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July 30, 2016 (Saturday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
- The Turkish military kills 35 Kurdistan Workers' Party militants after they attempt to capture a base in Turkey's Hakkâri Province. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
Boko Haram insurgency
- Niger, following attacks by Boko Haram on Bosso and Yebi in the Lake Chad region, extends for three months a state of emergency in Diffa. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2016 Lockhart hot air balloon crash
- At least 16 people are killed after a hot air balloon catches fire and crashes near Lockhart, Texas. (BBC)
2016 California wildfires
- The deadly, nine-day old Soberanes Fire, blazing south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, has destroyed 57 homes and is expected to grow to 170,000 acres (265 square miles) before it's done. It is 15 percent contained. Six major Big Sur State Parks remain closed through August 6. (Reuters) (Los Angeles Times)

Politics and elections

Tunisian lawmakers, dissatisfied with the lack of progress on a financial reforms package, vote (118-3) to dismiss Prime Minister Habib Essid from office. (Reuters)

Sport

In skydiving, American Luke Aikins sets a world record for jumping from a height of 25,000 feet (7,620 meters) without a parachute or wing suit. (NPR) (AP via CBS News) (BBC)

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 ;Disasters and accidents
 *[[2016 Lockhart hot air balloon crash]]
-**At least 16 people are killed after a [[Hot air balloon|hot air balloon]] catches fire and crashes near [[Lockhart, Texas]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36933150 (BBC)]
+**At least 16 people are killed after a [[Hot air balloon|hot air balloon]] catches fire and crashes near [[Lockhart, Texas]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36933150 (BBC)]
 *[[2016 California wildfires]]
 **The deadly, nine-day old [[Soberanes Fire]], blazing south of [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California|Carmel-by-the-Sea]], has destroyed 57 homes and is expected to grow to 170,000 acres (265 square miles) before it's done. It is 15 percent contained. Six major [[Big Sur]] State Parks remain closed through August 6. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-fire-idUSKCN10816V (Reuters)] [http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-soberanes-fire-20160730-snap-story.html (''Los Angeles Times'')]
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-*In [[skydiving]], American [[Luke Aikins]] sets a [[world record]] for jumping from a height of 25,000 feet (7,620 meters) without a [[parachute]] or [[wing suit]]. [https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/30/488083554/luke-aikins-becomes-first-person-to-jump-from-a-plane-without-a-parachute (NPR)] [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/skydiver-luke-aikins-makes-parachute-free-jump/ (AP via CBS News)] [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36935087 (BBC)]
+*In [[skydiving]], American [[Luke Aikins]] sets a [[world record]] for jumping from a height of 25,000 feet (7,620 meters) without a [[parachute]] or [[wing suit]]. [https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/30/488083554/luke-aikins-becomes-first-person-to-jump-from-a-plane-without-a-parachute (NPR)] [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/skydiver-luke-aikins-makes-parachute-free-jump/ (AP via CBS News)] [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36935087 (BBC)]
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