August 5, 2016

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Former CIA chief endorses Clinton, calls Trump a threat to national security.

Sturm Ruger CEO links Clinton’s perceived opposition to gun rights to a spike in sales.

How a top GOP lawyer guided a Chinese-owned company into influencing US presidential politics.

Missouri public defender, fed up with a funding crisis, appoints governor to a misdemeanor assault case.

South Africa’s Democratic Alliance takes Nelson Mandela Bay, looks likely to win Johannesburg and Pretoria.

Protests near Heathrow and in Nottingham try to start a Black Lives Matter movement in the UK.

Buffalo’s only black firefighter loses his apartment to arson two days after he received a racist letter telling him to quit his job.

It is disturbingly easy to legally acquire the ingredients to make a dirty bomb in America.

San Francisco Chinatown gangster Shrimp Boy gets life in prison.

Profile of Shrimp Boy circa last October, in the midst of a court battle to prove he’d turned his life around.

Humpback whales around the globe are mysteriously rescuing animals from orcas.

Olympics begin tonight in Rio.

Fascinating profile of the outsider athlete and her once unruly horse who dominate the strange world of dressage.

On the secret, confusing pain of being an Olympic alternate. #longreads

Venezuelan women choose to be sterilized instead of raising babies in their chaotic country.

Startup behind Just Mayo fakes success by secretly buying back tons of its own products.

Of 24 tips coming from people with Celtic surnames, 14 went to individuals who also had Celtic surnames. Facts about insider trading.

How to shop at a good bookstore. #video

College-age Tinder users have lower self-esteem than peers who steer clear of the app.

The case against Dunkin’ Donuts cold brew—a trendy, soulless substitute for its classic iced coffee.