From The Washington Post
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Trump says Megan Rapinoe’s silence during national anthem at World Cup is inappropriate
The U.S. star has chosen not to sing along to "The Star-Spangled Banner" before matches.
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‘Evangelion’ is finally on Netflix. I don’t need a rewatch, because the trauma lives on in me.
The controversial, influential anime has had its first global release. 2019 discourse: Meet your match.
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Prince Harry, Meghan’s home renovations cost taxpayers $3M
Buckingham Palace says the monarchy cost the taxpayer 67 million pounds ($85.2 million) during 2018-19, a 41% increase on the previous financial year
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Orangutans make a splash at Vienna zoo as Europe swelters
Orangutans at Vienna’s Schoenbrunn zoo are keeping cool with buckets of water as much of Europe swelters in a summer heat wave
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UN aid official: Yemeni rebels blocking food for thousands
UN aid official: Yemen’s Houthi rebels block WFP shipment meant to feed 100,000 families in war-torn country
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China criticizes possible US penalties against banks
China has criticized Washington’s efforts to enforce US law abroad following a report three Chinese banks might be penalized in a case over dealings with North Korea
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Iran calls new U.S. sanctions ‘outrageous and idiotic,’ warns that path to diplomacy is permanently closed
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the restrictions targeting the country’s supreme leader showed “certain failure” on the part of the Trump administration to isolate Iran.
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Indian leftist groups protest US secretary of state’s visit
Hundreds of supporters of left-wing groups have marched in India’s capital to protest a visit by the U.S. secretary of state and denounce American policies in the Middle East
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UK F-35 fighters fly missions from Cyprus over Syria, Iraq
Britain’s defense secretary says the country’s most advanced military aircraft, the Lightning F-35B, has flown its first missions over Syria and Iraq as part of the ongoing operations against remnants of the Islamic State group
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Egypt arrests 8, including ex-lawmaker, for plotting riots
Egypt arrests at least 8, including former lawmaker and key secular activists, for alleged links to Islamists
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Here’s why Ebola has been so hard to contain in Eastern Congo
Distrust in the government hampers health care efforts.
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How to put the long-term unemployed back to work
Even as we close in on full employment, potential employees are left behind. Here's a plan to change that.