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A gunman holed up in a Mandalay Bay hotel room high above the Las Vegas Strip fired down upon a music festival crowd, killing at least 58 people and injuring another 515. (Photo by Dion Hinchcliffe) Photo used under CC BY

On gun control, response to bloodbath is partisan

A horrific shooting in Las Vegas is prompting fresh calls from Democrats on Capitol Hill to pass stricter gun laws, but the Republican majority has made clear that cracking down on gun rights is not on the agenda.

NPR

Yes, certain machine guns are legal under Nevada state law

USA TODAY

Gunman Stephen Paddock was an accountant who played $100-a-hand-poker

CNN

Trump business, Russians had more links

President Trump’s company had additional, previously unreported contacts with Russian officials during the 2016 presidential race, according to documents turned over to federal investigators, The Washington Post reports.

The Hill

Palestinian PM visits Gaza in reconciliation bid

The West Bank-based Palestinian prime minister crossed into the Gaza Strip on Monday in a move towards reconciliation between the mainstream Fatah party and Hamas, a decade after the Islamist group seized the territory in a civil war.

Reuters

After vote, Catalonia claims right to declare statehood

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish region has won the right to statehood following a contentious referendum that was marred by violence.

BBC

Catalan leader calls for international mediation in Madrid stand-off

Reuters

Egypt ordered 30,000 weapons from N. Korea

A U.N. investigation uncovered an arrangement between Egypt and North Korea in which Egyptian business executives ordered millions of dollars worth of rockets from North Korea for their country’s military, according to U.N. officials and Western diplomats.

U.S. News & World Report

ISIS victims taking revenge any way they can

In the months since Iraqi forces ousted ISIS from Mosul, those reeling from the group’s brutal treatment have been hungry for revenge. Many have become vigilantes, rendering justice as they see fit.

Newsweek

ISIS posts audio it attributes to Baghdadi

Al Jazeera

Fear of epidemic stalks Rohingya camps

The UN has warned of a humanitarian “nightmare” unfolding in Bangladesh’s refugee camps, where half a million people have taken shelter after fleeing violence in Myanmar in unprecedented waves. With a lack of clean water and toilets, aid workers say a major health disaster is imminent.

The Nation

Rohingya Muslims could go back to Burma

Telegraph.co.uk

Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s human rights icon

The New Yorker

HUMAN RIGHTS

Egypt urged to halt crackdown on gays

Two international rights groups called on Egyptian authorities on Saturday to halt their crackdown on people suspected of homosexuality following the waving of the LGBTQ rainbow flag at a recent concert in Cairo.

NBCNews.com

Investigation into Yemen human rights abuses

The UN has agreed to set up an independent investigation into all alleged abuses of human rights in Yemen by all sides in the three-year civil war. The decision by the UN human rights council is a setback for Saudi Arabia.

Guardian

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Merkel’s coalition allies need conservative unity

The Bavarian sister party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union says her conservative bloc must agree policies on immigration, pensions and healthcare before opening coalition negotiations with other parties.

Reuters

Europe: The Right also rises

Huffington Post

Trudeau’s new political rival a Sikh with swag

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s newest political rival is a charismatic Sikh politician who rocks bright turbans, has social media savvy and is a vocal champion of the rights of people of color and the LGBT community.

Times of India

Price spent $500K on military flights to Europe, Asia

Politico

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SpaceX wants to build massive rockets

SpaceX is on a roll. They’ve stuck the landing of their booster rockets 16 times in a row with Falcon 9, and space enthusiasts are still eagerly awaiting the launch of the far larger Falcon Heavy. But Musk has headed back to the drawing board for his latest idea.

Wired

Musk lays out SpaceX plans for Mars mission

YouTube

Old data yields surprise near Martian equator

Scientists taking a new look at older data from NASA‘s longest-operating Mars orbiter have discovered evidence of significant hydration near the Martian equator -- a mysterious signature in a region of the Red Planet where planetary scientists figure ice shouldn’t exist.

ScienceDaily

GLOBAL HEALTH

Inability to smell peppermint linked to dementia

A team of researchers from the University of Chicago say their research may provide a simple and affordable test that detects dementia risk. In a large sample of nearly 3,000 adults ages 57 to 85 years old, researchers looked at whether a decline in our sense of smell could determine dementia diagnosis.

Newsweek

Chronic conditions rising in sub-Saharan Africa

With diabetes and other chronic diseases skyrocketing in sub-Saharan Africa, countries there may soon face the double whammy of battling infectious and noncommunicable diseases at once, says the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission in a recent report.

Global Health NOW

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Jeff Zillgitt):

Why Adam Silver and NBA shouldn’t fine players if they kneel for national anthem

USA TODAY

Column (Victor Davis Hanson):

The need for missile defense

Hoover Institution

Column (Ernest J. Moniz and Sam Nunn):

The road to diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula

CNN

Column (John Daniel Davidson):

NFL protests and Texas Democrats’ airy visions uncover the delusions of identity politics

Federalist

Column (Julian E. Zelizer):

How America’s vision of progressive tax reform died

The Atlantic

Column (Steve Kornacki):

Next Republican uprising is underway

NBC News

Column (Niall Stanage):

Five takeaways from the Alabama runoff

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

‘Cat in the Hat’ throws parties for kids in need

After mother of three Meg Yunn won a $2,500 contest to help people do good in their communities, she quit her job and started a non-profit to throw birthday parties for children in need.

NBCNews.com

Hero groom saves drowning boy

When Clayton Cook jumped off a park bridge and into the water while posing for wedding photos, his bride, Brittany, thought he was playing a prank on her. Seconds later, she realized it wasn’t a prank at all.

CBS News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Busch family retaining Grant’s Farm

Grant’s Farm, a favorite attraction in St. Louis for more than 60 years, will stay open and free to the public forever, according to the Busch family. The historic piece of property has been at the center of a family feud for years.

FOX News

March of Dimes grappling in 80th year

Ask anyone older than age 70 why former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s image adorns the dime and you’ll probably get a correct answer promptly. If your audience is younger than 40, maybe not.

NonProfit Times

ENVIRONMENT

Tsunami drives species ‘army’ across Pacific

Mussels, starfish and dozens of other creatures great and small travelled across the waters, often on pieces of plastic debris. Researchers were surprised that so many survived the long crossing, with new species still washing up.

BBC

The hidden toll of floods

NPR

Bolivia’s untouchable Amazon lands at risk

Locals blame coca interests for the state’s broken promise on protecting Tipnis national park, biodiversity hotspot and home to thousands of indigenous people

Guardian

BUSINESS AND TRADE

Ethical trading an alternative to Fairtrade

When Sainsburys dropped the Fairtrade standard for its own-brand teas in June, it signaled the beginning of a difficult summer for the ethical accreditation scheme. But the thirst for ethical, traceable products remains.

Positive News

Trump consults on Fed chair appointment

President Donald Trump has so far talked with Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, Fed board governor Jerome Powell and former governor Kevin Warsh as he considers who to nominate to head the U.S. central bank, three people familiar with the discussions said.

Bloomberg

Photo of the Day

The suspected gunman behind the Las Vegas massacre made several large gambling transactions in recent weeks, according to multiple senior law enforcement officials and a casino executive. On several occasions, Stephen Paddock gambled more than $10,000 per day — and in some cases more than than $20,000 and $30,000 a day — at Las Vegas casinos. (Photo by Hiracutch) Photo used under CC BY

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