Brazil’s Supreme Court judge suspends X in the country A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the suspension of Elon Musk’s social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country. Read more on NPR

A bill to protect performers from unauthorized AI heads to California governor California Assembly Bill 2602 would regulate the use of generative AI for performers – not only those on-screen in films, TV and streaming series but also audiobooks and video games. Read more on NPR

The Pain and Frustration of Families of Israeli Hostages Held in Gaza As the war drags on, families of hostages who have been held in Gaza for nearly eleven months are becoming increasingly frustrated and angry. Some of them release some of their pain by yelling their loved ones names into Gaza, in hopes of…

Donor’s note trashing design of pillars he funded at London’s National Gallery is found Lord Sainsbury didn’t like the design of the wing his family funded. He paid for it though, and slipped a 1990 letter into a pillar during construction. Construction workers found it 33 years later. Read more on NPR

Trump says he’ll support free IVF treatments in a second term Former President Donald Trump told crowds in Wisconsin and Michigan that he would make IVF treatment free if wins a second term. “I was always for IVF,” Trump told them. Read more on NPR

Two of tennis’ biggest names are knocked out of the U.S. Open in the 2nd round The final Grand Slam of the year isn’t lacking in drama. Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz lost to no. 74 Botic van de Zandschulp in a stunning upset, while Naomi Osaka’s comeback hopes were dashed. Read more on NPR

An American researcher drowns after a Viking replica ship sinks off Norway’s coast A Viking replica ship capsized several days into its journey from the Faroe Islands to Norway. Five crew members survived, but researcher Karla Dana, 29, drowned. She was the lone American on board. Read more on NPR

NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother are killed on bicycle ride The player, nicknamed “Johnny Hockey,” and his younger brother, Matthew, were struck and killed by an SUV one day before they were to appear in their sister’s wedding. Read more on NPR

An empty Boeing Starliner is set to return next week, while its crew stays in space An empty Boeing Starliner is scheduled to return from the International Space Station in early September. It will fly home autonomously while its crew remains in space until February. Read more on NPR

How I broke free from codependency — and learned the meaning of loving relationships “I thought: if I just helped my friends, colleagues and neighbors, maybe I’d get the connection I craved in love, work and life,” writes journalist Gina Ryder. Read more on NPR