.
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