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The Few, the Proud, the White: The Marine Corps Balks at Promoting Generals of Color

Joe Biden Had Better Watch It

Ron Jeremy Is Charged With Sexually Assaulting 13 More Women

Journalist Quits Kenosha Paper in Protest of Its Jacob Blake Rally Coverage

Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race

Between Reps at the Gym, a Strong Connection

New top story on Hacker News: FreeCol: Turn-based strategy game based on the old game Colonization

Corrections: Sept. 1, 2020

Quotation of the Day: In Command: The Few, the Proud, the White

Unable to Decide

Saudi King Fires 2 Royals in Defense Corruption Inquiry

New best story on Hacker News: App Review process updates

Elecciones 2020: el Partido Republicano postula a Trump y el demócrata Biden aún lleva la ventaja

Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?

Trump Defends Kyle Rittenhouse

A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes

‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt

Unwitting Progressives for Trump

Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents

A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.

At the U.S. Open, Doubles, of All Things, Stays Stable

2020 U.S. Open: What to Watch on Opening Monday

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: Learn how WebRTC actually works. A book on the protocols, not just APIs

What’s on TV Monday: ‘All or Nothing’ and ‘American Ninja Warrior’

Meet Germany’s Bizarre Anti-Lockdown Protesters

As Japan’s Abe Leaves, ‘Abenomics’ Will Remain, for Good or Ill

The Runway Lights Failed, So Villagers Used Their Headlights to Aid an Airlift

What Happened in Portland? Here’s What We Know

Trump Embraces Fringe Theories on Protests and the Coronavirus

Steven Mnuchin Tried to Save the Economy. Not Even His Family Is Happy.

The Princess vs. the Portrait in Trumpworld

Your Monday Briefing

No Corrections: Aug. 31, 2020

Quotation of the Day: As China Flexes, Taiwan Revamps Its Military

How to Help Someone Who Lost Their Job

Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz

I’m Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can’t Defend Him.

Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence

Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship

Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Cases Pass 6 Million

Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain

It’s Confusing Sometimes, but the Yankees Manage to Stay on Track

New best story on Hacker News: Remote Code Execution in Slack desktop apps

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: Visualize Data Structures in VS Code

Deadly Shooting in Portland After Pro-Trump Ralliers Clash With Protesters

Shinzo Abe Is Ill. But Is That the Only Reason He’s Quitting?

Corrections: Aug. 30, 2020

Zuckerberg Says Facebook's Failure to Remove Militia Page an 'Operational Mistake'

‘A Family Business:’ Graft Investigation Threatens Brazil’s Bolsonaro

Djokovic and Other Top Men Are Creating a Players’ Association

The True Cost of Lionel Messi’s Declaration of Independence