Is a high-profile critic of the Chinese Communist Party a con man?  NPR


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* Sha'Carri Richardson takes silver behind Julien Alfred in 100m  The New York Times
* Sha'Carri Richardson's comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. Lucia  The Associated Press
* Sha’Carri Richardson Did Not Fail  Slate
* Sha’Carri Richardson, Runner-Up in the Olympic Rain, Still Has Room to Run  The Wall Street Journal
* How Julien Alfred went from running barefoot in St. Lucia to the fastest woman in the world  Yahoo Sports


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* With a beauty from Trinity Rodman, U.S. women move on to Olympic soccer semis  The Washington Post
* Rodman heroics send USWNT into Olympic semis  ESPN
* Paris 2024 Olympics: How to watch day nine live – full schedule and medal events on Sunday August 4  Olympics
* USWNT vs. Japan highlights: Trinity Rodman lifts USA in extra time of Olympics quarters  USA TODAY
* Trinity Rodman 'kinda blacked out' scoring extra-time goal that sent USWNT to Olympic semifinal after 1-0 win vs. Japan  Yahoo Sports


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* Josh Hartnett Modeled His ‘Trap’ Serial Killer Role After Certain “People In Our Business”  Deadline
* ‘Trap’ is a prisoner of M. Night Shyamalan’s shortcomings  The Washington Post
* Josh Hartnett Says He Based 'Trap' Serial Killer on People in Film Industry  TMZ
* 'Trap' May Be M. Night Shyamalan’s Most Unserious Movie Yet  The Atlantic
* Trap Review: M. Night Shyamalan Directs Two-Thirds of a Fun Cat-and-Mouse Game  IGN


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Israeli strikes kill 15 Palestinians in Gaza school, nine West Bank militants  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News


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* Campaign to tank Shapiro’s VP chances gathers steam — and antisemitism accusations  The Times of Israel
* Philadelphia mayor's social media video sparks speculation of leaked Kamala Harris running mate  Fox News
* Ex-aide to Josh Shapiro allegedly invoked Pennsylvania governor's name in threat that left woman 'weeping'  ABC News
* Shapiro cancels weekend events ahead of Harris' VP announcement, Philadelphia rally  FOX 29 Philadelphia
* Harris VP mystery: Signs point to Josh Shapiro  Axios


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* Turkish sharpshooter Yusuf Dikec took the internet BY STORM at the Paris Olympics | NBC Sports  NBC Sports
* Who is Yusuf Dikec, the Turkish shooter who went viral at the 2024 Olympics?  The Associated Press
* 'The star we didn't know we needed': Turkish Olympic shooter Yusuf Dikeç takes the internet by storm  Euronews
* Who is Yusuf Dikec, Turkish pistol shooter whose hitman-like photo went viral?  USA TODAY
* No, Viral Turkish Shooter Yusuf Dikeç Did Not Ask His Ex-Wife to Return His Dog After Winning Silver Medal  PEOPLE


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* Boeing Starliner crew still in space, with options open for return trip  The Hill
* NASA says it is “evaluating all options” for the safe return of Starliner crew  Ars Technica
* No, Boeing Starliner's NASA astronauts are not stranded in space. Here's why.  Space.com
* Why two astronauts are stuck in space  Vox.com
* Why NASA has only 19 days left to rescue Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from Space  The Times of India


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* Man dies after attempting illegal BASE jump at the Grand Canyon: NPS  ABC News
* A 20-year-old college student from North Carolina died after falling from a Grand Canyon rim  CNN
* Man dies after attempting illegal BASE jump at the Grand Canyon, National Park Service says  KABC-TV
* College student falls to his death at the Grand Canyon  NBC News
* 'We feel deep sadness': 20-year-old falls 400 feet to his death at Grand Canyon  USA TODAY


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* Appeals Court Further Narrows Voting Rights Act’s Scope  The New York Times
* Court rules against Black and Hispanic voters in redistricting case  The Washington Post
* Voting Rights Act doesn’t protect coalitions of racial or ethnic groups challenging political maps, appeals court rules  The Texas Tribune
* Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can’t join together to claim vote dilution  NBC News
* U.S. 5th Circuit rules for Galveston County in voting rights case, striking down decades of precedent  Houston Public Media


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