New York police officer indicted after allegedly using stun gun 7 times on handcuffed man (web.archive.org)
Texas charges prisoners 50% more for water as heat wave continues (www.tpr.org)
Tennessee toughens voting rules for people with felony convictions (www.theguardian.com)
‘Immensely Invisible:’ Women Fighting ICE’s Inaction on Sexual Abuses (futuroinvestigates.org)
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)
Twitter changes logo to X in corporate rebranding (www.ft.com)
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)
Morgan Stanley Credits ‘Bidenomics’ for Economic Surge (politicalwire.com)
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.
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...
Russia launches criminal probe into death of journalist in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
Spanish election: Sánchez holds off right surge (www.politico.eu)
Sophia Duleep Singh: Indian princess who fought for women to vote in UK (www.bbc.com)
Taliban beauty salon ban: Three Afghan women mourn the end of a valued service (www.bbc.co.uk)
Corfu latest Greek island to evacuate over wildfires (www.bbc.co.uk)
Aussie Bus Driver Fed Up with 'Misbehavior' Dumps 18 Kids on Side of the Road (themessenger.com)
School board in Missouri, now controlled by conservatives, revokes anti-racism resolution (www.wvnstv.com)
In the national reckoning that followed the police killing of George Floyd three years ago, about 2,000 protesters took to the streets in a St. Louis suburb and urged the mostly white Francis Howell School District to address racial discrimination. The school board responded with a resolution promising to do better. Now the...
Out-of-control dump truck plunges into reservoir, killing driver, Utah officials say (www.theolympian.com)
A dump truck driver died after losing control and plunging into a reservoir in Utah, officials said....
Manipur: The women facing the fire of the conflict (www.bbc.com)
UK sends rapid deployment team to Rhodes to help Britons leave (www.reuters.com)
Blinken says Ukraine has taken back 50% of territory that Russia seized (www.reuters.com)
