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On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 982, Gunther, margrave of Merseburg passed away. In 1606, Roland Fréart de Chambray (died 1676) was born. In 1889, Robert Hamerling, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (born 1830) passed away. In 1919, The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight. In 1957, Thierry Boutsen, Belgian race car driver and businessman was born. In 1967, Tom Simpson, English cyclist (born 1937) passed away. In 1976, Frederick Hawksworth, English engineer (born 1884) passed away. In 1977, New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. In 2010, George Steinbrenner, American businessman (born 1930) passed away. In 2013, Henri Julien, French race car driver (born 1927) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

I Believe I Have Located A Ham Truck In France

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July 13, 2026

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I Believe I Have Located A Ham Truck In France

SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF FRANCE — They call it the diagonal of the void: the corridor running southwest to northeast across France where population density is significantly lower than elsewhere in the country. Explanations vary as to why, though after spending three nights in the void, I can confirm it feels empty here. Perhaps the spookiest sight was something I saw on the side of the road as we drove from Perigueux to Bergerac, on the side of a road in a village so quiet it may as well have been abandoned: what I believe to be a ham truck (pictured above). Scholars of the original text will recall the entirety of Dave McKenna's oracular sermon about ham trucks, but I am happy to bring newcomers and on-initiates into the fold. In our internal Slack, Dave insisted there were ham trucks all over the roadsides in the south of France; the hams were rotisseried, and often accompanied by little ass potatoes. Nobody else had seen such a sight, many were skeptical of McKenna's claims, and his wife could not produce, when requested under oath, evidence of any ham on the net. McKenna urged the Defector staff to do the math; Brandy Jensen asked a friend who lived in Marseille, who said it was possible; Dave McKenna responded, lotta heroin in marseille; we had a lot of laughs, and found no answers. I believe the vehicle I found in the diagonal of the void is a ham truck, the sort Dave described. The decorative castle outlining the truck suggests the meats cooked on its inner rotisserie are sold in some sort of festival-style gathering, or as part of a themed dining establishment of some kind. I think it's important to clarify that the rotisserie tongs on the apparatus are robust, the sort that could easily handle something larger than a chicken. Perhaps a pig.

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· Jul 9, 2026

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· Jun 25, 2026

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· Jul 4, 2026

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· Jun 22, 2026

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National Post

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· Jun 23, 2026

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The Namibian

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· Jul 13, 2026

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· Jul 4, 2026

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· Jul 4, 2026

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iPhone in Canada

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· Jul 2, 2026

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AllSides

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· Jun 23, 2026

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· Jul 7, 2026

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· Jun 25, 2026

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· Jun 24, 2026

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Sky News Australia

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· Jun 27, 2026

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South China Morning Post

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· Jun 26, 2026

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Curbed

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· Jun 29, 2026

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