The VICE Morning Bulletin

Welcome to the VICE Morning Bulletin. Here you'll find a roundup of the day's most important stories from around the world, all in one handy blog post, like a multivitamin of interesting stuff to start your day. With contributions from our global offices, the VICE Morning Bulletin will feature the biggest headlines in the US as well as internationally, and offer a handpicked crop of culture stories, long reads, weird news, and a VICE documentary each morning.

• Clinton Team Tried to Quash WikiLeaks Story
  A State Department email sent to Hillary Clinton shows that government officials tried to pressure The Washington Post into suppressing details about a WikiLeaks cable. The revelation follows a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by VICE News. —VICE News
• Google and Microsoft Make Up
  The big tech rivals have agreed a litigation truce, ending a five-year battle over patents. Google and Microsoft said they would now "collaborate on certain patent matters", after 20 lawsuits between the companies were dropped. —The Wall Street Journal
• Kim Davis Did Actually Meet the Pope
  Conservatives finally have some comforting news about the Pope's recent US visit. The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis met privately with Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples (she claims he told her to "stay strong"). —The New York Times
• Hurricane Nears
  Hurricane Joaquin has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm and could reach the US mainland by the weekend, forecasters say. Much of the East Coast has already been hit by rainstorms, with some schools closing in Virginia. —CBS News

• Russia and US: Let's Talk
  Military chiefs from the two nations will talk "as soon as possible" to avoid clashes in Syria. But American officials fear Russian bombing attacks will continue to target Syrian opposition fighters, not the Islamic State. —BBC
• Thailand's Great Firewall
  Hackers shut down government websites for several hours overnight in a suspected protest against a plan to limit access to certain sites. More than 100,000 have signed a petition against the government proposal, known as the "Great Firewall of Thailand". —The Sydney Morning Herald
• UK Won't Pay Reparations for Slavery
  On a state visit to Jamaica, Prime Minister David Cameron rejected demands for the British government to pay reparations and apologize for its role in the slave trade. He said the Caribbean nation should "move on". —TIME
• Is the World Losing Interest in the Refugee Crisis?
  Search engine evidence suggests global citizens—or internet users, at least—are losing interest in the refugee crisis. One simple chart shows how interest has dropped off dramatically in the past couple of weeks. —The Washington Post

• Cosby in Yet More Trouble
  Three more women have come forward to accuse Bill Cosby of historical sex abuse. It brings the tally of women making allegations to more than 40. —Los Angeles Times
• College: Here's What You'll Pay
  A college education is really fucking expensive, but the Department of Education has at least released a handy online tool to work out what different college courses will cost. —NPR
• Peaches Says Fuck Nationality
  The Canadian electro-rock queen has slammed Prime Minister Stephen Harper's policy on refugees. "The whole system is fucked," she said. —VICE
• Pretty Good X-Files Trailer
  The summer teaser from Fox left us little to go on, but a new two-minute trailer suggests The X-Files return could work out well. —Motherboard

If that's all the writing you can handle for today, you should watch 'Gone', the story of a talented British skateboarder whose career was derailed by mental health issues.