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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #KNIFE ATTACK: At least 19 people have died, and 20 were wounded after a knife attack at a care facility outside Tokyo, in the worst mass killing for generations in Japan.

2. #RELEASE: Latest figures show that three convicted murderers were on temporary release in Ireland as of last Wednesday, along with 10% of the prison population.

3. #DUNSINK: A car crashed into a gate lodge building at Dunsink Observatory, the country’s oldest scientific institution, and burst into flames shortly before 6pm last night.

4. #THE NORTH: Taoiseach Enda Kenny is to discuss the future of Northern Ireland with new British prime minister Theresa May on their first meeting, in London today.

5. #CLINTON: Michelle Obama wowed the Democratic National Convention last night, as Hillary Clinton attempts to unify the party.

6. #FLIGHTS: Burned by Brexit, Ryanair has announced cuts to its flight schedule in and out of Stansted Airport in the UK.

7. #THE TELLY: Binge-watching could lead to fatal blood clots, according to a major new study in Japan.

8. #APPLE: The multinational corporation is expected to announce the sale of its one billionth iPhone at its third-quarter earnings call tonight.

9. #BABY DEATH: A newborn baby has died after an Australian hospital administered laughing gas instead of oxygen, in a tragic mixup.