Tim Dickinson | The NRA Says It's in Deep Financial Trouble, May Be 'Unable to Exist'




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Tim Dickinson | The NRA Says It's in Deep Financial Trouble, May Be 'Unable to Exist' 
An attendee passes by a large banner advertising a handgun during the NRA convention at the Georgia World Congress Center on Thursday, April 27th, 2017, in Atlanta. (photo: AP)
Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone
Dickinson writes: "In the new document - an amended complaint filed in U.S. District Court in late July - the NRA says it cannot access financial services essential to its operations and is facing 'irrecoverable loss and irreparable harm.'"
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Donald Trump Jr. (photo: William Campbell/Getty Images)
Donald Trump Jr. (photo: William Campbell/Getty Images)

Trump Acknowledges, Defends 2016 Meeting Between Son, Kremlin-Aligned Lawyer
Ashley Parker and Rosalind Helderman, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "President Trump on Sunday offered his most definitive and clear public acknowledgment that his oldest son met with a Kremlin-aligned lawyer at Trump Tower during the 2016 campaign to 'get information on an opponent,' defending the meeting as 'totally legal and done all the time in politics.'"
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Voters. (photo: Aaron Josefczyk/Reuters)
Voters. (photo: Aaron Josefczyk/Reuters)

Future of Unions Hangs in the Balance With Missouri 'Right to Work' Vote
Clark Randall, Guardian UK
Randall writes: "Now Missouri is next to decide on right-to-work, putting the midwestern state squarely at the center of the country's debate over the future of its moribund union movement."
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'60 Minutes' executive producer Jeff Fager at the program's offices in New York on Sept. 12, 2017. (photo: Richard Drew/AP)
'60 Minutes' executive producer Jeff Fager at the program's offices in New York on Sept. 12, 2017. (photo: Richard Drew/AP)

'60 Minutes' Exec to 'Stay on Vacation' Until Misconduct Probe Ends
Meg James, The Los Angeles Times
James writes: "CBS News executive Jeff Fager, the embattled executive producer of '60 Minutes,' is extending his vacation amid a review into the workplace culture of CBS News."
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Western intelligence agencies have been increasingly focusing on the whereabouts of Hamza bin Laden. (photo: AP)
Western intelligence agencies have been increasingly focusing on the whereabouts of Hamza bin Laden. (photo: AP)

Hamza bin Laden Has Married Daughter of Lead 9/11 Hijacker, Say Family
Martin Chulov, Guardian UK
Chulov writes: "Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader, has married the daughter of Mohammed Atta, the lead hijacker in the 9/11 terror attacks, according to his family."
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An injured student is taken to hospital during clashes on Saturday. (photo: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)
An injured student is taken to hospital during clashes on Saturday. (photo: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)

Bangladesh Clashes Continue as Protests Intensify
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Violent clashes continued in Bangladesh as authorities fired tear gas and shut down mobile internet connections after a week of student protests that brought tens of thousands to the streets."
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Members of the Union of Affected by Petroleum Chevron (UDAPT) show how underneath some water wells you can stir the sediment and oil comes out. (photo: UDAPT)
Members of the Union of Affected by Petroleum Chevron (UDAPT) show how underneath some water wells you can stir the sediment and oil comes out. (photo: UDAPT)

Chevron Must Pay for Environmental Damage in Ecuador, Court Rules
Isabela Ponce, Mongabay
Excerpt: "The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has issued a long-awaited ruling in favor of those affected by the transnational oil company Chevron, which operated through its subsidiary Texaco in Ecuador between 1964 and 1990."
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