Interviews with unemployed Americans going without federal funds find rage toward Trump and the Republicans for the lapse. / The Washington Post Reporter Kevin Roose put together a Twitter feed that tracks each day’s 10 top-performing posts by Facebook pages in the United States. All of them are alt-
Making landfall early yesterday morning, Hurricane Laura pummeled parts of Louisiana, leaving six people dead. / CNN Japan's Shinzo Abe, the country's longest serving prime minister, is resigning due to poor health. / Reuters Trump's speech last night at the Republican National Convention echoed the speech
Half a million residents have been told to leave parts of Texas and Louisiana as Hurricane Laura made landfall overnight. / BBC News New Covid-19 testing guidelines, crafted at the White House, alarm public health experts. / STAT Usain Bolt tests positive just days after a party where he danced with
The first documented COVID-19 reinfection has been reported. The patient had a new immune response, but was asymptomatic. / Science Nigeria becomes the last African country to be declared free from wild polio. / BBC News Medical experts say the FDA "grossly misrepresented" its stat that blood plasma reduces
Even in the context of recent years, the size and scope of Northern California’s fires are historically unprecedented. / Weather West See also: Useful fire and smoke maps for people living in the Western US: one and two. / AirNow, The Los Angeles Times To study disease-carrying mosquitoes, scientists let
The Republican National Convention begins today, and Trump will make an appearance every single night. / NPR, CNN The Republican National Committee won't present a party platform at the convention, and will instead "enthusiastically support the president’s America-first agenda." / MarketWatch See also: What happens when
In the past week, the wildfires in California have now engulfed 918,000 acres, prompting requests for out-of-state firefighting assistance. / Los Angeles Times It's now been more than five months since Breonna Taylor was murdered, and calls for the officers' arrests are intensifying. / The Washington
Joe Biden’s big speech at an all-virtual DNC is “rousting, emotional, surprisingly effective,” proving he’s still an American romantic. / The New Yorker Close watchers of Elizabeth Warren’s speech noticed several Easter Eggs in the background. / The Morning News The Postal Service, run by a staunch Trump
Russian opposition leader and staunch Putin critic Alexei Navalny is in serious condition after being poisoned this morning. / BuzzFeed News Steve Bannon has been arrested and charged with defrauding donors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of the "We Build the Wall" crowdfunding campaign. / Axios
Night two of the Democrats’ convention offers moments of confusion, but also some unexpected joy. / Vox “The program’s very existence was a kind of political argument: If this doesn’t look normal, it’s because none of this is normal right now.” / The New York Times Why are networks
