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NBC News
Office of Special Counsel launches investigation into ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith - More

The Associated Press
SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch

The Associated Press
Night vision goggles may have hindered helicopter pilots before jet collision, experts say

ABC News
Smithsonian removes references to Trump's impeachments from 'Limits of Presidential Power' exhibit

The Guardian
Ghislaine Maxwell: could talking about Epstein be her get out of jail free card?

NBC News
'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions

Reuters News Agency
Trump's EPA wants to reverse course on dangers of GHG emissions, disrupting industries, climate goals

The Guardian
Republicans slam Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief

NBC News
Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it will shut down after Congress cut money

Agence France-Presse
SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station - More - More

The Guardian
Nordic countries hit by ‘truly unprecedented’ heatwave

RFI
France faces rearmament strain as NATO steps up defence demands

RFI
EU begins rollout of new AI rules with tech giants split on compliance

BBC News
They escaped Ukraine's frontlines. The sound of drones followed them.

RFI
DRCongo, Rwanda outline deal on mining, economic cooperation: US

NBC News
Israeli fire again kills Gaza aid-seekers

BBC News
Tech manufacturing has powered Asia - now it's a casualty of Trump's tariffs

The Guardian
Israel closes 88% of cases of alleged war crimes or abuse without charges

The Guardian
India to still buy oil from Russia despite Trump threats

NBC News
Trump hits Brazilian products with 50% tariffs over Bolsonaro

BBC News
Twelve years house arrest for Colombian ex-leader Álvaro Uribe

CBS News
Court limits Trump's asylum crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border

BBC News
Why Mexico got a tariff reprieve... and Canada didn't

The Associated Press
Today in History: 3 August - More

This Day in Aviation
3 August

France 24
Leur famille a fui les nazis, désormais ces juifs américains demandent la nationalité allemande

Agence France-Presse
La capsule SpaceX Crew Dragon s'est arrimée avec succès à l'ISS

Agence France-Presse
Ukraine : arrestations dans une affaire de corruption visant le secteur de la défense - Plus

RFI
L'Ukraine dit avoir frappé des cibles militaires et énergétiques en Russie

Agence France-Presse
Des frappes ukrainiennes font trois morts en Russie, dont un à 800 km de la frontière

RFI
Gaza : la pression monte sur le gouvernement allemand traditionnel allié d'Israël

France 24
L'émissaire américain rencontre des proches d'otages à Tel-Aviv

Agence France-Presse
Le Japon enregistre un nouveau record de chaleur pour un mois de juillet

International Commentary

Damian Carrington | The Guardian
‘Self-termination is most likely’: The history and future of societal collapse

Megan McArdle | The Washington Post
Firing the statistician won’t change the job numbers

Jason Willick | The Washington Post
Why Trump’s tariffs are in trouble

Ross Andersen The Atlantic
Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End