A week of chaos around the world upended the US presidential race and obliterated Democrat Hillary Clinton’s once-formidable lead over her rival Donald Trump.
Even as Americans were still processing the fallout from the July 7 race-based killing of five white police officers in Dallas, yet another terrorist attack in France the night of July 14 rekindled debate about Muslims and radicalization. Trump responded by postponing a scheduled event to unveil his running mate on July 5 — only to end up acknowledging via Twitter that it indeed was Indiana Gov. Mike Pence after everyone in the media had already reported it.
