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The total solar eclipse is seen above Madras, Oregon. A total eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon, to Charleston, South Carolina. (Photo by NASA/Aubrey Gemignani) Photo used under CC BY

For a few hours, eclipse enchants a troubled nation

A summer of shock — threats of nuclear war from North Korea, neo-Nazis marching in Charlottesville — was graced by a few hours of awe, as Americans marveled at their first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse since Woodrow Wilson was in the White House.

USA TODAY

Trump looking at eclipse without glasses becomes instant meme

Hollywood Reporter

Washington to beef up sanctions on Venezuela

Washington will impose greater sanctions on the embattled government of Venezuela. President Trump has already announced more names to Treasury’s individual sanctions list, including Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. But more sanctions are right around the corner.

Forbes

With turmoil at home, Venezuela Little Leaguers get big lift

News & Observer

Sierra Leone bashed over mudslide deaths

The terrible mudslides in Freetown, which have left more than 3000 people homeless and over 600 dead, is said to grimly illustrate the human cost of the government’s failure to implement basic housing, land and environmental protection policies, Amnesty International said.

Sierra Leone Telegraph

Barcelona attack: Police kill van driver

Spanish police have shot dead the main suspect in last Thursday’s Barcelona attack, Younes Abouyaaqoub. Police believe he was the driver of a van which careered down Las Ramblas avenue, killing 13 and injuring more than 100 others.

BBC

Driver plows into bus shelters in France, killing 1

NPR

Trump to send more troops to Afghanistan

President Trump has announced his plans to continue the engagement of the United States military in Afghanistan, a strategy meant to combat the influence of the Taliban and the ISIS affiliate in the country.

ABC News

The war in Afghanistan by the numbers

FOX News

North Korea warns of ‘merciless strike’

North Korea warned that the upcoming US-South Korea military exercises are “reckless behavior driving the situation into the uncontrollable phase of a nuclear war.”

CNN

Japanese coastal town runs evacuation drill

Daily Express

HUMAN RIGHTS

Thousands protest democracy activists’ jailing

Thousands of people have rallied in Hong Kong to protest against the jailing of three prominent pro-democracy activists. In sweltering heat, the demonstrators marched from the district of Wan Chai to the Court of Final Appeal in support of the activists, who were sentenced to between six and eight months in prison.

Al Jazeera

Malaysia leader calls for ‘hunting down’ atheists

Atheists in Malaysia should be “hunted down” as they violate the constitution, a government minister in the increasingly fundamentalist Muslim-majority nation has said. Shahidan Kassim called on Islamic scholars to re-educate non-believers.

The Independent

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

US to review China’s intellectual property

The US has formally launched an investigation into China’s policies regarding intellectual property. Top US trade official, Lighthizer, said his office had “determined that these critical issues merit a thorough investigation.”

BBC

US destroy hits vessel near Singapore

The USS John S. McCain, a Navy guided-missile destroyer, collided with a commercial vessel east of Singapore, and 10 sailors remain missing following the incident, according to officials.

ABC News

Map:

A spate of US Navy warship accidents since January

CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Dino-killing asteroid thrust Earth into darkness

Tremendous amounts of soot, lofted into the air from global wildfires following a massive asteroid strike 66 million years ago, would have plunged Earth into darkness for nearly two years, new research finds.

ScienceDaily

Monkeys hold clues to Brazil’s yellow fever risk

Brazil recently experienced its worst outbreak of yellow fever in decades with hundreds of cases, some just east of Ilha Grande. So scientists plan to test local howler monkeys (called bugios) for the virus to learn whether it has spread here, too. If they can catch one.

Science

GLOBAL HEALTH

J&J told to pay $417M over talc cancer risks

A California jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using the company‘s talc-based products like Johnson’s Baby Powder for feminine hygiene.

Reuters

Evidence of talc danger is inconclusive, scientists say

Scientific American

Many parents still put babies at risk of SIDS

Despite years of public health campaigns, many American parents are still putting their babies to sleep in an unsafe position, a new study finds. The study found that just half of mothers surveyed said they always put their babies to sleep on their backs.

CBS News

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GOOD NEWS

Couple says ‘I do’ during total solar eclipse

Newlyweds Samantha and Cameron Kuhn had an out-of-this-world wedding today during the total solar eclipse. They celebrated with their closest friends and family in the path of totality in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Yahoo! News

S.C. couple get engaged during eclipse

WLTX

A globetrotting couple’s total eclipse bliss

Millions of people traveled from all over the U.S. and the world to the path of totality for that perfect view of today’s solar eclipse. Eclipse enthusiasts Sharon and Billy Hahs have spent 26 years doing just that, from Chile to Ethiopia and Australia. This year, however, the solar eclipse came to them.

CBS News

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

Charities cancel fundraisers at Mar-a-Lago

Corporate fallout over President Donald Trump’s comments on the violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia, continues as two more charities announced this weekend they would be canceling gala fundraisers at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida.

NBCNews.com

Nonprofits advance climate accord

Berman stressed that the U.S. cannot formally exit the accord for two years. Sierra Club leadership has communicated with that the transition toward clean energy has already taken over the U.S. and is no longer something that an administration can halt.

NonProfit Times

Facebook’s Sandberg donates nearly $100M

Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg gave 590,000 shares of Facebook stock valued at $98 million to charity.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

ENVIRONMENT

Fish mistake ocean plastic debris for food

Fish may be actively seeking out plastic debris in the oceans as the tiny pieces appear to smell similar to their natural prey, research suggests.

Guardian

Heat waves threaten minorities and the poor

About 60 percent of the world’s city dwellers experienced warming twice as great as the rest of the world.

Slate

BUSINESS

The law rides shotgun on Uber obfuscation

With the law riding shotgun, Uber is on an open road to obfuscation. Whether the ride-hailing service illegally fixed prices may now remain a secret after a court ordered the issue resolved in arbitration.

Reuters

Total snubs ‘expensive’ US shale for N. Sea oil

When Total SA warned last month it was ready for acquisitions, U.S. shale assets weren’t at the top of its shopping list. The French energy giant has agreed to buy the oil and gas unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S.

Bloomberg

Photo of the Day

During the minutes before and after the total solar eclipse, the partially blocked sun cast crescent-shaped shadows. (Photo by Todd Petit) Photo used under CC BY

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