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• Mariska Hargitay will host the 78th Emmy Awards this Monday night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. • NBC is introducing a special blue carpet for the ceremony to celebrate the network's 100th anniversary. • The shows "The Pitt" and "Widow's Bay" are competing for top prizes during the event.

• Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley recently characterized reports of Black people found hanging as "modern-day lynchings" and "racial terror." • Of the 10 reported hangings of Black people in the U.S. this year, eight were ruled suicides and only one is being actively investigated as a homicide. • These claims suggest a pattern of racially motivated violence despite a current lack of evidence supporting homicide in these specific cases.

• The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's attempt to implement mail ballot restrictions before the November midterm elections. • Election officials argued there was insufficient time to apply the changes, while the Justice Department claimed the federal government controls postal rules. • This decision prevents the administration from altering election rules, ensuring current mail-in voting processes remain in place for voters.

• Republicans criticized Democratic Socialists Zohran Mamdani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after a video showed them laughing during a solemn ceremony. • The clip led to accusations from GOP members that the behavior was disgraceful and inappropriate for the event. • The incident highlights the ongoing political tension and scrutiny facing progressive lawmakers in the public eye.

• A federal judge in Washington, D.C. froze President Donald Trump's order to limit mail-in voting for the upcoming midterm elections. • Election officials stated they could not implement the new requirements before the November voting deadline. • This ruling prevents immediate changes to mail voting procedures while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a previous order on the same issue.

Teen was swimming at a popular spot at the time of the attack, the latest in a string that have occurred in the stateA 13-year-old Maryland boy is reported to be recovering from multiple surgeries and nerve damage after being attacked by a rabid beaver.The teen, Dominick Cebula, was swimming at a popular spot in Cunningham Falls state park in Thurmont, Maryland, on 26 July when a beaver attacked his chest underwater, a relatively rare kind of encounter that more recently has been recurring, according to reporting from local news outlets. Continue reading...

• President Donald Trump stated on Sunday during a trip to Ireland that his administration does not need to aggressively check the development of artificial intelligence. • He expressed concern that over-regulating the technology could cause the United States to cede its competitive edge over China. • The decision to prioritize global competition over strict oversight means the U.S. may adopt fewer restrictions on AI to maintain its market leadership.