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10 Things to Know for Monday

Journalists take cover from tear gase fired at them by the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard during clashes at Altamira square in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, July 30, 2017. Venezuelans appear to be abstaining in massive numbers in a show of silent protest against a vote to select a constitutional assembly giving the government virtually unlimited powers. Across the capital on Sunday, dozens of polling places were empty or had a few dozens or hundreds of people outside, orders of magnitude less than the turnout in recent elections. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) Journalists take cover from tear gase fired at them by the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard during clashes at Altamira square in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, July 30, 2017. Venezuelans appear to be abstaining in massive numbers in a show of silent protest against a vote to select a constitutional assembly giving the government virtually unlimited powers. Across the capital on Sunday, dozens of polling places were empty or had a few dozens or hundreds of people outside, orders of magnitude less than the turnout in recent elections. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

By Associated Press July 30, 2017 2 min read

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:

1. WHY THE U.S. HAS TO REDUCE DIPLOMATIC STAFF IN RUSSIA

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the United States would have to cut its embassy and consulate staff by 755 under new sanctions from Moscow.

2. GOVERNMENT VOTE PROTESTED IN VENEZUELA

Venezuelans stayed away from the polls in massive numbers in a show of protest against a vote to grant President Nicolas Maduro’s ruling socialist party virtually unlimited powers.