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Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast as a Category 3 hurricane. It’s the first major hurricane to the U.S. since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. (Photo by Texas Military Department) Photo used under CC BY

Hurricane Harvey kills 2, leaves a path of ruin

Hurricane Harvey has settled over southeast Texas early Saturday after it made landfall on the Texas coast near Rockport on Friday night, becoming the first major hurricane — classified as Category 3 or above — to hit the U.S. since Hurricane Wilma in 2005.

USA TODAY

Harvey plays havoc with people living on the margins

Reuters

Filipino mourners vent anger at crackdown

The death of a Philippines youth suspected of engagement in the drug trade has sparked outrage at President Rodrigo Duterte’s violent efforts to combat drug use.

BBC

Duterte fires sniper rifle toward militants in Marawi City

Sky News

Hundreds of thousands march for unity in Barcelona

Hundreds of thousands marched in Barcelona in a show of unity amid chants of “I am not afraid” after two Islamist militant attacks in the Spanish region of Catalonia last week left 15 dead. The march was led by shopkeepers and residents of Las Ramblas boulevard, where a van ploughed into pedestrians, killing 13.

Reuters

‘Restraint’ ends as N. Korea launches missile

North Korea launched three short-range ballistic missiles from its east coast into the sea over an hour, according to the U.S. Pacific Command. The launches are North Korea’s first test since the Fourth of July.

NPR

Kim Jong Un hires ex-KGB agents to protect him from US assassination

Newsweek

China’s Xi grapples with rising cost of backing Kim Jong Un

Bloomberg

Trump inks ban on transgender recruits

President Donald Trump has formally directed the military not to move forward with an Obama-era plan that would have allowed transgender individuals to be recruited into the armed forces.

CNN

Cabinet member’s daughter rips transgender ban

The Hill

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN rights panel warns US over racist rhetoric

United Nations human rights experts have called upon the US government and political leaders to “unequivocally and unconditionally” reject and condemn racist hate speech and crimes. The panel said it was “alarmed” by recent displays of racist violence.

CNN

Rights activist argues to keep Confederate monuments

NPR

Annan report warns of radicalization in Myanmar

Kofi Annan report warns of Rakhine radicalization amid deadly Rohingya attacks An advisory commission tasked with finding solutions to the ethnic conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine state has warned of a further radicalization in the area. This comes as Muslim insurgents clash with security forces.

Deutsche Welle

US withholds $290M in Egyptian aid over rights

The United States has decided to deny Egypt $95.7 million in aid and to delay a further $195 million because of its failure to make progress on respecting human rights and democratic norms, two sources said.

Al Jazeera

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

Why is it all going wrong for France’s Macron?

Emmanuel Macron’s poll ratings are plunging just a little more than three months since he stormed to the presidency promising a new beginning. In fact, at about 40 percent, they’re nearly as bad as Donald Trump’s.

Bloomberg

Ryan breaks with Trump on Arpaio pardon

Speaker Paul Ryan disagrees with President Trump’s decision to pardon former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, The Wall Street Journal reported. The White House announced the president would pardon Arpaio, who had been found guilty of racially profiling.

The Hill

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Study links brain variances, moral development

Individuals who have a high level of moral reasoning show increased activity in the brain’s frontostriatal reward system, both during periods of rest and while performing a sequential risk-taking and decision-making task.

ScienceDaily

Ancient tablet shows Babylonians’ math mastery

Australian scientists have managed to crack the code of a mysterious 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet, revealing a level of mathematical sophistication that pre-dates the ancient Greeks by a whopping 1,500 years.

Gizmodo

GLOBAL HEALTH

A teenage BFF is good for one’s mental health

Your teenage best friend could be good for your long-term mental health, according to a new study published in the journal Child Development. Teenagers who had a close friendship had a greater sense of self-worth by the time they were 25 years old.

Newsweek

Report: Abstinence ed ineffective, unethical

Abstaining from sexual activity is a surefire way to prevent pregnancy and avoid sexually transmitted diseases. But programs advocating abstinence fail to prevent young people from having sex, researchers write in the September issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health.

NPR

AIDS no longer leading cause of death in Africa

FOX News

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Simon Reich):

James Mattis now owns Trumps Afghanistan strategy

Newsweek

Column (Mark Perry):

Powering the future: Should US follow suit in halting gas vehicles?

U.S. News & World Report

Editorial:

Safe protests and uncomfortable conversations

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Byron York):

Republicans skeptical about origin of Trump dossier

Washington Examiner

Column (Sarah Porterfield):

Tribal history imperiled as administration mulls monument’s status

RealClearPolitics

Column (Jen Psaki):

Trump can stay sane for approximately 24 hours

CNN

Column (Daniel Payne):

Post-Charlottesville narrative is a national embarrassment

The Federalist

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GOOD NEWS

Malia O. slips into Harvard in moon’s shadow

As millions across country fixed their eyes on the sky for a glimpse of the cosmic event of the decade, the Obamas seized the moment, moving Malia into her Harvard dorm as cable news streamed continuous coverage of the celestial event.

NBCNews.com

Boy with Down syndrome bonds with trainer

To personal trainer Sammy Callari, 13-year-old Parker Seward is more than a client. He‘s his “little bro.” Over the past year, the pair from Naples, Florida, have bonded. They play basketball together, share meals and dance to hip-hop like no one’s watching. “Everything just clicked from day one,” Callari told CBS News.

CBS News

Inside the country where Down syndrome is disappearing

CBS News

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFITS

LA mayor solicits millions for favored causes

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti — a longtime critic of big money in local politics — has set a surprising city record requesting large contributions, using a little-known and largely unregulated process called “behested payments,” a local radio station has found.

SCPR

Bill Gates unveils campaign to combat malaria

Bill Gates, the world’s richest person, continues to make news for his ten-figure philanthropy. After giving away $4.6 billion in Microsoft shares to his personal charity, Gates unveiled a new campaign to combat the spread of malaria.

Forbes

ENVIRONMENT

NIH deletes ‘climate change’ references

The National Institutes of Health deleted multiple references to climate change on its website over the summer, continuing a trend that began when the Trump administration took charge of the dot.gov domain.

Guardian

Striking photos show the people v. climate change

National Geographic

China‘s solar appetite undercuts India’s efforts

Indian solar projects banking on a continuous supply of ever-cheaper panels are now under threat as China’s appetite props up prices. The global spot market price for solar panels in the second quarter fell at the slowest pace since the three months ended in December 2015.

Bloomberg

For New England farmers looking to make ends meet, the sun provides a harvest

NPR

BUSINESS

Indian resorts allowed to serve alcohol again

Hundreds of Indian resorts had been subject to a Supreme Court order banning the sale of alcohol near a highway. The prohibition, implemented to curb drunken driving, was partially lifted by the country’s top court.

Bloomberg

US unemployment applications tick up

Slightly more Americans applied for jobless aid last week. Despite the small increase, the number of people seeking benefits remained close to historic lows.

U.S. News & World Report

Photo of the Day

Demonstrators take part in a Stand in Solidarity With Charlottesville rally in Union Square in New York City. (Photo by Eden, Janine and Jim) Photo used under CC BY

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