The Washington Post
CHINA-PORT - A warehouse in the Chinese port city of Tianjin erupts in a series of explosions, killing 44 people and spewing massive fireballs and billowing clouds of smoke into the night sky. 950 words, by Sarah Kaplan and Gu Jinglu (Post).
HOUSTON-MURDERS - David Conley, alleged killer of six children, says they were becoming "monsters." 1,090 words, by Lindsey Bever (Post).
POLICE-RACE - Three weeks after Zachary Hammond was shot and killed by police in a drug bust in a Hardee's parking lot in South Carolina, federal officials have launched a civil rights investigation into his death. 750 words, by Sarah Kaplan (Post).
CHINA (1STLD) — China's rapidly weakening currency is shattering the economic juggernaut's carefully managed image of prosperity and threatening to set back the U.S. recovery just as it is gaining traction. 1,110 words, by Ylan Q. Mui and Simon Denyer (Post).Moved Wednesday.
SYRIA-POLICY — WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials are reexamining how they will utilize the members of what the Pentagon is calling the New Syrian Force, given that it has already proved vulnerable to a multitude of adversaries. 800 words, by Missy Ryan (Post).Moved Wednesday.
HEROIN-BABY — BALTIMORE — Among the most heartbreaking developments of the heroin epidemic: A sharp rise in the number of drug-exposed newborns. 1,400 words, by Lenny Bernstein (Post). Three photos.Moved Wednesday.
OUTSIDERS — WASHINGTON — This has become the summer of the political outsider, as a cast of interlopers upend and dominate the presidential nominating process in both parties. 1,400 words, by Philip Rucker (Post).Moved Wednesday.
PRESCHOOL — WASHINGTON — Save the Children is crusading to make preschool a top-tier campaign issue. 800 words, by Lyndsey Layton (Post).Moved Wednesday.
DEMS-UBER — WASHINGTON — While Democrats agree that on-demand businesses could radically reshape the economy and workers' positions in it, few agree on how to respond to its growth. 1,300 words, by Brian Fung and Jacob Bogage (Post).Moved Wednesday.
LIBRARY-DONORS — The future of the James Madison Council, a group of wealthy donors who funded foreign trips and posh hotels for Librarian of Congress James Billington, is in doubt now that he is retiring. 1,740 words, by Peggy McGlone (Post). One photo.Moved Wednesday.
CARTER (1ST) — Former president Carter announced Wednesday he has cancer and will be treated in Atlanta. Carter, 90, said the disease was discovered during liver surgery and that the cancer "is now in other parts of my body." 350 words, by David Nakamura (Post). Moved Wednesday.
CLINTON-EMAIL — WASHINGTON - The email server used by Hillary Clinton when she served as secretary of state was turned over to the FBI late Wednesday from a data center in New Jersey. 800 words, by Tom Hamburger and Karen Tumulty (Post).Moved Wednesday.
DC-PROSTITUTION (1STLD) — WASHINGTON — A District of Columbia Council member is considering introducing legislation to decriminalize prostitution in the city and provide sex workers with resources to be safe. 400 words, by Perry Stein (Post).Moved Wednesday.
AFGHAN-COMMENT — Peace can come to Afghanistan. But both Afghanistan and the United States must do their part. 950 words, by Stephen J. Hadley (Post special).Moved Wednesday.
MULTIPARTY-COMMENT — Might we be headed toward another four-party moment? There are two reasons to say "yes." 800 words, by Charles Lane (Post).Moved Wednesday.
MCGOVERN-OBIT — Ann McGovern, the author of more than 50 children's books, died Aug. 8 at her home in New York City. She was 85. 850 words, by Emily Langer (Post).Moved Wednesday.
Bloomberg
HEALTH-INSURE — WASHINGTON — After years of passing on more and more health-care costs to employees, companies are slowing their adoption of high-deductible plans next year. 770 words, by Zachary Tracer and Richard Rubin (Bloomberg).Moved Wednesday.
PORK — CHICAGO — U.S. hog farmers are losing out on a big payday because of a feed ingredient that many have been giving pigs for the past 15 years. 940 words, by Shruti Date Singh (Bloomberg).Moved Wednesday.
