What makes [the nation] mighty to defy The foes that round it throng?

INTERNATIONAL FOCUS

SOMALIA

Somali government: 10 civilians were killed in joint Somali - U.S. raid 

Somalia hands over ONLF rebel leader to Ethiopia: group

Al Shabaab attacks military base near Somalia's Kismayu: military

KENYA

Kenyan elections 2017: What you need to know 

Kenya Supreme Court nullifies presidential election, orders new vote

Kenyans celebrate court's ruling to nullify election

Kenyan opposition leader rejects new presidential poll, demands ‘guarantees’ against fraud

The chosen

MALI

German military helicopter crashes in Mali, two peacekeepers killed 

TUNISIA

Tunisia: Women celebrate their rights

UGANDA

'Women will die': Trump leaves Ugandan women in jeopardy 

ZIMBABWE

Wife of Zimbabwe's leader tells Mugabe to name successor 

Chinese volunteers of the African anti-poaching trip

Botswana & Zimbabwe Safari

IN ZIMBABWE, WHITE FARMERS ARE SUING PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE OVER LAND SEIZURES

TOGO

Deadly Crackdown: Anti-Government Protesters Killed 

GHANA

U.S.-China Mission Rushes Bomb-Grade Nuclear Fuel Out of Africa 

Ivory Coast Weighs Cocoa Tax Cuts to Lift Farmer Pay

TANZANIA

Southern Tanzania Safari 

Suzanne Struglinski, director of membership engagement, National Press Club: “Greetings from the Stella Maris lodge in Tanzania -- the school children are starting their day and I am starting mine, coffee and Playbook. Using up the last hours of WiFi before heading out to climb Kilimanjaro on Friday.

USA NATIONAL FOCUS

VOTER SUPPRESSION

Federal court orders Texas to redraw some state House maps due to discrimination 

Indiana's new voter purge law discriminates, lawsuit says

New Hampshire GOP passes new law to suppress votes following close 2016 races

Federal Judge Rejects a Revised Voter ID Law in Texas

REGULATION

Stacking the Deck: The Regulatory Accountability Act’s Threat to Civil Rights 

Trump's rollback of flood protections risks further Houston-style calamity

Jane Bambauer guest-blogging about information law, scientific claims and scientific research OPINION

Donald Trump scrapped Barack Obama's flood protection standards days before Hurricane Harvey

WHITE HOUSE

White House 'pressuring' intelligence officials to find Iran in violation of nuclear deal 

White House downplays Charlottesville comments from Tillerson, Cohn

White House braces for 'long, frustrating recovery' from Harvey

Harvey aid: White House to ask Congress for initial $5.9bn

White House asking for more than $14B in Harvey aid

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Obama’s administration requested a Bikeshare station at the White House. Trump’s team just had it removed. 

National Park Service Ends Effort to Eliminate Sale of Disposable Water Bottles

Sale of US interior secretary’s motor home raises questions

LABOR

American workers will catch on to Trump’s con OPINION

It’s time to balance the power between workers and employers OPINION

Labor Day is not just a day to hang around the grill OPINION

Working on Labor Day to Recover from Harvey

No Worker Left Behind

CANDIDATES

Mark Kleine announces run for U.S. House

Veronica Escobar announces run for Congress, resigns as county judge

Dori Fenenbock for Congress

Pro-Husted Super PAC launching statewide TV ad buy during Ohio State University football game

Emily’s List backs Aruna Miller, the only woman running to succeed Rep. John Delaney

Lisa Brown, former lawmaker and WSU chancellor, announces 2018 run for Congress

YOU DECIDE

Found: Fresh Clues to Mystery of King Solomon's Mines 

These Performers Are Hired To Dance At Funerals In Ghana and Nigeria

A ridiculous YouTube video claiming we found aliens kept making the news, so NASA debunked it

NOTE: The news sources here vary.  Not all sources have the same credibility, but in an effort to share some different perspectives, they are included here.  This compendium itself cannot claim to be unbiased.  Please take into consideration where these different perspectives originate in assessing their value.  Thank you