Jesus Christ’s supercar
Flooding caused by heavy rain leads to at least 10 deaths in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece. / BBC News
The European Union says six tech companies—including Alphabet, Amazon and Apple—will be subject to new antitrust regulations. / NBC News
Unrelated: A platform for discovering facts about representation in street names across Europe. / Mapping Diversity
Bullet points for the "pretty big mess" that Congress returns to after its summer recess. / Wake Up to Politics
A study finds cancer cases in people younger than 50 have risen nearly 80% in the past three decades. / CNN
Another study finds "prescriptions" for fruit and vegetables improve heart health. / NPR
A new law in Texas looks to punish prosecutors for refusing to pursue abortion cases. / The Guardian
See also: Abortion access in Appalachia defended by "a conservative, gun-toting doctor." Meanwhile, Texas highways are the next antiabortion target. / STAT, The Hill
In Los Angeles, you can now rent athletes' and entertainers' supercars when they're not driving them. / Robb Report
Eleven artists to watch this fall. Some highlights from IKEA's shuttered innovation lab. And a Spanish apartment redone for "checkerboard maximalism." / Artsy, dezeen, The Fox Is Black
A spreadsheet contains more than 7,000 "American Voices" from The Onion since August 1996. / Google Docs
TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin repairs a broken manuscript by writing on paper. / Meditations in an Emergency
The "woman to blame" for introducing Jimmy Buffett to margaritas is a Texas designer. / Michael Corcoran's Overserved
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