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Brazilian Instagram influencer jailed for trafficking and slavery (www.bbc.com)

‘It is not sustainable for a democracy’: Tighter security likely at political events after shooting at Trump rally (www.bostonglobe.com)

Archived at web.archive.org/…/tighter-security-after-trump-ra…

“Gods in the Building”: How the Texas Senate Buries Sexual Harassment Complaints and Enables Bad Actors (www.texasmonthly.com)

Archived at web.archive.org/…/texas-senate-sexual-harassment/

Missouri execution plans move forward despite prosecutor trying to overturn murder conviction (apnews.com)

Archived at web.archive.org/…/marcellus-williams-execution-mi…

“I’m Bored, So I Shoot”: How Israeli Troops Are Authorized to Shoot Palestinians Virtually at Will (www.democracynow.org)

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Thailand's economy: factory closures due to cheap Chinese imports with job losses jumping by 80% within one year (www.reuters.com)

The manufacturing sector’s woes have left Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who took power last year, struggling to fulfil his promise of bringing average annual GDP growth to 5% over his four-year term, up from 1.73% in the past decade....

'I'm supposed to be dead' says Trump after assassination attempt (www.bbc.com)

Speaking as he prepared to board a flight to the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he is expected to be confirmed as the party’s candidate for president, Mr Trump said he now had a “chance to bring the country together”....

Scientists make DNA discovery that could help find pancreatic cancer cure (www.theguardian.com)

Scientists have made a crucial DNA discovery that could help cure one of the deadliest cancers....

James Sikking, star of 'Hill Street Blues' and 'Doogie Howser, MD,' dies at 90 (apnews.com)

James Sikking, who starred as a hardened police lieutenant on “Hill Street Blues” and as the titular character’s kindhearted dad on “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” has died at 90....

Largest UK public sector trial of four-day week sees huge benefits, research finds (www.theguardian.com)

“In the largest public sector trial of the four-day week in Britain, fewer refuse collectors quit,” reports the Guardian, “and there were faster planning decisions, more rapid benefits processing and quicker call answering, independent research has found.” South Cambridgeshire district council’s controversial...

The Most Expensive Farm Bill Ever Is Stalled, Holding Back Important Funds Aimed at Combating the Climate Crisis (insideclimatenews.org)

Expansive new study points to distinct brain networks linked to sex and gender (www.statnews.com)

Trans teacher files human rights complaint after Libs of TikTok doxxes them (www.lgbtqnation.com)

Trump Allies Try to Bully Dems, Media to Shut Up About His Fascist Plans (www.rollingstone.com)

Rooftop where gunman shot at Trump was identified as a security vulnerability before rally: sources (www.nbcnews.com)

Two sources told NBC News that the Secret Service flagged a building near the rally site as a security concern. Investigators will be scrutinizing how a gunman was allowed to scale it....