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The United States embassy in Turkey reported and the Pentagon confirmed Saturday that "local authorities are denying movements on to and off of Incirlik Air Base," a large Turkish facility the U.S. uses as a key location for its anti-Islamic State air campaigns in Iraq and Syria. "The power there has also been cut," the embassy said. "Please avoid the air base until normal operations have been restored."

Donald Trump held a press conference Saturday to formally introduce Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) as his 2016 running mate. In the process, he took the time to explain his long-held belief that Pence's previous endorsement of his rival, Ted Cruz, "was more of an endorsement for me."

Mohamed Bouhlel, the man who waged a deadly attack on a crowd of Bastille Day revelers in Nice, France, "had psychological problems that caused a nervous breakdown," said his father, Mohamed Mondher Lahouaiej Bouhlel, on Saturday. "He would become angry, shout, break everything around him."

In 2003, 42 percent of Bangladeshis defecated outside. Today, that figure has shrunk to less than 1 percent. The difference stems from rising incomes plus a 13-year campaign in the South Asian nation to increase the availability of real toilets while educating Bangladeshis about the health and security dangers of doing their business outside.

A massive heat wave this coming week will affect most of the contiguous United States, but record temperatures have already struck in Alaska, where a high of 88 degrees in Fairbanks on Wednesday was warmer than New York City. A town called Deadhorse on Alaska's northern coast, inside the Arctic Circle, hit an all-time high of 85, nearly 30 degrees above its typical temperature for this time of year.

The government of Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan has pointed the finger for Friday night's failed coup attempt at Fethullah Gülen, an elderly Muslim cleric living in exile in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.

In an interview with the Associated Press published early Saturday, Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus said the GOP has come to accept Donald Trump as its leader, which would put the party in the fifth and final stage of grief.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reasserted at least temporary control over his nation after an attempted coup by a military faction. Nearly 200 people have been killed and more than 1,500 arrested as Erdogan loyalists took to the streets and fought to regain their grasp on power. Erdogan flew into Istanbul early Saturday, declaring "what is being perpetrated is a rebellion and a treason. They will pay a heavy price for their treason to Turkey." A helicopter carrying eight... Читать дальше...

A Pakistani model and social media star named Qandeel Baloch, 25, was strangled to death by her brother as she slept, officials said Saturday.

"A motor-assisted glove designed to let astronauts carry out mechanical repairs without suffering muscle fatigue is making its way to Earth," said James Vincent at The Verge​. The RoboGlove, developed by NASA and General Motors in 2012, enhances the strength of the wearer's grip via synthetic tendons that mimic the muscles of the human hand.

Greek police said a helicopter carrying eight members of the Turkish military believed to have organized the failed coup in Turkey Friday night landed in their country seeking asylum on Saturday.

Nothing in the world seems to be neat and clean anymore. And now, Turkey's haphazard (and apparently failed) coup — led by parts of the largest standing army in NATO outside the U.S.'s own — has justified the growing skepticism around today's international order that has defined Donald Trump's White House run.

French authorities are investigating the Islamic State's claim of responsibility for the Thursday night attack in Nice, France, which killed at least 84 Bastille Day revelers, including two Americans.

Russia's entire track-and-field team has been banned from the Rio Olympics. Do other athletes dope, too? Here's everything you need to know:

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have reasserted at least temporary control of his nation after an attempted coup by a military faction. Nearly 200 people have been killed and more than 1,500 arrested as Erdogan loyalists took to the streets and fought to regain their grasp on power. Erdogan flew into Istanbul from "an undisclosed location" early Saturday, declaring that "what is being perpetrated is a rebellion and a treason. They will pay a heavy price for their treason to Turkey." During the chaos... Читать дальше...

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Three summers ago, the chant "Tayyip Istifa!" ("Tayip, resign!") boomed throughout the neighborhoods surrounding Taksim Square in Istanbul. Thousands of citizens flooded Istiklal Boulevard to demand that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan step down. The people knew full well at the time that this was a long shot.

The White House released a strong statement Friday evening opposing the apparent military coup unfolding in Turkey. "The president and [Secretary of State John Kerry] agreed that all parties in Turkey should support the democratically elected government of Turkey, show restraint, and avoid any violence or bloodshed," the White House statement said. "The secretary underscored that the State Department will continue to focus on the safety and security of U.S. citizens in Turkey." Read more at Politico. Читать дальше...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's short statement to the country didn't stand a chance of soothing fears that he was being ousted in a coup:

Speaking via FaceTime on CNN Turk, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government is still in power after reports of an attempted military coup. He confirmed early rumors that the coup is an attempt by part of the Turkish army, writer Mahir Zeynalov reports.

The Turkish military says it has seized power — but it's not yet clear who, exactly, is leading the coup attempt. Reading from the military's statement, an announcer at Turkish TV station TRT opaquely said the country is now being run by a "peace council." But Reuters reports that the statement wasn't authorized by the country's military command. And Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim seemed to suggest the coup attempt is being executed by a faction within the Turkish military. "There was... Читать дальше...

Speaking from Moscow, where he is proposing a coordinated U.S.-Russian counterterrorism operation in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry offered brief comments on the apparent military coup that began to unfold in Turkey on Friday night. "We have been engaged very deeply in discussions all day and literally [Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov] and I caught up with the news of what may or may not be happening at the very last minute," Kerry told the press. "So I think it's inappropriate for... Читать дальше...

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told local media Friday that a sector of the military was attempting an illegal coup. The responsible army personnel released a statement saying the military had taken power over the government, though conflicting reports have muddled exactly whether Turkey's democracy has been overthrown. Troops have been seen in Istanbul and the capital city of Ankara, though it's still unclear which side of the conflict they are supporting. A Twitter user captured video... Читать дальше...