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Cheeseburger in probate The European Union invites Canada to be its first “associate member” because they’re “united by shared values.” / The Guardian American oil executives say President Trump’s war on Iran has finally caused a fuel crisis. / The Wall Street Journal [$] A record of Trump’s atrocities has reached 1,207 items by the end of July. / McSweeney’s Chicago alders successfully hold out from signing a parking meter contract until the investment firm behind the meters agrees to sell an airline that has been carrying out deportations for the White House. / WTTW Nearly 90 percent of US adults say corruption is widespread in our government. / Gallup Related: Donald Trump Jr.’s recent “dream wedding” in the Bahamas was funded by a Russian oligarch close to President Putin. / ProPublica Political advisers and lawmakers in China are contemplating reducing English’s role in education. / South China Morning Post Sociological data does not actually demonstrate a “loneliness epidemic” going on, but it does show people today are more alone. / Experimental History If you enjoy these headlines, please join us as a Sustaining Member to support what we do and unlock access to paywalled links. From May, the most in-demand graphic designer in Japan is thought to be a security guard helping people in a Tokyo train station. / YouTube Why is the nonfiction book market in so much trouble? Possibly because men have begun preferring podcasts to books. / The Biblioracle Related: A future book about the dawn of artificial intelligence will likely need to include Sheryl Crow. / Read Max Opening acts quit Ed Sheeran’s tour over the censoring of fellow musician Macklemore. / Associated Press The battle over Jimmy Buffett’s estate appears to be a fight between a longtime financial adviser and a 46-year marriage, with kids caught in the crossfire. / The Wall Street Journal Magazine [$] If you want a good story from the recent US Open tennis tournament—because there were plenty of bad ones—it’s Taylor Townsend’s revenge. / The Guardian, Bounces A recent tennis match in Austria was the first professional men’s final contested by two out gay players. / The Athletic [$] Meanwhile, the claim that gay hookup app Grindr can’t keep up with demand during Republican conventions is not true. / them