Coverage centers on the too-close-to-call Michigan Democratic Senate primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens, framed by outlets as a test of progressive versus centrist strength ahead of midterms. Other threads include UK prisoner early-release policy debate, a Capitol Hill dispute involving a lawmaker and senator, White House claims about a past FBI-Trump probe, healthcare fraud crackdowns, and business news on SpaceX, markets, and the Supreme Court's upcoming docket.”}[fixing quote character]{

FBI
@FBI · 4M followers
#ICYMI from @FBILosAngeles : A Swedish national who licensed the rights of the late Colombian narco-terrorist Pablo Escobar was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for defrauding investors by marketing and selling products – including flamethrowers and cellphones – that he https://t.co/JyH5wsW37c

The Economist
@TheEconomist · 26.2M followers
Voters are dissatisfied with America’s two main political parties, with net favourability for Democrats near a 35-year low. That is inspiring a new generation of independents https://t.co/B8j9XdKqAC

Al Jazeera English
@AJEnglish · 10M followers
Michigan’s Democratic race for a midterm election nomination emerged on Tuesday as the latest battleground between the party’s progressive and centrist candidates over US support for Israel. We look at the key takeaways from the latest primaries https://t.co/K9XwtmqgoC https://t.co/zvJ4onodcH

BBC News (World)
@BBCWorld · 42.3M followers
Waste workers help find binned €1m lottery ticket in Italy https://t.co/0HyHXeqRMR

Vox
@voxdotcom · 1.1M followers
Our series America After Trump examines how democracies fall, and how they come back. On Aug. 19 at 12:30 PM ET, @zackbeauchamp is continuing the conversation live with Protect Democracy. Register now: https://t.co/TbfcLEzkq6 https://t.co/ot58jhBhuC

POLITICO
@politico · 5.1M followers
El-Sayed tells potential Dem presidential candidates to subscribe to his campaign mantra of getting money out of politics, putting money into pockets and passing Medicare for All. “If not, I’m going to dog you up and down the state,” he said in an interview with our @adamwren. https://t.co/jmekmPcqcM

The Times Of India
@timesofindia · 13.9M followers
#Gujarat | Every morning, workers climb onto tractor trailers to reach factories located in the industrial estates along Changodar’s industrial belt. Nearly two weeks after the July 23 deluge, waterlogged roads in the area remain inaccessible to buses and smaller vehicles. https://t.co/bmNgJQeR9b

The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic · 1.9M followers
America’s greatest rival is single-handedly averting a global energy crisis, and no one knows how the country is doing it—or why, Rogé Karma argues. https://t.co/C1LPYA7YrM
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