| No Images? Click here  Thursday, August 21TRUMP INFLATED GOLF COURSE VALUE President Donald Trump has filed financial disclosure statements that appear to misstate the value and profitability of his Scotland golf courses by $165 million, a possible violation of federal laws punishable by jail time. [HuffPost]DENMARK TRIP CANCELED OVER GREENLAND Trump abruptly tweeted Tuesday that he’s canceling a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen after finding out she thinks his proposal to buy Greenland is “absurd.” Trump was scheduled to visit Denmark, which maintains Greenland as an autonomous territory, in two weeks. [HuffPost]CBP SAYS NO FLU SHOTS FOR DETAINEES U.S. immigration officials do not plan to vaccinate any migrants in their custody, despite the flu-related deaths of three children this year, according to Customs and Border Protection. Last year, 423 detainees contracted the flu, according to a Reuters report in March. [HuffPost]SANDERS TACKLES TRUMP ON JEWISH ‘DISLOYALTY’ REMARK Sen. Bernie Sanders took a jab at Trump over his attack on Jewish Americans. While speaking about Israel barring Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) from entering the country, Trump said Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats show “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.” [HuffPost]CHINA DETAINS UK CONSULATE EMPLOYEE An employee of the British consulate in Hong Kong has been detained in mainland China, the country's foreign ministry said. Simon Cheng, a 28-year-old who works as a trade and investment officer for the British Consulate General Hong Kong, has been missing for almost two weeks. [CNN]WILDFIRES IN AMAZON REACH RECORD HIGH Wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 fires detected so far by Brazil’s space research center INPE, as concerns grow over right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro’s environmental policy. [Reuters]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.  GOP GROUP URGES SENATORS TO STAND UP TO MCCONNELL Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is facing new pressure from his own party for blocking two election security bills. Critics accused him of failing to give election officials the resources to fight expected Russian interference in the 2020 presidential election. [HuffPost]TRUMP PUSHES FOR RUSSIA’S G-7 READMISSION Trump is again advocating for Russia’s readmittance to a group of the world’s major industrial nations. Echoing a call he made last year, Trump said it would be “more appropriate to have Russia” in the Group of 7, which is scheduled to meet in France this weekend. [HuffPost]INDIA DETAINS THOUSANDS IN KASHMIR At least 2,300 people, mostly young men, have been detained in Indian-administered Kashmir during a security lockdown and communications blackout imposed to curb unrest after New Delhi stripped the disputed region of statehood. [AP]ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS Italy Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced his resignation as he made a blistering attack on his own interior minister, Matteo Salvini, accusing him of sinking the ruling coalition and endangering the economy for personal and political gain. [Reuters]NRA CALLS TRUMP, HAS WISHES GRANTED Trump spent at least 30 minutes on the phone Tuesday with Wayne LaPierre, chief executive of the National Rifle Association, then apparently retreated on gun control measures he said he’d support in the wake of the latest mass killings. After the call, Trump espoused NRA talking points to reporters and warned of radical steps he said Democrats wanted to take against the Second Amendment. [New York Times]DISNEY-SONY STANDOFF The next “Spider-Man” film could be very far from home for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe because of a standoff between Disney and Sony. In a story first reported by Deadline, the two studios were unable to reach terms on a deal that would give Disney a co-financing stake in future films. [HuffPost]
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