WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Merica) - Here are the races you should watch today
Primary season is coming to a close, and today is the most crowded day left on the calendar.
NYTIMES (Jason Horowitz) - Spain’s Complex Ties With Morocco Fuel Speculation Over Ceuta Migrant Surge
Rumors swirled that Morocco, perhaps spurred by Israel and the United States, organized a recent border disaster. That unproven speculation, experts said, was exacerbated by the region’s complicated history.
| Keywords | spainmoroccoceutamigrationborder-securitygeopoliticsnorth-africaillegal-immigrationinternational-relationsborder-crisisdiplomacyeuropean-unionmigrant-surgeisraelunited-statespolitical-tension |
NYTIMES (Steven Lee Myers, Aida Alami and Carlos Barragán) - How Social Media Sparked a Refugee Crisis Between Spain and Morocco
A wave of disinformation online contributed to a surge of migrants in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta who were trying to reach Europe, resulting in about 90 deaths.
| Keywords | ceutaspainmoroccomigrationborder-crisisillegal-immigrationeuropean-unionnorth-africageopoliticsmass-migrationrefugeessovereigntyasylum-seekersmediterraneandisinformationsocial-mediatech |
NYTIMES (Andrew Zaleski) - A.I. Offers Hope for Men With Infertility, Spotting ‘Hidden’ Sperm
New technology may make it easier for men with extremely low sperm counts to have biological children.
NYTIMES (Casey Michael Henry) - The Right Loves the Founding Fathers. They Might Love the A.I. Versions Even More.
Glenn Beck and other pundits are turning figures like George Washington into supposedly infallible podcasters.
| Keywords | founding-fathersaipodcastingglenn-becktechnologyculture-warsmediapolitical-punditryartificial-intelligencegeorge-washingtondigital-eraconservative-mediaopinionhistorical-figuresnew-media |
NYTIMES (Max Kim) - A.C. Vests and UV Parasols: East Asia Deploys Heat-Fighting Gadgets
The innovations include air-conditioned apparel, refrigerators for humans and hand-held fans that use the science behind semiconductors. Governments are making cooling devices central to heat adaptation.
NYTIMES (Lydia DePillis) - In a Summer of Climate Misery, Businesses Confront the Need to Adapt
Repeated heat waves, wildfires, droughts and storms are solidifying the understanding that new investments are unavoidable.
NYTIMES (Jazmine Ulloa, Maia Spoto and Jill Cowan) - New Evidence Shows Agents Using Slurs, Bolstering Profiling Claims
Body-camera video and other court evidence capture federal agents using slurs and targeting Latinos while bypassing white bystanders during immigration sweeps in Chicago and Los Angeles
| Keywords | iceracial-profilingimmigrationlatinochicagolos-angelesbody-camerafederal-agentscivil-rightshuman-rightsmigrationlaw-enforcementdiscriminationsocial-justicered-green-axis |
NYTIMES (Ian Frisch) - Should Letting Children Play Alone Outside Be a Crime?
Some parents have been surprised to find themselves in the legal system’s cross hairs.
NYTIMES (Nanna Heitmann and Abdi Latif Dahir) - A Syrian Holdout Province, Sweida, Fears a Government Takeover
In Sweida Province, dominated by the country’s Druse minority, many say it is just a matter of time before the central government moves to assert control over the region.
| Keywords | syriasweidadruzemiddle-eastgovernment-takeoverminority-rightspolitical-instabilityconflictregional-securitysyrian-civil-warethnic-groupspower-strugglered-green-axis |