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Trump: I could win Afghan war in a week
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    1. Police reform

    What summer doldrums? So much is going on right now in Washington that the only way to properly handle it is with a lightning round:

    • The Trump administration is working on a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan that would reduce the number of US troops in the country from about 14,000 to between 8,000 and 9,000 in the coming months. The US is also working to significantly trim personnel at the US embassy in Afghanistan, sources say.

    • At a rally in Cincinnati, President Trump again took aim at cities run by Democrats and expressed surprise that Dems running for president took more shots at former President Obama than at him during this week’s debates.

    • The President yesterday also amped up the trade war with China by saying he’ll go ahead with new tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese-made products (like iPhones and toys) on September 1. Financial markets were not pleased.

    • The Senate passed that massive budget deal that lifts the debt ceiling and prevents automatic spending cuts. Some GOP senators grumbled that the bill does nothing to harness the national debt. Trump has said he’ll sign it.

    TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping leave a business leaders event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017.
Donald Trump urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to work "hard" and act fast to help resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis, during their meeting in Beijing on November 9, warning that "time is quickly running out". / AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI        (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images)
    Here's how much more you may pay with Trump's tariffs
    02:05 - Source: CNN

    MONDAY

    “We have a problem.” This message, written in boldface type, was part of a blistering letter sent from the top US Navy SEAL to the force after several high-profile incidents of alleged misbehavior. Rear Adm. Collin Green gave commanders until Wednesday to detail the problems and offer solutions, according to the letter, obtained exclusively by CNN. An entire SEAL team in Iraq was sent home amid allegations of sexual assault and drinking alcohol during down time. Another SEAL team was accused of abusing cocaine and illicit substances while stationed in Virginia. The incidents are rising to the highest levels of the Pentagon, with Defense Secretary Mark Esper discussing the issue this week with the head of all special operations forces.

    This picture taken 26 December 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, DC.  The Pentagon, which is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense (DOD), is the world's largest office building by floor area, with about 6,500,000 sq ft (600,000 m2), of which 3,700,000 sq ft (340,000 m2) are used as offices.  Approximately 23,000 military and civilian employees and about 3,000 non-defense support personnel work in the Pentagon. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STAFF/AFP/Getty Images)
    US Navy SEAL team ordered home over alleged misbehavior
    01:33 - Source: CNN

    3. Election 2020

    Women in Saudi Arabia finally have a right that most people take for granted: They can travel independently. Saudi women will be allowed to hold passports and travel abroad without the consent of a male guardian. This significant loosening of Saudi Arabia’s notorious restrictions on women comes via an amendment approved yesterday by the Saudi Cabinet. It’s the latest of a handful of reforms in the past few years. Women were granted the right to drive in 2017 and cast municipal ballots for the first time in 2015. But harsh restrictions on women remain, including a ban on the mixing of sexes at public events and a requirement that women get a male guardian’s permission to get married or divorced.

    Esraa Albuti, an Executive Director at Ernst & Young, smiles as she brandishes her brand new driving licences issued Monday June 4 by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
    First Saudi women receive driver's licenses
    00:38 - Source: CNN

    THURSDAY

    Cyntoia Brown is almost free woman. Brown, 31, will be released next week from a Tennessee prison. She has been serving a life sentence for murder in the killing of a Nashville man she said had solicited her for sex. Brown, who was only 16 at the time, said she had been raped and forced into prostitution by a pimp. Then-Gov. Bill Haslam, a Republican, granted her clemency eight months ago. Pressure to release her started building in 2017 after her case caught fire on social media with the viral hashtag #FreeCyntoiaBrown, which was retweeted by celebs like Rihanna and Kim Kardashian. Brown, who earned a college degree while in prison, is reportedly planning to start a nonprofit to help young people after she’s released.

    Cyntoia Brown, a woman serving a life sentence for killing a man when she was a 16-year-old prostitute, smiles at family members during her clemency hearing Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at Tennessee Prison for Women in Nashville, Tenn. It is her first bid for freedom before a parole board since the 2004 crime. (Lacy Atkins /The Tennessean via AP, Pool)
    Cyntoia Brown granted clemency after 15 years
    02:30 - Source: CNN

    5. Nigeria

    If you felt a little warmer than normal last month, it wasn’t your imagination. July might have been the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. The global average temperatures last month could end up exceeding temps from July 2016, when the planet experienced extreme warming, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Programme, which analyzes temperature data from around the planet. Scientists say the possible new record (final data will be released Monday) would be the result of the intense heat waves that have punished Europe this summer. We’ve also seen wildfires in the Arctic, mass melting of Greenland’s ice sheet and the hottest month ever recorded in Anchorage, Alaska. Scientists say climate change will fuel even more heat waves and extreme weather.

    This picture taken on July 9, 2019 in Paris shows Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral as reconstruction works are ongoing after it was badly damaged by a huge fire last April 15. (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY / AFP)        (Photo credit should read BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)
    Heat wave puts iconic landmark in jeopardy
    01:43 - Source: CNN

    BREAKFAST BROWSE

    The first ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ trailer is here 

    A suspect in a bank robbery in Cleveland made it fairly easy for the cops to catch him. The note he handed to the teller had his name on it.

    Doesn’t cut it

    National Mustard Day is tomorrow, and you can celebrate by eating (checks notes) … mustard ice cream?

    Frenchs mustard ice cream

    Groundhog day

    Another day, another rocket launcher? Yep. For the second time this week, TSA agents found one in someone’s luggage.

    Out of this world

    An asteroid bigger than the Empire State Building is passing by Earth next week. You (probably) shouldn’t worry about it.

    TODAY’S QUOTE

    “C’est moi.”

    Danny Shirley, lead singer for country rock band Confederate Railroad, which lost out on two gigs because of its name and logo

    TODAY’S NUMBER

    The number of teeth found inside the mouth of a 7-year-old boy who had been complaining of jaw pain

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    TODAY’S NUMBER

    Quiz time

    Artists installed these items at the US-Mexico border so children could play together.

    A. Roller coasters

    B. Seesaws

    C. Slides

    D. Swings

    Play “Total Recall,” CNN’s weekly news quiz, to see if your answer is correct.

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    TODAY’S WEATHER

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    Heavy rain leads to flooding across Florida and the central US
    01:44 - Source: CNN

    AND FINALLY

    Fastest flyer

    Indoor skydiving? Yes, it’s a real thing, and this 16-year-old girl from Singapore just may be one of the world’s best at it. (Click to view.)