"Russia Grain Deal, Alabama Voting Map, and 2024 Fundraising Numbers: A Briefing"
Russia blames Ukraine for an explosion that damaged the only bridge linking Russia to Crimea, a key supply line for Russian forces in southern Ukraine; Russia halts participation in a grain deal with Ukraine; Alabama's Republican-led legislature holds a special session to approve a new map of congressional voting districts after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the current map weakens the power of Black voters; President Biden raised $72 million in campaign fundraising from April through June, falling short of previous presidents; experts advise parents to delay giving smartphones to tweens; oil bunkering in Nigeria's Niger Delta has transformed parts of the ecosystem into an ecological dead zone; nearly 8,000 writers sign a letter asking AI companies to stop using their work without permission or compensation; British actress and singer Jane Birkin dies at 76; an Alabama woman who went missing after reporting a stranded toddler on the interstate has returned home.