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Mark Zeigler: Brittney Griner has trade value a teacher does not

The American arrived at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow and was arrested after a luggage search found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil that was prescribed by a U.S. doctor to treat chronic pain. There were various detention facilities, a guilty plea, a hearing in front of Russian judge and an implausibly…

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Climate change is turning air conditioning into a matter of life and death. But government help is lacking

CHICAGO — If it were up to Jacques Wallace, no Chicagoan would find a loved one dead of heat stress, without air conditioning, ever again.

Chicago Tribune

Biden administration announces new projects from bipartisan infrastructure law - Roll Call

Some 166 RAISE grants totaling $2.2 billion are part of a program for local governments and regional agencies as well as states.

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Gas prices dip just below $4 for the first time in 5 months

Gasoline prices are dropping back toward the $4 a gallon mark, their lowest point in more than five months

The Independent UK

Commentary: Monkeypox is disproportionately hitting Latino communities. Will California protect them?

On Aug. 4, the Biden administration declared monkeypox a national public health emergency, and cases continue to soar nationwide.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Prepare to pay more under the so-called Inflation Reduction Act

Here’s the best possible spin on the staggering $369 billion in energy and climate handouts included in the Inflation “Reduction” Act: It’s not as bad as last year’s draft.

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Editorial: History will judge us on action (and inaction) on climate

On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to cap off what has been a very good week for President Joe Biden with passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation that is expected to lower prescription drug costs and raise corporate taxes while helping fight rising consumer prices.

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Jackie Calmes: GOP voters will benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act. Congressional Republicans just don't care

In a polarized America, you don't get this kind of agreement on much of anything.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: To truly protect the climate, Biden must tighten methane limits

The Democrats’ long-sought tax and energy legislation finally passed by the Senate is a critical breakthrough in America’s effort to meaningfully reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. That’s the good news. More worrisome is what the bill fails to do to limit fugitive methane from oil and gas production.

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COUNTERPOINT: CHIPS, a path toward inefficiency, waste and political dysfunction

President Joe Biden claims the CHIPS Act will boost domestic manufacturing, lower prices and bolster U.S. national security. In reality, the bill will be unlikely to achieve any of these objectives. Instead, it could precipitate important distortions in domestic and international markets that lead to inefficiency, waste and political dysfunction.

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California Gov. Newsom pins political rise on abortion, guns, and health care

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gavin Newsom is fed up with Republicans for attacking abortion rights and blocking gun regulations — and with his own Democratic Party for failing to boldly and brashly take on the conservative right and push a progressive agenda.

Tribune News Service

QAnon followers claim Trump used theme song in campaign video: ‘That’s not an accident’

Conspiracy theorists appear to celebrate inclusion of ‘Richard Feelgood’ song in Trump video – but ex-president’s spokesman says they’re wrong

The Independent UK

Chinese president Xi Jinping expected to visit Saudi Arabia next week

The planned gala reception is in stark contrast to the low-key audience afforded Joe Biden in June, as ties between China and the kingdom grow closer

The Guardian - UK

Young Beau Biden melts hearts waving next to Joe Biden as family departs for vacation on Kiawah Island

First family heads to South Carolina after Joe Biden recovers from Covid and enjoys recent spell of political success

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Trump news – live: FBI were looking for ‘classified nuclear documents’ at Mar-a-Lago, report says

Rolling coverage of the latest developments following the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago

ABC News

US knows 'with certainty' Syria is holding journalist Austin Tice a decade after disappearance, Joe Biden says

US President Joe Biden says the US is certain the Syrian government is imprisoning American journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in the war-torn country a decade ago.

The Conversation

US Democrats gain ground before midterm elections as Kansas voters reject attempt to ban abortion

On June 24, the US Supreme Court denied a constitutional right to an abortion, overturning its Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. I covered this and two other late June right-wing decisions by the court in an early July article.

Tribune News Service

What is the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy that Biden just ended?

On Monday night, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it ended the Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for immigration hearings, continuing a legal battle with Texas.

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Support for electing president through popular vote rises among both Democrats and Republicans

More Americans than ever support abolishing Electoral College

Tribune News Service

Trump’s troubles: A look at the ex-president’s investigations

It’s been a bad week for former President Donald Trump, who on Wednesday morning found himself in the hot seat pleading the Fifth as he finally sat down for questioning in the New York attorney general’s long-running probe into his pre-presidency business dealings.

Axios

"He didn't have to see this anniversary in detention" Austin Tice's mom ahead of 10 year mark

"This is about an American who should be at home with his family."

Reuters

Exclusive - U.S. rethinks steps on China tariffs in wake of Taiwan response - sources

China's war games around Taiwan have led Biden administration officials to recalibrate their thinking on whether to scrap some tariffs or potentially impose others on Beijing, setting those options aside for now, according to sources familiar with the deliberations.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Biden calls on Syria to help bring Austin Tice home: ‘10 years is far, far too long’

WASHINGTON — The United States knows “with certainty” that the Syrian government has held Austin Tice, a reporter and former U.S. Marine missing in Syria since 2012, and is asking for its help bringing him home, President Joe Biden said in a statement on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Republicans push oversight and politics after Mar-a-Lago search

In their defense of former President Donald Trump following an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, congressional Republicans showed how close they remain to Trump and previewed how the next Congress could proceed under Republican control.

Al Jazeera

Biden signs ‘burn pits’ law widening US veterans’ health benefits

The law significantly expands healthcare and disability benefits for millions of US veterans exposed to toxins.

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