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July 8, 2017 (Saturday)

Disasters and accidents

Tropical Storm Nanmadol (2017)
- The death toll from flooding on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu rises to 15, with six others missing. (AP via The Telegraph)
Energy in California
- An explosion at a Northridge power plant causes a widespread power outage in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Times) (Sky News)

International relations

2017 G20 Hamburg summit
- The summit announces it is unable to gain agreement on climate change between the United States and the other 19 members of this international forum. (Reuters)

Law and crime

Crime in Cincinnati
- A shooting at a gender reveal party in Cincinnati kills 1 and injures 8. The unborn child, revealed to be a boy, also dies. (CNN)

Politics and elections

2017 Venezuelan protests
- Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López, leader of the Popular Will party, is granted house arrest after over three years of imprisonment. (Reuters)

Sports

2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
- The test series between New Zealand and the British and Irish Lions concludes in a 1–1 draw after the third test match in Eden Park finishes 15–15. (The Guardian)

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