Pallbearers carried the coffin of Mr. Cummings before his funeral service at New Psalmist Baptist Church. Credit Steve Ruark/Associated Press
This Friday, Elijah Cummings’s funeral is held in Baltimore; two dead in Iraq protests as police fire tear gas; GM workers appear to be ready to approve contract and end strike; Lebanon’s Aoun invites protesters to talk and hints at government reshuffle; and a forecast for a warming world: learn to live with fire.
Elijah Cummings’s funeral brings attention, and 2 former presidents, to Baltimore (NY Times)
Iraq protests: Two dead as police fire tear gas amid fresh unrest (BBC)
G.M. workers appear set to approve contract and end strike (NY Times)
Lebanon's Aoun invites protesters to talk, hints at government reshuffle (Reuters)
A forecast for a warming world: Learn to live with fire (NY Times)
Tally of children split at border tops 5,400 in new count (AP)
Marine Corps vet who served in Iraq deported to El Salvador (The Hill)
Argentina’s economy is collapsing. Here come the Peronistas, again. (Washington Post)
U.N. refugee agency expresses concern at Greek asylum plans (Reuters)
Trump’s asylum ban could apply retroactively to thousands of migrants even though officials promised it wouldn’t (ProPublica)
The Trump administration says it has violated its own ethics pledge (ProPublica)
Trump VA appointees used “whistleblower protection” law to target whistleblowers, review finds (ProPublica)
A climbing ban at Uluru ends a chapter. But there’s more to this Australian story. (NY Times)
Pentagon, with an eye on China, pushes for help from American tech (NY Times)