| No Images? Click here  Thursday, August 29CRISIS AVERTED IN PUERTO RICO The sun rose Wednesday over an anxiety-stricken island as the first major cyclone since Hurricane María barreled this way across the Caribbean. But as Hurricane Dorian skirted northward, the sun peered between parting clouds over a Puerto Rico at ease. [HuffPost]POLL: UNION SUPPORT HITS 16-YEAR HIGH Membership of labor unions in the U.S. may be on a downward slide, but their image is improving. Sixty-four percent of people polled approve of labor unions, one of the highest rates in half a century. Americans have not viewed unions in such a positive light since 2003, when the rate hit 65%. [HuffPost]DEM DROPOUTS BEGIN: GILLIBRAND PULLS PLUG Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) quit the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination after failing to qualify for the September debate. She said in her announcement video: “I believe I can best serve by helping to unite us to beat Donald Trump in 2020.” [HuffPost]ADMINISTRATION DIDN’T AGREE TO AMAZON AID The Trump administration did not agree to a $20 million aid package proposed at G-7 to help Brazil fight the fires in the Amazon rainforest. The White House National Security Council said that the U.S. didn’t commit because of a lack of coordination with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. [HuffPost]23 KILLED IN BAR ATTACK IN MEXICO An attack on a bar in Mexico’s Gulf coast city of Coatzacoalcos killed 23 people and injured 13. The attackers started a fire that ripped through the bar, killing eight women and 15 men. There was no immediate information on the condition of the injured. [AP]UK: QUEEN APPROVES PLAN TO SUSPEND PARLIAMENT Queen Elizabeth has approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend Parliament between Sept. 9 and Oct. 14., days after members return to work. Opposition members have reacted with outrage, saying this move severely restricts their ability to scrutinize the government’s Brexit plans. [HuffPost]ANOTHER NEWSLETTER YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN As the United States and other nations grapple with the rise of far-right movements and white supremacy, HuffPost is relaunching the Fringe newsletter to keep you informed about the latest news on political extremism. Get it here.  ‘WHY I PROTEST’: HONG KONGERS SPEAK OUT Hong Kong’s protests were precipitated by a widely reviled extradition bill. Protesters have since released five specific demands. But the reasons millions of Hong Kongers continue to protest -- and show no signs of stopping -- are more complicated. [HuffPost]EPA TO ROLL BACK METHANE REGULATIONS The Trump administration is set to announce on Thursday that it intends to sharply curtail the regulation of methane emissions, a major contributor to climate change, according to an industry official with knowledge of the plan. [New York Times]FOX NEWS TO TRUMP: WE DON’T WORK FOR YOU Several Fox News personalities pushed back after President Donald Trump escalated his public attacks on the right-leaning outlet for its occasional airing of anti-Trump voices. Trump threw a Twitter tantrum after the network featured an amiable interview with a Democratic staffer. [Daily Beast]VIRGINIA GOP-ER SMEARS MUSLIM OPPONENT Democrat Qasim Rashid is running for the Virginia state Senate on issues like criminal justice, education funding and health care. But because he is also Muslim, his opponent, not surprisingly, is trying to tie him to “Islamic terrorism.” [HuffPost]CITIZENSHIP NO LONGER AUTOMATIC OVERSEAS The Trump administration is making it more difficult for the children of some U.S. service members and government employees living abroad to automatically become American citizens, according to a policy alert released by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. [CNN]U.S. RISKS LOSING MEASLES ELIMINATION STATUS In a potential major blow to public health, the United States is at risk of losing its measles elimination status by October as the number of cases, particularly in New York, continues to rise, health officials said. [HuffPost]
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