Tennessee toughens voting rules for people with felony convictions (www.theguardian.com)
‘Immensely Invisible:’ Women Fighting ICE’s Inaction on Sexual Abuses (futuroinvestigates.org)
Israel's parliament greenlights controversial judicial reform amid raging protests (www.euronews.com)
Ursula von der Leyen is losing her team (www.politico.eu)
Two protesters burn Koran in front of Iraqi embassy in Denmark (www.reuters.com)
Helicopter finds missing toddler in soybean field (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Woman found dead after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Park (apnews.com)
Tories could water down environmental commitments as the world burns (www.thelondoneconomic.com)
Only dead people donate to the Scottish National Party (www.politico.eu)
Ghana minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah reported a robbery. Why was she arrested? (www.bbc.co.uk)
Norwegian government IT systems hacked using zero-day flaw (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Morgan Stanley Credits ‘Bidenomics’ for Economic Surge (politicalwire.com)
Algeria wildfires: Fifteen killed and thousands evacuated (www.bbc.co.uk)
2 female hikers found dead in a Nevada state park amid heat wave (www.nbcnews.com)
State police released no details of the hikers’ identities or possible causes of death. Southern Nevada remains under an excessive heat warning; the high temperature Saturday was 114 degrees.
Ukraine's Zelenskiy urges EU to ensure end to "unacceptable" farm goods restrictions (www.reuters.com)
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.
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...