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At least 80 people died after a truck plowed into a Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France, on Thursday. President François Hollande called it a terrorist attack and said the country was extending its state of emergency for how long?

On July 26 [Hollande was expected](https://www.buzzfeed.com/claudiakoerner/truck-drives-into-bastile-day-crowd-in-nice-france?utm_term=.qhK24yJAb2#.thWqypr2aq) to end a state of emergency instituted after the Paris terror attacks in November. Instead, Hollande said he would be mobilizing soldiers and reserves and increasing the manpower on the nation’s streets and borders.

It's three months.

1\. Terrorist Attack in Nice, France

Theresa May became the UK’s new prime minister this week. How many other female PMs has the country had?

May is the [second female prime minister, after Margaret Thatcher in 1979–90](%E2%80%9Dhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/rosebuchanan/live-updates-leadsom-quits-tory-leadership-leaving-theresa-m?utm_term=.qrzx8E1r3x#.hlENokAbaN%E2%80%9D). The new Conservative PM took over less than three weeks after David Cameron said he was quitting.

It's one.

2\. New UK Prime Minister

Documents raise disturbing new questions about detainee abuse under President Obama’s watch in Afghanistan. What was the fundamental purpose of “the separation interrogation technique”?

The “separation” procedure [physically isolates](https://www.buzzfeed.com/claudiakoerner/truck-drives-into-bastile-day-crowd-in-nice-france?utm_term=.qhK24yJAb2#.thWqypr2aq) a prisoner so he can’t communicate with anyone but U.S. personnel.

it's to help make detainees cough up information.

3\. BuzzFeed News Investigates

President Obama praised the Dallas police for their reform efforts during a memorial for the five officers killed in last week’s shooting. By what percent did excessive force complaints against the department drop between 2009 and 2014?

“This police department [trained in de-escalation](https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertsamaha/dallas-police-numbers?utm_term=.lfaPzaxoZP#.cvXJp02yXJ) far before cities across America did it,” Mayor Mike Rawlings said. “We’re one of the premier community policing cities in the country and this year we have the fewest police officer-related shootings than any large city in America.”

It's 64%.

4\. Dallas Police Shootings

The Republican National Convention kicks off this Monday. Which of the following people isn’t in the speaker line-up?

Sarah Palin, who endorsed Trump in January, was [notably absent](https://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrulla/rnc-speakers-list?utm_term=.cs19RmkAP9#.txwnVZQ3Pn).

It's Sarah Palin.

5\. Republican National Convention

Pokémon Go hysteria has fully taken over in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Which of these things did NOT happen this week?

The rest of those stories actually happened. But not Area 51...yet.

It's A Man Was Arrested For Breaking Into Area 51 So He Could Catch Pokémon

Pokémon Go Madness

Who is the first South Asian actor nominated for an Emmy in a leading role?

Aziz Ansari 
He received a nomination for his [portrayal of Dev Shah](%E2%80%9Dhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/susancheng/aziz-ansari-is-the-first-south-asian-actor-nominated-for-an?utm_term=.my8QRdr6yQ#.op9JX7a24J%E2%80%9D) on Master of None, his critically acclaimed Netflix series. And here are all the [other 2016 Emmy nominations.](%E2%80%9Dhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/susancheng/emmy-nominations-2016?utm_term=.tp5WeVGO4W#.dyrVyQLpPV%E2%80%9D)

It's Aziz Ansari.

7\. 2016 Emmy Nominations

Which Supreme Court Justice said this about Donald Trump this week? “I can’t imagine what this place would be — I can’t imagine what the country would be — with Donald Trump as our president."

Ginsburg later said [she regretted her remarks](%E2%80%9Dhttps://www.buzzfeed.com/emaoconnor/rbg-apologizes-for-remarks-about-trump?utm_term=.kwz1emYjA1#.fxEKGZq8yK%E2%80%9D) after making several statements this week making clear how much she disapproved of Trump.

It's Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

8\. Who Said It

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