EVERY MORNING TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #TRUMPED: Donald Trump has defended comments he made which appeared to call for Hillary Clinton to be shot.
2. #STRIKE: A Dublin Bus strike is now “inevitable”, says the head of the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU).
3. #ROSCOMMON: A man in his 20s has died in a road crash near Boyle.
4. #THIEVES OLYMPICS: Petty thefts have become the talk of Rio de Janeiro as thieves make hay while the Olympics shines.
5. #GOLDEN NIGHT: It was a night to remember for America’s Michael Phelps as the swimmer sealed his 21st Olympic gold medal in the 200m butterfly.
6. #DERRY: A man in his 30s has been shot in his ankles and thigh.
7. #AUSTRALIA: Thousands of leaked reports detailing alleged sexual assault and child abuse at Australian immigration facilities have been released.
8. #CHANNEL TUNNEL: Staff at Eurostar are set to go on a week-long strike causing chaos for tourists.
9. #PHILIPPINES: President Rodrigo Duterte has caused a diplomatic incident after referring to the US envoy to his country as a “gay ambassador”.
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