Two Presidents set to join mourning in Dallas

President Obama will be joined by Vice-President Biden and former President George W Bush in Dallas on Tuesday to console the families of the police officers killed in the sniper attack last Thursday night.

Follow coverage at the Dallas Morning News here

President Obama told law enforcement leaders he considers the killings of five Dallas police officers "a hate crime" https://t.co/N1XwS9yUpI

— “Mark Berman” (@markberman) July 12, 2016

Dallas doubtful that visit from President Obama can bridge its divide https://t.co/KD6Q0LzVjn

— TIME (@TIME) July 11, 2016

George W. Bush to deliver remarks at interfaith service for fallen Dallas officers https://t.co/Oiy3agrEZH pic.twitter.com/bwvBWGDwgC

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) July 11, 2016

The Dallas Morning News ran a front-page editorial on Sundayhttps://t.co/Uecu14XXDW their first since 9/12/2001 pic.twitter.com/rB5u2jGv2Q

— Poynter (@Poynter) July 11, 2016

#Dallas surgeon on his daughter: "The burden I carry with me is not something I want her to have as an adult" https://t.co/c6ZVguu4iQ

— CNN (@CNN) July 12, 2016

The vengeance espoused by ‘Malik’ on 7/7 is no diff from that in word/deed by Micah that night. https://t.co/zfe9HwnIL9

— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) July 12, 2016

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WORLD

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are finally set to appear together at a rally in New Hampshire.

“Sanders’ entire campaign… has been an extended lecture on how a campaign should in fact be about transformation.” https://t.co/PUtJfwDlJ7

— POLITICO Magazine (@POLITICOMag) July 12, 2016

Bernie Sanders appears to have won some important concessions in exchange for his endorsement of Hillary Clinton. https://t.co/h8muFDLszJ

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) July 12, 2016

Only @HillaryClinton would accidentally release hit ad on @BernieSanders day b4 he's set 2 appear at a rally for her https://t.co/r4mwywYOSC

— Jordan (@JordanChariton) July 12, 2016

Meanwhile on the GOP side, the likely confusion surrounding the binding of delegates at the convention in Cleveland next week took another turn.

Virginia law binding state delegates to Donald Trump thrown out. https://t.co/pUA0B9qK4S pic.twitter.com/gkkqeu7EXU

— ABC News (@ABC) July 12, 2016

And there’s yet more “post-factuality”…

Contra Trump's claim today, violent crime has plummeted from the highs of the '80s and '90s https://t.co/ULTRLNIu4f pic.twitter.com/s88PGe0ixv

— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) July 11, 2016

And in the Senate races, a familiar face is back.. (too bad, other guy who now has to drop out..)

Bayh shocker upends battle for Senate control https://t.co/1td58OGFDD | Getty pic.twitter.com/j3GTKyc6wj

— POLITICO (@politico) July 12, 2016

Elsewhere in the world…

High stakes legal ruling looms in South China Sea dispute https://t.co/dcSLXsnkgv

— Reuters (@Reuters) July 12, 2016

South Sudan clashes: US says violence "must stop" https://t.co/gGpXyT4Utm

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 12, 2016

Watch: Syrian group races to safeguard monuments from destruction https://t.co/xVJXSIuYgQ pic.twitter.com/FzYwRAZjxd

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) July 12, 2016

But of course we should never forget the really important stuff…

CULTURE

The weekend Pokémon took over America: https://t.co/akIKngf2Nb

— WIRED (@WIRED) July 12, 2016

What the heck is Pokémon Go? An explainer for the out-of-touch and/or oldhttps://t.co/CvaeZEy0Z0

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 12, 2016

Seem to be working!
Niantic's objectives w/ Pokemon:
1) Exercise
2) See the world with new eyes
3) Breaking the icehttps://t.co/sOcCzF6sbB

— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) July 12, 2016

https://twitter.com/BCAppelbaum/status/752513084682440706

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MEDIA

More women come forward with allegations of sexual harassment against Roger Ailes https://t.co/9s8nF9Vo5o | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/HCp1FPWHre

— POLITICO (@politico) July 12, 2016

How strong is Gretchen Carlson’s case against Roger Ailes at Fox? A legal expert breaks it down https://t.co/s77p0kQTwI

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) July 12, 2016

And as for TV itself…

https://twitter.com/BenedictEvans/status/752713972986421248

https://twitter.com/BenedictEvans/status/752713437990400005

And “when to stop” is usually just before that last thing you did, whatever that was…

https://twitter.com/DKThomp/status/752593645631660032

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BUSINESS

Yen extends steepest decline since October 2014, falling against 30 of its 31 major peers https://t.co/zPo2kUu4pN pic.twitter.com/3QTeq2HcT8

— Bloomberg (@business) July 12, 2016

Oh yeah, it’s that day. Whatever.

Amazon Prime Day 2016: The best deals https://t.co/gVuKPoVY89 pic.twitter.com/TU6f0zvZy8

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 12, 2016

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SPORTS

The 2016 MLB All-Star Game takes place Tuesday night in San Diego.

#HighHeat is live from Petco Park right now! @MadDogUnleashed & @MrBrianKenny are breaking down the #ASG lineups pic.twitter.com/wi2d6G7WoO

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) July 11, 2016

London not calling: No MLB games in UK for '17 https://t.co/Y4VvpkR9Ur

— Global Baseball News (@w0rldbaseball) July 12, 2016

Sir Geoff Hurst's 1966 England World Cup final shirt to be auctioned https://t.co/wz5RrXYLAz

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) July 12, 2016

(Follow my former colleague Peter Chapman as he tweets the 1966 World Cup as it happened… and read his new book Out of Time, about the end of “old-fashioned” Britain.)

And finally…

This Portuguese kid comforting a crying French fan shows what football is all about https://t.co/L9gYvU1HG0 pic.twitter.com/KRYDw1oKvT

— The Independent (@Independent) July 12, 2016

The Overnight Note

Another day, another deadline

Two Presidents set to join mourning in Dallas

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