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Top Stories: Olympics Close In Rio; Deadly Turkish Suicide Bombing

Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- Suicide Bombing At Turkish Wedding Carried Out By Child, Pinned On ISIS.

-- Rio Dances: Closing Ceremony For The 2016 Summer Olympics.

And here are more early headlines:

Housing Shortage In Baton Rouge After Devastating Louisiana Floods. ( The Advocate)

Suspected Mali Militant On Trial For Destroying Artifacts In Timbuktu. ( BBC)

NIH Official Warns Zika Could Develop In Flooded Louisiana. ( The Hill)

Wildfires Burning Out Of Control Near Spokane. ( Spokesman-Review)

Kerry Visiting African Countries To Discuss Counterterrorism. ( AP)

Philippines Won't Leave U.N., Despite Criticism Over Killings. ( South China Morning Post)

Three Tropical Storms Menace Japan. ( Weather.com)

North Korea Threatens Action Over U.S., South Korean Drills. ( Yonhap)

Maine Police Looking For 10-Foot Snake On The Loose. ( Washington Post)

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Korva Coleman is a newscaster for NPR.