{"id":27715,"date":"2016-07-18T08:50:38","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T13:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=27715"},"modified":"2016-07-18T08:51:01","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T13:51:01","slug":"10-things-to-know-for-today-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=27715","title":{"rendered":"10 Things to Know for Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ASSOCIATED PRESS<\/p>\n<p>Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:<\/p>\n<p>1. FORMER MARINE FATALLY SHOOTS 3 BATON ROUGE OFFICERS, WOUNDS 3 OTHERS<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are investigating the motives of shooter Gavin Long, who was killed at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>2. WHAT TO WATCH FOR AS GOP NATIONAL CONVENTION KICKS OFF<\/p>\n<p>The first act will underline how divisive Trump has been with insurgents pushing for a rule change in a last- gasp effort to deny him the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>3. U.S. VOTERS SPLIT OVER TRUMP&#8217;S PROPOSED TEMPORARY BAN ON ENTRY OF MUSLIMS<\/p>\n<p>An AP-GfK poll shows the billionaire&#8217;s shifting rhetoric on that ban might win some Americans over.<\/p>\n<p>4. TURKISH WAR PLANES PATROL SKIES IN SIGNS OF LINGERING FEAR OF THREATS AGAINST GOVERNMENT<\/p>\n<p>The Cabinet prepares to meet for the first time since the failed coup attempt amid concerns that a crackdown with push Turkey even further into authoritarian rule.<\/p>\n<p>5. FRANCE FIND NO EVIDENCE SO FAR THAT TRUCK DRIVER HAD LINKS TO &#8220;TERRORIST NETWORK&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The French interior minister says the attacker may have been motivated by IS messages but not necessarily coordinating with a larger network.<\/p>\n<p>6. WHY JAPANESE COMPANIES ARE TURNING TO TEENAGE VINERS FOR MARKETING HELP<\/p>\n<p>Stodgy Japan Inc. firms need all the help they can get in appealing to youngsters, especially young women.<\/p>\n<p>7. HOW COLOMBIA IS RETHINKING ANTI-DRUG STRATEGY AS COCAINE PRODUCTION SKYROCKETS<\/p>\n<p>The country is hopeful that an imminent cease-fire with rebels will allow the military to shift its resources from fighting insurgents to pursuing top drug traffickers.<\/p>\n<p>8. SPACEX LAUNCHES CRITICAL SPACE STATION DOCKING STATION FOR ASTRONAUTS<\/p>\n<p>The unmanned Falcon rocket also carried a DNA decoder for high-flying genetic research.<\/p>\n<p>9. WHO ANSWERES THE GAME&#8217;S SUMMONS FOR AN ANTI-VIOLENCE SUMMIT IN LOS ANGELES<\/p>\n<p>Several hundred gang members and hip-hop luminaries join the city leaders, including the mayor and police chief.<\/p>\n<p>10. 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