* Pro-Israel group may be losing support in Congress. * Interviews and satellite imagery show the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq is still stranded on a mountain. * The Islamic State appears committed to the destruction of cultural heritage, archaeological finds, and, in fact, Aramaic. * Since 1997, 1,400 girls were sexually
* Ceasefire appears to hold in Israel and Hamas's war of attritition—"an opportunity, not a certainty." * Russia and Ukraine to restart stalled gas talks, pleasing Europeans. * Endgame for Putin. * Analysis of Mein Kampf reviewers on Amazon finds many admirers with praise for Hitler. * Study finds users
* As a second strain of ebola breaks out, Japan announces it has an experimental flu drug that could treat Ebola. * After receiving ZMapp treatment and showing signs of recovery, a Liberian doctor dies of Ebola. * Ferguson's largely young, black, male protesters. * Following two high-profile tragedies, many Malaysia
* Excellent Nathan Thrall analysis of how Israel and Hamas reached their current, undesired war. * Venezuela soon to begin fingerprinting customers at grocery stores. * Four men develop a nail polish to detect date-rape drugs. * Catalog of weapons used against Ferguson protestors. * Black Ferguson experiences post-Michael Brown political awakening. * Since
* Russia rolls back some of its self-imposed bans on Western food—including vitamins, supplements, and lactose-free dairy products. * Because of Missouri's self-defense laws, convicting Darren Wilson is an unlikely outcome. * The Royal Canadian Mounted Police acquires military-grade vehicles, assures citizens they're only
* Surowiecki: "The lack of an Ebola treatment is disturbing. But, given the way drug development is funded, it's also predictable." * How America's no-ransom policy contributed to James Foley's death, and why a new policy could be in order. * Related: Al Qaeda
* American journalist James Foley, kidnapped in Syria in 2012, beheaded on camera by the Islamic State. * See also: The story of Foley’s kidnapping along with Austin Bennett Tice. * The Islamic State are "extreme sadists with a conventional army and nation-building aspirations." * LAPD cop asks that we
* Ferguson PD—95% white in a city that's two-thirds black—needs more black officers and fewer heavy weapons. * Ta-Nehisi Coates on America's history of total police control over black bodies. * No longer Invisible Man: Jordan Casteel's paintings of black men. * UV light
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* Following Sunday's violence between police and protestors in Ferguson, Missouri governor calls in the National Guard. * Last night, Ferguson police ordered the media to "get the fuck out of here," and threatened to shoot them. * Ferguson's divisions, like those of Missouri, began during the
