Letter
July 2016
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Packed for the Wrong Trip’ and ‘ Hard Light’
W. Zach Griffith’s look inside Abu Ghraib and a creepy, dark murder mystery from Elizabeth Hand
Cleveland prepares for crowds who love, loathe Trump
Unprecedented police presence is set for Sunday’s opening of the Republican National Convention.
EU proposes plan to speed process, deter ‘asylum shopping’
A continent-wide system would also iron out differences in asylum acceptance rates and procedures.
California Air Resources Board rejects Volkswagen recall plan
The California regulator calls the German automaker’s proposal incomplete and deficient.
Kenny Kramm, developer of flavored additives for prescriptions, dies at 55
By 2007, his FLAVORx products were used in 40 million drugs.
Federal study highlights corrosive potential of Maine groundwater
The tests by the U.S. Geological Survey show that Maine households could be at a higher risk of exposure to harmful levels of lead or other metals, depending on the age of their plumbing systems.
Study: Odds good dinosaurs whooshed
Scientists say the ancient reptiles likely did not have vocal cords needed to produce a roar.