10 things you need to know today: July 10, 2016

Black Lives Matter protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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1. Police brutality protests continue, arrests made in Louisiana and Minnesota
2. Dallas gunman practiced 'shoot and move' tactics at self defense gym
3. Clinton endorses adding a public option to ObamaCare
4. Obama: America is 'not as divided as some have suggested'
5. Officer who shot Philando Castile is 'not concerned' about criminal charges
6. Sexual harassment allegations pile up against Fox News' Roger Ailes
7. British government rejects Brexit 'do-over' petition
8. Serena Williams wins record-tying 22nd grand slam at Wimbledon
9. Spanish matador killed by bull, 2 others gored and 3 more injured
10. Teen finds body while playing Pokemon Go

last updated 10 July 2016

1. Police brutality protests continue, arrests made in Louisiana and Minnesota

Demonstrations in response to the recent police killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile continued into Saturday night across the country. Largely peaceful protests were organized in Chicago, New York City, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, and elsewhere, as well as Baton Rouge and the Twin Cities, where the two shootings took place. In St. Paul, Minnesota, several hundred protesters shut down I-94, refusing to leave the highway as police used smoke bombs, tear gas, and pepper spray. The St. Paul Police Department reported that some demonstrators dropped liquid and rocks on officers from a pedestrian bridge, while others set off fireworks. About 50 protesters were arrested in St. Paul, and arrests were made in Baton Rouge as well.

The sniper who killed five officers and injured several more in Dallas Thursday night before being killed by police had trained himself in advance of his deadly rampage. An Army veteran who was deployed to Afghanistan before being discharged under accusation of sexual harassment, Micah Xavier Johnson was seen performing military-style drills at his home. He also practiced "shoot and move" techniques at a "self-defense and personal protection" gym in Fort Worth, Texas, which describes itself as a provider of "reality based training for today's urban environment." The gym's owner has disavowed all association with Johnson and says many of his facility's members are police officers themselves.

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Earlier in her primary campaign, presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton attacked rival Bernie Sanders' single-payer health care policy. Now, with Sanders' endorsement expected to arrive any day, she has embraced a version of it. In a health care briefing released Saturday, Clinton endorsed adding a public insurance option to ObamaCare as well as allowing Americans to use Medicare beginning at the age of 55. Sanders applauded her plan, which is projected to cost at least $40 billion over 10 years.

President Obama struck a measured and hopeful tone speaking at a press conference Saturday in Warsaw, Poland, where he has been attending a NATO summit. "As painful as this week has been, I firmly believe that America is not as divided as some have suggested," he said. "Americans of all races and all backgrounds are rightly outraged by the inexcusable attacks on police, whether it's in Dallas or any place else. That includes protesters, it includes family members who have grave concerns about police conduct — and they've said that this is unacceptable. There's no division there."

The lawyer for Jeronimo Yanez, the police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, said Saturday he is "not concerned about criminal proceedings here" and his client is not either. Attorney Thomas Kelly said Yanez stopped Castile over "more than just the equipment violation" and maintained that the officer opened fire because Castile did not obey his orders. "Race had nothing to do with the shooting," he said, offering a narrative that Castile's girlfriend, who livestreamed the aftermath of her boyfriend's death, vigorously denies.

Since news broke of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson against Fox CEO Roger Ailes, six more women have publicly accused the 76-year-old newsman of inappropriate conduct. The allegations date back to the 1960s, and Carlson's attorneys say additional women have contacted their firm with similar stories about Ailes. A statement released on behalf of Ailes and Fox denied all the women's reports, saying, "The latest allegations, all 30 to 50 years old, are false."

The British government said Saturday the United Kingdom will not take a second vote on whether to leave the European Union. Following the Brexit vote in late June, in which 52 percent of Britons endorsed leaving the EU, a petition to Parliament attracted more than 4 million signatures requesting a do-over. The petition has now been formally rejected as outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron said in a statement the first vote's "decision must be respected."

Tennis champion Serena Williams won her 22nd grand slam at Wimbledon on Saturday, triumphing over Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3. The victory ties Williams, 34, with Steffi Graf's Open-era record of major titles, an achievement Williams has claimed after falling short at the Australian Open and French Open finals earlier this year. Later on Saturday, competing with her sister Venus, Williams also snagged her sixth Wimbledon women's doubles win, scoring a 6-3, 6-4 win against Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova.

A Spanish matador named Victor Barrio was fatally gored by a bull on live television Saturday near Pamplona, which is currently hosting the nine-day San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival. Barrio was the first matador to be killed in the ring since 1985. Two more Spaniards were gored in the town of Valencia, and three others were hospitalized with bull-related head injuries, one received in the process of avoiding another goring.

A Wyoming teenager named Shayla Wiggins discovered the dead body of a man in a river while playing the popular new smartphone game Pokemon Go. The app invites players to find virtual creatures digitally superimposed on a map of their real life surroundings. Wiggins "was trying to get a water Pokemon" so she walked to a nearby river, where she eventually looked away from her game long enough to call 911. The unidentified man is believed to have committed suicide.

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Bonnie Kristian was a deputy editor and acting editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com. She is a columnist at Christianity Today and author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (forthcoming 2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). Her writing has also appeared at Time Magazine, CNN, USA Today, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The American Conservative, among other outlets.