Birders find an oasis awaits in Manhattan’s concrete jungle WaPo
Spoiling the Beautiful Game Jacobin
With 220 languages spoken in California, courts face an interpreter shortage LA Times
Vuelta a Espana: Britain’s Chris Froome completes historic victory in Madrid BBC
The Myth of Deep Throat Politico. Max Holland.
NFL opening weekend sees more Star-Spangled Banner protests Yahoo.com
Massive Western Wildfires Spark Question: Should Climate Polluters Pay? Climate Liability News
Magic mushrooms take a trip into clinical trials FT
The dye whisperer: Meet the chemist giving biologists worldwide new colors Ars Technica
North Korea
Why UN Sanctions Against North Korea’s Missile Programme Failed The Wire
Chinese bank ban ‘threatens to tighten chokehold’ on trade with North Korea SCMP
With no clear message from Washington, world leaders ready to move on N Korea Asia Times
Apple and 7-Eleven Are Why Trump’s Threats to Sever Trade With China Are Empty The Wire
China
What Were China’s Objectives in the Doklam Dispute? Rand
China’s Electric Car Push Lures Global Auto Giants, Despite Risks NYT
Equifax Fiasco
Equifax’s Hacking Nightmare Gets Even Worse For Victims Bloomberg.
Equifax’s Instructions Are Confusing. Here’s What to Do Now. NYT.
Equifax Hack Exposes Regulatory Gaps, Leaving Consumers Vulnerable NYT. Although the article fails to connect the dots, yet another argument for a strong CFPB.
Democrats in Disarray
Clinton Says She Is ‘Done With Being a Candidate’ Bloomberg. Not a moment too soon.
How California could jolt the 2020 presidential race Politico
Trump Transition
Is NASA a science agency or a giant subsidy for aerospace corporations? Salon
Trump scrambles tax reform debate The Hill
Where Trump’s Hands-Off Approach to Governing Does Not Apply NYT
‘There are no Rohingya left in Tulatoli’: Refugees arrive in Bangladesh with tales of horror Scroll.in
Rohingya crisis explained in maps Al Jazeera
Myanmar’s fallen hero: the silence of Aung San Suu Kyi New Statesman
India
Skin lightening: India’s obsession that is becoming a medical problem Scroll.in
Homicidal Railwaymen Outlook
Big Brother IS Watching You Watch
CIA has 137 projects going in artificial intelligence Asia Times
Class Warfare
To understand the UK’s low-pay crisis, Mark Carney needs to get out more The Guardian
What America would look like if it guaranteed everyone a job Vox. UserFriendly: “At least they’re talking about it.”
Mark Zuckerberg will testify in court later this month to defend his plan to create non-voting Facebook shares Business Insider
How U.S. News college rankings promote economic inequality on campus Politico
Amazon has triggered a $5 billion bidding war — here are the cities that are in competition for its new HQ Business Insider. Just say No.
New Mexico files lawsuit against opioid pharmaceutical companies Jurist
NYT Editorial Board Is Pounding the Wrong Table Again on Bank Reform Wall Street on Parade
Revealed: A third of Britain’s top firms would have been blacklisted by PM over fat cat boardroom pay This is Money
Investors plan safeguards on sexual harassment at Valley VC firms FT
Health Care
Senate Debates Billions For Insurers While Public Demands Medicare For All Popular Resistance. ChiGal: “Good detail in this report on the latest in the Senate on health care plus a meeting with Bernie’s staff from Margaret Flowers of Health Over Profit.”
Why the world’s toughest maths problems are much harder than a chess puzzle, and well worth US$1m The Conversation
‘Plagiarists never do it once’: meet the sleuth tracking down the poetry cheats Guardian
Brexit
Brexit: deportations of EU citizens soar since referendum Independent
Post-Brexit customs checks could cost 4 billion pounds a year, study says Reuters
The perils of a hard line on post-Brexit immigration FT
40 Brexit troublemakers to watch Politico
Brexit: workers’ rights best secured by staying in single market, says TUC chief Guardian
Hurricane Alley
Irma: Astronaut’s extraordinary photos from space show colossal scale of hurricane Independent
Ferocious Irma Pounding Florida, But It Could Have Been Worse Weather Underground
Irma Is Bearing Down On Some Of Florida’s Most Vulnerable Residents FiveThirtyEight
How do palm trees survive hurricanes? Treehugger
Manatees stuck when Irma drained water from bay are rescued Tampa Bay Times
Hurricane Irma has taken a turn toward the most catastrophically vulnerable big city in America Quartz
Hurricane Irma: Storm drains bay in Florida Keys BBC
Hurricane Irma And Thinking About Future Climate Change Ian Welsh (martha r)
Auto insurance harder to buy after Harvey Houston Chronicle
Hurricane Irma set to cost insurers up to $65bn FT
Elegy for the Sunshine State New Yorker
Learning from Harvey Project Syndicate. Joseph Stiglitz.
From Homes to Refineries, Finding Pollution and Loss in Harvey’s Path DeSmogBlo
Americans in the path of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey face disastrous health risks MarketWatch
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