Conflict
>>More killings as U.S. race crisis wears on
Three law enforcement officers were fatally shot and three others wounded on Sunday in Baton Rouge, La., the authorities said, less than two weeks after a black man was killed by the police here, sparking nightly protests. The New York Times
Gavin Long, the man identified on Sunday as the deadly shooter of police officers in Baton Rouge, left behind an online trail to web pages featuring complaints about the treatment of African Americans by police. The Guardian
Cleveland’s police union called for the suspension of a state law allowing people to carry firearms during the Republican National Convention, but Ohio’s governor said he was powerless to act despite heightened security concerns with the killing on Sunday of three police officers in Louisiana. Reuters
>>Without evidence, Erdogan vows to ‘cleanse’ Gulenists
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan broke down in tears on Sunday evening as he paid his respects to supporters who died during a botched coup attempt this weekend — and ominously vowed to cleanse the Turkish state of dissidents after the arrest of at least 6,000 people, including 29 of the country’s top generals. The Guardian
U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whose followers Turkey blames for a failed coup, said on Sunday that he would obey any extradition ruling from the United States but said that President Tayyip Erdogan had staged the putsch. Reuters
Politics
>>‘Bullies aren’t known for their veracity’
Indeed, based on the mountain of court records churned out over the span of Mr. Trump’s career, it is hard to find a project he touched that did not produce allegations of broken promises, blatant lies or outright fraud. The New York Times
>>China buys friends in South China Sea dispute
Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that China will give Cambodia almost $600 million in aid to support election infrastructure, education and health projects — with a catch. Voice of America
Human rights
>>Saudi Arabia treats women like children
The male guardianship system in Saudi Arabia is “the most significant impediment to realizing women’s rights in the country” and effectively renders adult women legal minors, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch. Newsweek
>>India gags the press
Authorities in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir have shut down printing presses and temporarily banned newspapers from publishing in a sweeping information blackout after days of anti-India protests left dozens of people dead in the volatile region. Al Jazeera
Environment
>>Trump and Pence on global warming: ‘hoax,’ ‘myth’
Donald Trump calls global warming a “hoax.” He claims climate science is “bullshit,” and he’s even described it (supposedly as a joke) as a Chinese conspiracy. So perhaps it isn’t that surprising that Mike Pence — whom Trump just named as his running mate — has similar views. Mother Jones
>>If we needed another reason to cut air pollution
Air pollution is prematurely aging the faces of city dwellers by accelerating wrinkles and age spots, according to emerging scientific research. The Guardian
Editor’s picks
>>‘What just happened was weird’
Donald Trump’s introduction of Mike Pence was shocking. Forget the political mainstream. What happened today sat outside the mainstream for normal human behavior. Vox
>>How to think about your gene pool
In any case, you have hundreds if not thousands of third and fourth cousins and you’re probably friends with some of them without realizing it — you might even be dating one of them. Wait But Why
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