Today's edition of quick hits:
* Tennessee movie theater: "A man armed with a gun and a hatchet opened fire Wednesday in a movie theater outside Nashville, Tennessee, police said. The attacker was killed after exchanging fire with SWAT officers, police said. Authorities said he was a 51-year-old local man but have not yet released his identity."
* Mississippi: "Camp Shelby in Mississippi was on heightened alert again Wednesday as authorities searched for a man in a red pickup who allegedly fired shots in the air near the base for the second time, the Army said."
* Don't assume unanimity in Israel: "Many Israeli ex-generals and former security chiefs have signed a petition urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, which he strongly opposes. A petition signed by the former officials and made public Monday calls the July 14 accord a 'fait accompli.'"
* Keep an eye on this one: "Federal regulators on Wednesday voted to require companies to reveal the pay gap between CEOs and their employees."
* Good pick-ups: "Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) backed the Iran nuclear deal on Wednesday, becoming the latest Democrats in the upper chamber to endorse the agreement ahead of a five-week recess."
* Perhaps even better: "Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) is backing the Iran nuclear agreement, becoming the latest lawmaker to throw support behind the deal ahead of a five-week congressional recess."
* Progress that hits home: "For the first time in a decade email spam now makes up less than half of all emails, falling to 49.7% in June, according to security company Symantec. Overall, average spam rates have been on a downward trend."
* And congratulations to my pal, Patrick Murphy: "The first Iraq war veteran elected to Congress has been tapped by the White House to serve as the new Under Secretary of the Army. Patrick Murphy, a Pennsylvania Democrat who served in the House from 2007 to 2011, was nominated Wednesday to take over the role as part of ongoing leadership changes at the Department of Defense."
Anything to add? Consider this an open thread.