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August 20, 2016 (Saturday)

Gaziantep bombing
- A suicide bomber targets a Kurdish wedding celebration in the Turkish city of Gaziantep killing at least 22 people and wounding 94. (Reuters), (Reuters via New York Times)

India announces the new governor of its central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, is Urjit Patel, formerly the RBI's deputy governor for monetary policy. (Reuters)

A man kills five people in the U.S. town of Citronelle, Alabama. Nearby, Greene County Sheriff's office takes the surrender and confession of a suspect in Greene County, Mississippi. (Reuters)
At least 13 people were shot and injured at a house party in Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Fox News)

2016 Summer Olympics
- Mo Farah of Great Britain wins the men's 5,000 metres to go along with his earlier gold medal in the 10,000 metres. By successfully defending his golds from the 2012 Games in both events, he becomes only the second man to win these two events at consecutive Olympics, alongside Lasse Virén of Finland (1972 and 1976). (BBC)
- Matthew Centrowitz wins the men's 1,500 metres for the first American gold in the event since 1908. (BBC)
- In men's football, Brazil defeats Germany 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw to claim their first-ever gold medal in the sport. (BBC)
- In women's golf, Inbee Park of South Korea wins the gold medal. (BBC)

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 ;Law and crime
 *A man kills five people in the U.S. town of [[Citronelle, Alabama]]. Nearby, Greene County Sheriff's office takes the surrender and confession of a suspect in [[Greene County, Mississippi]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-alabama-crime-idUSKCN10W019?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 (Reuters)]
+*At least 13 people were shot and injured at a house party in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]], [[Connecticut]]. [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/21/13-people-shot-wounded-at-connecticut-house-party0.html (Fox News)]
 ;Sports