Scoop: Generals come to Harris' defense on Afghanistan … - The push to defend Harris comes from retired military brass, including three with four-stars: Admiral Steve Abbot, who served as deputy homeland security advisor to George W. Bush, Gen. Lloyd W. Newton and Gen. Larry R. Ellis …

Major outlets change standards for hacked emails, protect Trump  —  For weeks, major American media organizations — including The Washington Post, Politico, and the New York Times — have possessed internal Trump campaign documents.  What do these documents say?

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More Black Americans are certain to vote for Harris, Post-Ipsos poll finds  —  The shift is concentrated among younger Black Americans, especially younger women.  —  Avalon Broaden didn't vote in 2020, unmotivated by a pair of older male candidates that she felt didn't really represent her values.

Kimberly Guilfoyle Channels Jeb Bush While Bombing at GOP Event  —  ‘YOU CAN CLAP’  —  Kimberly Guilfoyle had to ask a group of Republicans for applause while delivering a speech on Saturday.  —  Kimberly Guilfoyle, a conservative activist, former prosecutor, and the fiancée to Donald Trump Jr. …

Musk sticks up for his rightwing buddies, not free speech  —  🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent coverage.  🚨  —  ☎️ Subscribe to Public Notice ☎️

Translating the Crazy  —  UPDATES: I got COVID sixteen days ago and, though I am substantially better, I'm still exhausted.  I know every case is different, but is this normal?  Anyway, with my book coming out on Tuesday, there will be no rest for the weary any time soon.  More book news after today's piece.

Draghi Says EU Itself at Risk Without More Funds, Joint Debt  — Former ECB chief releases his report on EU competitiveness  — He calls for as much as €800 billion of new spending a year  —  Draghi Calls for ‘Massive’ EU Spending, Joint Debt  —  Former European Central Bank …

Mysterious influencer network pushed sexual smears of Harris  —  The Scoop  —  The organizers of a mysterious network paid influencers to promote sexual smears of Vice President Kamala Harris as Democrats rallied around her to be their presidential candidate in late July.

Leader of Nigeria's labour federation arrested, union says  —  Nigeria's state security service arrested the president of its largest labour federation on Monday on charges that are yet to be disclosed, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said.  —  The arrest of Joe Ajero comes days …

A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer.  What role did the US government play?  —  OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of the soft-spoken tribal chairman who mentored teens …

Trump, lying about migrants and crime, says mass deportations “will be a bloody story”  —  The former president has claimed he would use police and soldiers to deport at least 12 million undocumented people  —  Donald Trump is threatening that a proposed mass deportation of undocumented immigrants …