StupidiNews!

• A massive heat wave continues through the eastern half of the US this week and will linger well into next week in many locations.
• While the US has exempted a number of larger trading partners from its Iranian oil sanctions, smaller countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan could face serious punishment starting Monday.
• Nearly all of California's state parks will avoid closure this weekend thanks to private donors, but the budget situation is temporary at best.
• An emergency meeting of EU leaders has resulted in Germany relenting and relaxing bank funding rules on Spain, something the rest of the EU demanded.
• France's national dial-up terminal network Minitel will finally go dark after almost 30 years of service as the country's precursor to the web.