Mr.Beast Hires Elon Musk's Favorite Attorney to Fight Sociopath Claims (gizmodo.com)
J.D. Vance Booed by Entire Crowd During Dumpster Fire Speech (newrepublic.com)
Texas megachurch faces exodus of worshippers after a sex abuse scandal set off a summer of turmoil (www.cnn.com)
Robert Morris, who founded and led Gateway Church for nearly 25 years in the affluent Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Southlake, Texas, resigned after the scandal came to light in June. His exit sent thousands of evangelicals into a season of struggle that has lasted months....
Young Palestinian creator who shared glimpses of daily life during war dies (www.nbcnews.com)
Columbia Cuts Due Process for Student Protesters After Congress Demands Harsher Punishment (theintercept.com)
“We’ve never seen anything like this, where the students have suffered sanctions before a finding of their responsibility for violations of the rules,” Franke said, “And the sanctions that they received before any finding of guilt are far more stringent than anything we’ve seen with much more disruptive protests.”....
Justice Department watchdog finds failures in FBI's handling of child sex abuse cases (apnews.com)
Israeli soldiers sexually harassing Palestinian women at Hebron checkpoint: Report (www.middleeasteye.net)
In one incident, a young Palestinian woman said an Israeli soldier exposed himself to her at a checkpoint on 17 August....
Judge Rules $400 Million Algorithmic System Illegally Denied Thousands of People’s Medicaid Benefits (gizmodo.com)
US Army speaks out against Trump (www.cnn.com)
Trump can have one more felony, as a treat
Former NYPD officer sentenced to 27 years for shooting her ex-girlfriend and the ex’s new partner (apnews.com)
A former New York City police officer has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for shooting and wounding her ex-girlfriend and killing the ex-girlfriend’s new love interest....
Texas inmate is exonerated after spending nearly 34 years in prison for wrongful conviction (apnews.com)
A Texas man who spent 34 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of aggravated assault was exonerated Thursday by a Dallas County judge who ruled that he is actually innocent....
Trump Staffer ‘Abruptly Pushed’ Arlington Cemetery Employee, Army Confirms (www.thedailybeast.com)
The U.S. Army has disputed a claim from Donald Trump’s campaign that nobody on his staff got physical with an employee of Arlington National Cemetery on Monday....
ABC’s rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren’t speaking (apnews.com)
Next month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won’t have an audience, live microphones when candidates aren’t speaking, or written notes, according to rules that ABC News, the host network, shared this week with both campaigns....
Grand Canyon’s only water pipeline fails, prompting shutdown of overnight hotel stays (apnews.com)
The main pipeline providing water to the Grand Canyon National Park has failed after a series of breaks, leading to a sudden and sweeping shutdown of overnight hotel stays during one of the busiest times of the year for the famous tourist destination....
Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud (www.nbcnews.com)
Justice Department watchdog finds flaws in FBI’s reporting of sex crimes against children (apnews.com)
The FBI has failed to report all suspected child sexual abuse cases to appropriate law enforcement agencies despite changes prompted by its handling of the case against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, according to a Justice Department watchdog report (pdf download) released Thursday....
Trump takes sexist Harris attacks to ‘whole other level’ on Truth Social (www.theguardian.com)
Donald Trump has reposted a crudely misogynistic comment about Kamala Harris on Truth Social in a move that reprised his past record of sexist behaviour and brazenly flouted pleas from members of his own party to emphasize issues over personal attacks....
Some European Cities Are Rebelling Against Overtourism (www.teenvogue.com)
Abuse accusations at 'military-style' Ontario school - Transcript (www.cbc.ca)
Suspects in foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift show aimed to kill 'tens of thousands' (abcnews.go.com)
The suspects in the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna earlier this month sought to kill “tens of thousands” of fans before the CIA discovered intelligence that disrupted the planning and led to arrests, the agency’s deputy director said....
X Slaps ‘Spam Warning’ On Links To NPR Story About Trump Team’s Arlington Altercation Fallout (www.mediaite.com)
Dollar General shares crater 20% as retailer cuts outlook, blaming ‘financially constrained’ customers (www.cnbc.com)
Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says (apnews.com)
Donald Trump’s campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday....
‘The police don’t seem to care’: in a rural California town vexed by gun violence, families search for clues on their own (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens of families have lost loved ones to homicides in Delano, where most murders go unsolved
Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removed (apnews.com)
For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion....
