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Ex-Benin president Talon makes political comeback via newly founded Senate

Benin’s newly created Senate elected former president Patrice Talon as its leader on Thursday in Porto-Novo, less than three months after he left office. He will serve a five-year term at the head of the country’s new second chamber of Parliament.

Radio France Internationale

US man accused of trying to kill diver by cutting air supply in lobster dispute

Florida man faces count of attempted felony murder after confrontation over a spot to catch lobster, authorities say

The Guardian - US

Haitians face arrest and deportation after US removes TPS protections

DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin says ‘We’re going after them right now’ despite threat of violence in home country

The Guardian - US

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Trump’s ‘Golden Fleet’ of battleships could cost $455B, blowing past original estimates

Democrats are fighting to withhold funding for the new ship-building program

The Independent UK

Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship

Orders come after supreme court rejected president’s first bid to restrict guarantee enshrined in US constitution

The Guardian - US

In 2011, researchers found cases of biopsy sample misidentification, now Atlanta woman claims she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer, underwent unneeded hysterectomy due to tissue labelling mistake

Researchers studying prostate cancer discovered three cases of biopsy sample misidentification over two years, according to a 2011 research paper.

The Economic Times

Mexico and Argentina line up behind Infantino to deepen football’s civil war

The Mexican and Argentinian football federations have issued their public backing for beleaguered Fifa president Gianni Infantino in a move that has deepened world football’s civil war

The Guardian - UK

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Andy Ogles, one of Trump’s biggest MAGA supporters, just lost his Republican primary in Tennessee

Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher defeated U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles in a Republican primary Thursday for a significantly reshaped congressional district

The Independent UK

What Is Alternative for Germany? Fast-Rising Party Faces Fresh Ban Calls as More Than 1,000 Lawyers Speak Out

More than 1,000 German legal professionals have urged the Bundestag to ban the far-right AfD, citing its unconstitutional policies that threaten democracy, as the party's popularity rises.

International Business Times UK

Ukraine war briefing: We will build missiles the way we built drones – Zelenskyy

‘Concrete results’ needed by end of the year in developing alternative to Patriot, says Ukrainian president. What we know on day 1,626

The Guardian - AU

'The Guy Is Really a Clown': Florida GOP Governor's Race Erupts as Fishback Accuses Rival Donalds of Sex Trafficking

Republican candidate James Fishback accuses rival Byron Donalds of being involved in a federal sex trafficking investigation, citing evidence from a whistleblower. Donalds dismisses the claims as politically motivated.

International Business Times UK

Trump again rebukes Jeanine Pirro over reflecting pool ‘vandalism’ case

President attacks ‘terrible mistake’ of US attorney, who said in court filing damage stemmed from botched renovation

The Guardian - US

US-backed Venezuela political transition talks begin without Nobel laureate Machado

US-backed negotiations between Venezuela's interim government and a faction of the opposition began on Thursday after nearly a week of delays, the two sides said. The talks aim to reshape the country's political system and lay the groundwork for eventual elections after years of political turmoil.

France 24

ICE is now tracking nearly 54,000 immigrants via ankle monitors

Shift in monitoring methods has led to revenue boost for Geo Group, a private prison firm, that also makes the device

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US law enforcement gave false information in case against woman charged in anti-ICE protest

Journalist Georgia Fort was one of nearly 40 people charged after interrupting a Minnesota church service

International Business Times UK

Memphis Mother Charged With Murder Over Shooting Man Under Daughter's Bed, Teacher Later Says He Had Special Needs

A Memphis mother faces murder charges after shooting a man found in her daughter's room. The case raises questions about parental protection and the use of lethal force.

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Florida man gets in argument over lobster diving spot. So, he allegedly decides to cut off fellow diver’s oxygen supply

Michael Joseph Simpson allegedly told the divers they were in his spot before making an ominous threat.

The Guardian - US

Aipac-linked Super Pacs spend millions in California to thwart progressive candidate

More than $5m in recent weeks have been spent in ads targeting Aisha Wahab and in support of Melissa Hernandez

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Capital & Main

‘It Wasn’t Right.’ Car Wash Workers Cope With Lingering Impacts of SoCal ICE Raids.

Workers and their families struggle in the aftermath of federal immigration raids that targeted more than 100 car washes in the region.

The Independent UK

Snake sightings at Georgia school shuts down entire district

Students just returned to class from summer vacation on Monday, but will be off for the rest of the week due to an ‘environmental safety issue’ on campus

The Guardian - US

US federal judge halts order for Trump to turn over financial records to BBC

Judge issues temporary pause while he considers Trump’s request to revise his libel lawsuit against BBC

The Guardian - US

FCC scraps limit on local TV ownership in win for media conglomerates

The 2-1 vote along party lines repealed ‘national cap’ that served as a key check on consolidation of the TV industry

Motorsport

Remembering one of the strangest finishes in NASCAR history at Iowa

15 years ago on August 6th, one of the most bizarre finishes in NASCAR happened in a NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at Iowa Speedway

The Guardian - UK

Leipzig drone bomb was found near Ukrainian plane carrying ammunition, say police

Germany investigating whether foreign state involved as minister says ‘ripped’ detonator stopped device going off

Radio France Internationale

Russia accuses France of ‘silencing dissent’ over journalist expulsion

Russia has accused France of suppressing freedom of expression, after French authorities ordered the expulsion of pro-Kremlin Russian journalist Xenia Fedorova and froze her assets.

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