JOBS — WASHINGTON — Job openings decreased in June from the highest level on record as hiring picked up. 570 words, by Victoria Stilwell (Bloomberg).Moved Wednesday.
CREDIT — NEW YORK — The weakest corporate borrowers are finding the days of free-flowing credit quickly evaporating: The $39.6 billion of junk-rated bonds and loans issued since July is the least since the summer of 2008. 700 words, by Carolina Millan (Bloomberg).Moved Wednesday.
KEYSTONE-CANADA — WASHINGTON — Canada's election in October has become yet another event shaping the seven-year saga of the Keystone pipeline that may lead the Obama administration to delay announcing a decision on the $8 billion project. 1015 words, by Nicole Gaouette (Bloomberg).Moved Wednesday.
STRAIGHT-OUTTA — LOS ANGELES — An online marketing campaign for the rap-music film "Straight Outta Compton" fuels what's likely to be another big weekend for Universal Pictures, which has already set records this year. 750 words, by Anousha Sakoui (Bloomberg).Moved Wednesday.
ITG — NEW YORK — Investment Technology Group agrees to pay a record fine for violations involving a dark pool and admits wrongdoing over allegations that it ran a secret trading desk that misused information about clients' orders. 800 words, by Matt Robinson and Sam Mamudi (Bloomberg).Moved Wednesday.
ISRAEL-TECH — JERUSALEM — Israel has been speeding up its development of cyber security in both the military and civilian domain: soldiers responsible for the virtual battlefield are being moved Beersheba, a developing cybertech hub. 560 Gwen Ackerman (Bloomberg).Moved Wednesday.
CROWDFUND-PUBLIC — Increasingly, startups are helping crowdfund a bike path or a public park as communities look for resources outside the municipal bond market. 1040 words, by Amanda Albright (Bloomberg).Moved Wednesday.
CORN-SOYBEANS — CHICAGO — Corn futures fall to a seven-week low and soybeans plunge the most in six years after the U.S. unexpectedly raises crop forecasts. 580 words, by Jeff Wilson and Megan Durisin (Bloomberg).Moved Wednesday.
CROWDWORK-COMMENT — How to modernize the chaotic crowdworker economy: 890 words, by Mary Gray (Bloomberg). Moved Wednesday.
CHRISTIE — TRENTON — Christie runs New Jersey by remote control while seeking new job. 920 words, by Terrence Dopp (Bloomberg). Moved Wednesday.
GREECE — BERLIN — Germany withholds approval of the draft bailout plan for Greece. 540 words, by Rainer Buergin and Brian Parkin (Bloomberg). Moved Wednesday.
AUSTRALIA-MARRIAGE — CANBERRA — Prime Minister Abbott's move to block a free vote on same-sex unions divides lawmakers six months after he survived a leadership challenge. 700 words, by Jason Scott (Bloomberg). Moved Wednesday.
HACKERS — WASHINGTON — Insider traders have long shelled out millions in bribes, manipulated friendships and even traded sex for market tips. Now, they've found a new way to get data: employing computer hackers. 1120 words, by Michael Riley and Jordan Robertson (Bloomberg). Moved Wednesday.
ECON-CHILDCARE — With the job market improving and millennials reaching prime child-bearing years, demand for daycare will probably continue to outstrip supply, driving costs up faster than overall inflation with wide-ranging economic repercussions 1000. words, by Michelle Jamrisko (Bloomberg). Moved Wednesday.
SAUDI-WOMEN — RIYADH — While giving women here more of a voice politically is a watershed alone, it also underlines the growing importance of having them play a bigger role in society and, crucially, the economy. 770 words, by Deema Almashabi and Donna Abu-Nasr (Bloomberg). Moved Wednesday.
The Japan News/ Yomiuri Shimbun
OKINAWA — NAHA, Japan — A meeting of Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga failed to bridge differences regarding the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from Ginowan to the Henoko district of Nago City. 755 words (Japan News).
ABE — TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed his willingness to run in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election scheduled for September and to remain in office. 245 words (Japan News).
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