The schoolchildren who saw Philando Castile every day miss him—and now grapple with the reality of an unjust world. / The Huffington Post In caring for defectors from the North, South Korean doctors see firsthand the effects of prolonged malnutrition. / Undark “I think the word that was actually used is
Election experts on thwarting Russian meddling: machines with paper backups and auditors to check accuracy. / The Washington Post Georgia’s special election showed Democrats may surge, but Republicans can win with tried-and-true marginalizing. / Vox Antitrust laws need to evolve—and fast—before Amazon’s Whole Foods acquisition becomes
Eighty-one percent of Japanese, but only 14% of Americans, draw circles clockwise. / Quartz The Mexican government tracks human rights lawyers, journalists, and anti-corruption activists with spyware. / The New York Times Summer is officially here, but no one told California’s Sierra snowpack. / Climate Central It costs gas stations
Gabe Fleisher’s annotated guide to the summer’s political calendar. / Wake Up to Politics On Obama’s 2008 election night, one in every 100 Google searches paired “Obama” with “KKK” or the n-word. / Vox “The brief disruption merely added a frisson of excitement to an excellent, already electric
Amazon, Whole Foods’ new owner, patents in-store price-checking blocker—which is why we use Amazon at Whole Foods. / The Verge Though Erdogan aims to purge Turkey of Western words, two centuries of intermixed language create a slippery slope. / The Economist Out of medical options, chronic Lyme sufferers choose
At least 110 North Korean migrant workers—possibly slaves—are working on St. Petersburg’s 2018 World Cup stadium. / Josimar Mueller’s probe is now investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, officials say. / The Washington Post For the Dutch, forever waterlogged, climate change is an opportunity to charge a
Energy group fronts a sneaky pro-pipeline campaign in Virginia, calling homeowners “radicals” and “outsiders.” / The Washington Post Visual guide to the Grenfell Tower fire in London. “I have never, ever seen anything of this scale.” / The Guardian “‘He had a lot of ammo,’ Flake said, explaining why it took
Your Tuesday conversation starter: The world’s largest collection of whale bones lives in the Smithsonian’s museum support center, in Suitland, Maryland. / YouTube Trump is said to be mulling firing Mueller while the GOP strategically starts to besmirch the former FBI chief. / The New York Times In case you
Jelena Ostapenko became the first unseeded woman to win the French Open since 1933. / The New York Times To help navigate its diplomatic crisis, Qatar has hired John Ashcroft, who may recruit other former US officials. / CNN Though echoes of Watergate currently prevail, Nixon never had a parallel media reality
Why executive privilege doesn’t extend to Comey: He’s now a private citizen, and he didn’t reveal classified info. / The Washington Post A skincare line sold at Urban Outfitters is wreaking havoc on complexions—one side effect is “skin atrophy.” / Observer “Here are some things I’ve done
