Extra, Extra
War on Women: “More than 370 million women and girls alive today – or almost one in eight – experienced rape or sexual assault before they turned 18, according to the first global estimates of the problem.”
+ Pet Project: You’ve heard all about Project 25. But “there’s a lesser-known organization that’s already been working for decades to reshape America into a Christian nation—and will keep doing so, regardless of who wins the presidential election in November. It keeps racking up wins at the Supreme Court.” Slate: Ban Abortion. End Gay Marriage. Outlaw Birth Control. “A powerful Christian conservative legal group is quietly reshaping America through the courts. Here’s what it’s after.”
+ Risk Management: “When supposedly pro-business populists appear (or appear again) on the ballot, some business leaders see it as an opportunity. They should instead be asking what they can do to reduce company risks — and bolster stability.” Harvard Business Review: When Populists Rise, Economies Usually Fall. In other words, choose a very stable economy over a very stable genius.
+ Feat of Clay: “Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at age 38, he announced in a video message Thursday, after winning 22 Grand Slam titles — 14 at the French Open — during an unprecedented era he shared with rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.” Some of his fellow players have been paying tribute.
+ Veggie Tales: “South Korean author Han Kang has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. She is the first Korean writer and the eighteenth woman to win the award. In 2016, she won the International Booker Prize for her novel The Vegetarian. She was the first Korean writer to win that award as well.”
+ Kennedy Center: “In the decades following her husband’s death, Ethel Kennedy emerged as an environmental and human rights activist in her own right, founding the nonprofit organization Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights to champion the causes her late husband pushed for.” Ethel Kennedy dies at 96.
+ Carolina Mode: The GOP was determined to limit voting rights in swing states. Then the rains came. North Carolina eases voting rules as Trump allies fret over storm fallout.
