The VICE Morning Bulletin

Here is everything you need to know about the world this morning, curated by VICE.

• Biden: Decision Time
  Vice President Joe Biden has been pressed by impatient supporters to announce his decision on running for the White House. As the Democratic candidates prepare for tonight's big debate in Las Vegas, experts say mid-October would be the latest Biden could jump in. —CNN
• Air Force Drops Arms
  US forces have airdropped small arms ammunition and other supplies to Syrian rebels, the military has confirmed. It comes as Amnesty International accuses one anti-Assad rebel group—the YPG—of war crimes. —Reuters
• Rebel Flag Group Faces Terror Charges
  Members of the "Respect the Flag" group have been charged with terror threats and gang activity after disrupting a black child's birthday party in Georgia. The 15 people indicted waved the confederate flag and allegedly threatened party-goers with violence. —NBC News
• Playboy Stops with the Nude Photos
  Playboy magazine will stop publishing images of naked women as part of a 2016 relaunch. The company's chief executive said the vast deluge of online pornography had made magazine nudity "passe". —The New York Times

• Iran Backs Nuclear Deal
  Iran's parliament has approved the deal on its nuclear program agreed with six world powers, Iranian state media reports. It follows a test of a new ballistic missile at the weekend which "likely" violated a U.N. resolution, but not the nuclear deal. —BBC
• Assange's Police Watch Dropped
  London's Metropolitan police force has called off its 24-hour surveillance of the Ecuadorian embassy where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been living for 40 months. Scotland Yard said the cost was "no longer proportionate", but will still arrest Assange if he leaves. —The Guardian
• Dutch to Report on MH17
  The Dutch Safety Board will today publish its investigation on why Malaysian passenger plane MH17 broke up in Ukraine in 2014. Preliminary findings suggest it was hit by a Russian surface-to-air missile, but do not indicate who was responsible for firing it. —TIME
• Merkel in Mock Gallows
  Anti-immigration protestors set up a symbolic hangman's noose for Chancellor Angela Merkel at a rally in Dresden condemning her support for refugees. German police are investigating after the photos spread on social media. —The Washington Post

• VW Scandal: The Movie
  Movie people don't mess around. Paramount Pictures and Leonardo DiCaprio's company have already acquired rights to make a film about Volkswagen's rigging of emission tests. —Newsweek
• New George R.R. Martin Show?
  Cinemax is developing an adaptation of another work by the Game of Thrones writer. The station has ordered a pilot script of his 1988 werewolf novella Skin Trade. —Deadline
• Facebook's Tinder Match Problem
  Have you noticed Facebook keeps suggesting you friend recent Tinder and OKCupid matches? An investigation into the murky overlaps between social apps. —Motherboard
• Music from the Operating Room
  Ever wondered what music is playing while you're under the knife? The East Coast's top orthopedic surgeons reveal why their workday favorites include Avicii and Pearl Jam. —Noisey

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