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Malaysia halts music festival after same-sex kiss by UK band The 1975 (www.reuters.com)

Trump documents trial: The schedule is set. Here’s what to know (www.politico.com)

[Texas Tribune] Justice Department threatens Texas with legal action over floating barrier in Rio Grande (www.texastribune.org)

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An unarmed Black man was attacked by a police K-9 dog despite surrendering with his hands in the air (www.cnn.com)

An unarmed Black man was attacked by a police officer’s K-9 as he surrendered to authorities with his hands up, despite an Ohio State Trooper repeatedly urging officers not to release the dog.

‘Immensely Invisible:’ Women Fighting ICE’s Inaction on Sexual Abuses (futuroinvestigates.org)

Alabama woman ‘fired’ from spa after alleged kidnapping (www.independent.co.uk)

Alabama police say much of nursing student’s statement about what she claims happened to her during alleged abduction from Interstate 459 could not be verified

Black man who says he was elected mayor of Alabama town alleges that White leaders are keeping him from position (www.cbsnews.com)

A Black man who says he was elected mayor of a rural Alabama town but has been kept from taking office by White leaders of the town has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit.

A teachers union says it’s fed up with social media’s impact on students (www.nbcnews.com)

The nation’s second-largest teachers union said Thursday it was losing patience with social media apps that it says are contributing to mental health problems and misbehavior in classrooms nationwide, draining time and money from teachers and school systems.

Twitter changes logo to X in corporate rebranding (www.ft.com)

Blinken says Ukraine has taken back 50% of territory that Russia seized (www.reuters.com)

2,000 people evacuated as a wildfire rages on Greek island of Rhodes (www.euronews.com)

A large wildfire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for a fifth day has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations, including two seaside resorts.

Italy PM Meloni says illegal migrant flows damage all nations (www.reuters.com)

A jail grows in Brooklyn, but at the expense of people with mental illness (gothamist.com)

Cuyahoga Judge May Be the Only One Using Receivers, Costing Divorcing Couples Thousands (www.themarshallproject.org)

Fed Readies Another Rate Hike in Pivotal Week (politicalwire.com)

Tories could water down environmental commitments as the world burns (www.thelondoneconomic.com)

Taliban beauty salon ban: Three Afghan women mourn the end of a valued service (www.bbc.co.uk)

Russia launches criminal probe into death of journalist in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)

Spanish election: Sánchez holds off right surge (www.politico.eu)

One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology (apnews.com)

On August 16, after the hottest June ever recorded and a scorching July, America’s long-sought response to climate change, the Inflation Reduction Act, turns one year old. In less than a year it has prompted investment in a massive buildout of battery and EV manufacturing across the states. Nearly 80 major clean energy...