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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Eighth Afghan Refugee Charged in Child Rape Case.

An Afghan asylum seeker has been charged with multiple counts of child sexual exploitation, adding to an ongoing investigation involving seven others already facing similar charges.

An Afghan asylum seeker has been charged with multiple counts of child sexual exploitation, adding to an ongoing investigation involving seven others already facing similar charges. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Bilal Shinwari, a 20-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, has been charged with two counts of raping a girl under 16, one count of conspiring to rape a girl under 16, and one count of conspiring to rape a woman over 16. He appeared at Norwich Magistrates’ Court in England after being arrested in Ireland in May and extradited to Britain . DETAIL: He faces two counts of raping a girl under 16 and one count of conspiring to rape a girl under 16 between August and October 2023, plus one count of conspiring to rape a woman aged 16 or over…Open

NEWSNATIONNOW (Safia Samee Ali) - Charlie Kirk suspect's preliminary hearing enters fourth day

State district Judge Tony Graf reminded attorneys on both sides the hearing will end Friday.

NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas and Ian Stewart) - How the Platner Campaign Imploded, and New Questions About Trump’s Qatari-Donated Jet

Plus, what Meta’s new A.I. push means for your Instagram pictures.

WASHINGTONPOST (Karen Tumulty) - Democratic Party fissures are shaping Michigan’s crucial Senate primary

The race is the next, and perhaps biggest, battle between the Democrats’ warring factions.

NPR (The Associated Press) - Bonnie Tyler, singer of ballad 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75

Tyler died "unexpectedly" in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday in a statement on her website.

NYTIMES (Anatoly Kurmanaev and Adriana Loureiro Fernandez) - Sifting Through Venezuela Earthquakes’ Rubble, and the Ashes of a Revolution

The devastation of Ms. Zúñiga’s city in Venezuela follows the demise of her political project. The revolution is over, but the human ties that help her cope remain.

NYTIMES (Anemona Hartocollis) - A Conservative Role Model for Ending the Fertility Crisis

Emma Waters, pregnant with her third child, is crafting policy to encourage early parenthood. Some think she is pushing an ideology that does not meet reality.