WASHINGTONPOST (Patrick Marley) - The next abortion battle is over Kansas’s highest court
Voters will decide whether to replace a nearly 70-year-old appointment system with direct elections that could reshape the state Supreme Court for decades.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Lauren Wright) - Bryan Kohberger guilty plea appeal tied to unmatched hair, producer says
Investigators ruled out Kohberger as a match for the hair, but they never identified whose hair it was.
REDSTATE (The Heartland Institute) - Here Are the Hard Facts That Doom Every Proposed Social Security Fix
NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - Russian Kh-101 Missile Enters Poland During Massive Strike on Ukraine
A 33ft-wide crater pictured in the Lublin region of eastern Poland, 56 miles from the Ukrainian border, amid reports a Russian missile crossed into NATO territory during a massive attack on Ukraine Published July 31 [...]
NYTIMES (Alissa Wilkinson) - ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Review: Can We Do Whatever a Spider Can?
The Spider-Man series is about growing up. Now its superhero has become an adult.
NYTIMES (Emmanuel Morgan) - Can the Gritty ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Save the Superhero Movie?
The newest entry in the franchise took a more grounded approach, a departure for a spectacle-focused genre that is teetering at the box office.
NYTIMES (Adam Goldman, Jim Tankersley and Philip Kaleta) - German Authorities Knew of Pride Attacker’s Extremism
The assailant, a German citizen, was imprisoned after trying to join the Islamic State but freed weeks before attacking a gay Pride event in Berlin.
NYTIMES (Noam Scheiber) - In Trump’s Economy, Job Gains Go to Women. That’s Not an Entirely Good Thing.
Despite the administration’s best attempts, the diminishing status of many American jobs is driving a spike in women’s employment.
NYTIMES (Julia Jacobs) - Critics Say Historic Sites Are Endangered by Trump-Aligned Panel’s Plan
Proponents say the changes to the federal preservation rules are necessary, but critics argue they are alarming and would help expedite the president’s redesign of Washington.
NYTIMES (Lisa Friedman) - Europe Is Caught Between Low Gas Reserves and Rising Prices From Iran War
Across Europe, reserves of natural gas for use in the winter months are lagging, meaning continued higher prices for households and businesses.