Russian Hackers Leak Confidential Medical Records of Dozens of Athletes
After Russian hackers gained access to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s management system and released records for American athletes Simone Biles, Serena Williams and Venus Williams, a second round of leaks has made public the medical data for 25 athletes from around the world, including 10 from the U.S. and two Tour de France champions. [Mashable]
A Look Inside the New African-American Museum
Excitement is building for the grand opening of the new National Museum of African American History and Culture on Sept. 24 in Washington. Designed by Tanzanian-born architect David Adjaye, the $540 million museum will have more than 37,000 pieces on display. Highlights from the collections include a segregation-era southern railway car, a Depression-era Angola Prison watchtower and a dress Rosa Parks was making shortly before her 1955 arrest. [Wall Street Journal and ABC]
Police Department Fires Officer Who Didn’t Shoot Man Holding Unloaded Gun
During a domestic dispute in West Virginia, former police officer Stephen Mader decided not to shoot a suspect holding a gun, but rather talk to him. When other officers arrived on the scene, they shot and killed the man. Mader said the man, who had the gun hanging at his side and pointed at the floor, told the officer to shoot him. “I thought I was going to be able to talk to him and deescalate it. I knew it was a suicide-by-cop,” he said. It was later found that the gun was unloaded. Mader was fired in June because he “failed to eliminate a threat.” [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
Family of Sandra Bland Reaches $1.9 Million Settlement with Texas
The family of Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old woman who died in jail after a heated exchange with a Texas State Trooper, has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with authorities for $1.9 million. The jail will also have an on-duty nurse and emergency medical technician on staff for all shifts as part of the settlement. [CBS]
Jay-Z Narrates ‘War on Drugs’ Video
The rapper Jay Z, who has been candid about his past as a drug dealer, talks about the history of drugs in urban communities, how it’s often talked about as a “black problem,” and how the war on drugs by the Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan presidencies was an “epic fail.” [New York Times]
Donald Trump Jr. Says His Dad Won’t Release His Tax Records Because It Would Hurt Him Politically
Finally breaking from the claim that the Republican nominee is withholding his tax records because he is under audit from the IRS — a claim the agency has discredited — Trump’s son stated in an interview that his father continues to be the first presidential nominee in four decades to withhold tax records because it would “detract” from his “main message.” [New York Magazine]
'You Don't Fit the Image': Hillary Clinton's Decades-long Push Against a Sexist Press
Since the beginning of her career in public life, Hillary Clinton has been getting heavily scrutinized for “the pantsuits, the hair, the headbands, her appearance, her life choices, and everything she said.” Because of crafting an image as “an independent and ambitious woman,” she got heat for it from the press. [The Guardian]
Here’s How Women in the Obama Administration Made Their Voices Heard
The Cut highlights one of the best parts of the Washington Post’s lengthy piece on women in the Obama administration: how they helped each other get recognition and be heard. [Washington Post and The Cut]
President Obama Plans to Increase Number of Refugees Admitted to the U.S.
Amid of a years-long refugee crisis, the Obama administration announced that the U.S. will up the number of refugees allowed in to the country in 2017 by 30 percent, from 85,000 to 100,000. About 40,000 refugees will come from the Near East/South Asia, which includes war-torn Syria. The news was not met with enthusiasm by Republican leaders. [Wall Street Journal]
Landlords Are Tricking Tenants Into Living With Strangers
A Crown Heights landlord has been getting people desperate for a room to sign leases on rooms in apartments that already have tenants. This is illegal, but some shady landlords get away with it. Tenants of one building are now fighting back. [Gothamist]
Austrian Teen Sues Parents for Posting Embarrassing Facebook Photos
An 18-year-old in Austria is suing her parents after she says they refused to take down Facebook photos of her as a toddler, being potty trained and having her diaper changed. The case raises the much-debated question: What is and isn’t acceptable when it comes to what we share about our kids on social media? [Jezebel]
You Can Become a Weed Sommelier
Institutions like the Trichome Institute are now offering instruction on how best to pair weed with food based on the smells it emits. Restaurants are jumping on the bandwagon, too, offering traditional tasting menus that swap wine for weed. [Quartz]
