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The European Union invites Canada to be its first “associate member” because they’re “united by shared values.” / The Guardian
American oil executives say President Trump’s war on Iran has finally caused a fuel crisis. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
A record of Trump’s atrocities has reached 1,207 items by the end of July. / McSweeney’s
Chicago alders successfully hold out from signing a parking meter contract until the investment firm behind the meters agrees to sell an airline that has been carrying out deportations for the White House. / WTTW
Nearly 90 percent of US adults say corruption is widespread in our government. / Gallup
Related: Donald Trump Jr.’s recent “dream wedding” in the Bahamas was funded by a Russian oligarch close to President Putin. / ProPublica
Political advisers and lawmakers in China are contemplating reducing English’s role in education. / South China Morning Post
Sociological data does not actually demonstrate a “loneliness epidemic” going on, but it does show people today are more alone. / Experimental History
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From May, the most in-demand graphic designer in Japan is thought to be a security guard helping people in a Tokyo train station. / YouTube
Why is the nonfiction book market in so much trouble? Possibly because men have begun preferring podcasts to books. / The Biblioracle
Related: A future book about the dawn of artificial intelligence will likely need to include Sheryl Crow. / Read Max
Opening acts quit Ed Sheeran’s tour over the censoring of fellow musician Macklemore. / Associated Press
The battle over Jimmy Buffett’s estate appears to be a fight between a longtime financial adviser and a 46-year marriage, with kids caught in the crossfire. / The Wall Street Journal Magazine [$]
If you want a good story from the recent US Open tennis tournament—because there were plenty of bad ones—it’s Taylor Townsend’s revenge. / The Guardian, Bounces
A recent tennis match in Austria was the first professional men’s final contested by two out gay players. / The Athletic [$]
Meanwhile, the claim that gay hookup app Grindr can’t keep up with demand during Republican conventions is not true. / them