Intelligence of apes misunderstood because of bias and bad science Treehugger
Argentina police kill drug-carrying pigeon Agency France-Presse
Emotionless chatbots are taking over customer service – and it’s bad news for consumers The Conversation
Sri Lanka bans plastic after garbage crisis Agency France-Presse
Kenya plastic bag ban officially goes into effect in effort to reduce pollution Jurist
Why are New Zealand’s waters so polluted? Al Jazeera
Upgrade downturn: why are people holding on to their old phones? Guardian
Police State Watch
Is U.S. Congress Declaring War on WikiLeaks? American Conservative
New America, a Google-Funded Think Tank, Faces Backlash for Firing a Google Critic NYT
Reporter: Google successfully pressured me to take down critical story Ars Technica
Richard Posner announces retirement Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Although retiring from the bench, he’ll continue to teach and publish. Posner, 78, has called for mandatory retirement of judges at age 80.
Wells Fargo
On Wells Fargo Ian Welsh (martha r)
New Cold War
US Orders Closure of Russian Consulates and Annexes The Wire
Former Defense Secretary William Perry on the Nuclear Threat Truthdig
Russian lobbyist Rinat Akhmetshin on that notorious meeting at Trump Tower FT
Brexit
I warned Jeremy Corbyn about Brexit – now Labour must regain its radicalism New Statesman. Yanis Varoufakis
Brexit: UK retirees rushing to settle in Europe, say financial advisers Guardian
Brexit warning: Forget the European Parliament at your peril Politico
Class Warfare
Maker of $400 connected juice press closes up shop Ars Technica
Robert Reich: Google Is Proof Positive That Big Money Is Poisoning Our Politics AlterNet
The affirmative action ‘we don’t talk about’ — 30% of Harvard freshmen are legacies: survey MarketWatch
NAFTA: How ‘ghost’ unions exploit workers in Mexico Al Jazeera
Our Famously Free Press
How Exxon Used the New York Times to Make You Question Climate Science DeSmogBlog
No “Russian Hacking” In Durham Election – NY Times Report Belies Its Headline Moon of Alabama
NYT’S CHURLISH VOTE HACKING STORY SHOULD NAME REALITY WINNER Empty Wheel
North Korea
“We’ve Lost Our Geopolitical Compass”: John Feffer on North Korea Truthout
WHY SANCTIONS WILL ONLY FUEL NORTH KOREA’S MISSILE TESTS SCMP
Health Care
Novartis to Charge $475,000 for Cancer Treatment US Taxpayers Paid $200 Million to Discover Free Thought Project
India
Smartphones Sharing Personal Info on 40% of Indians With CIA, Says Ex-Home Secretary The Wire
Syraqistan
The Photos the U.S. and Saudi Arabia Don’t Want You to See NYT. Nicholas Kristof.
There’s a disaster much worse than Texas. But no one talks about it Guardian
War Drums
McCain’s Transmutation from Cautious Realist to Super-Hawk Unz Review
If Hillary Had Won Counterpunch
The Narco-State to the North Jacobin
Trump Transition
John McCain: It’s time Congress returns to regular order WaPo
Multiple Industry-Funded Nominations to EPA’s Clean Air Advisory Committee DeSmogBlog
5 things Trump did this week while you weren’t looking Politico
Trump Seeks $7.85 Billion in Harvey Aid, Urges Debt Limit Action Bloomberg
Court Rejects Environmental Groups’ Attempt To Block EPA’s Delay Of Chemicals Rule International Business Times
Trump army puts Dent, GOP moderates on notice — in his backyard Politico
Business warns Trump over ‘Dreamer’ deportations FT
Robert Mueller just undercut Trump’s use of the pardon power WaPo
Texas Chemical Plant Company Has Industry Ally Writing Rules At The EPA International Business Times
‘Not a single thing was dry’: Mumbai’s residents count the cost of floods Guardian
Southern China seeing more typhoons than usual this year – with another on the way SCMP
Irma is now a Category 3 hurricane and it could strengthen over the weekend MarketWatch
Hurricane Harvey
Texas residents face new evacuations and overflowing rivers caused by Harvey LA Times
In Big Test of Wind Farm Durability, Texas Facility Quickly Restarts After Harvey WSJ
Disaster Politics Can Get In The Way Of Disaster Preparedness FiveThirtyEight
As Harvey’s Price Tag Skyrockets, a Reckoning on Climate Costs Looms Climate Liability News
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