>
Article snippet: (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. Here’s what you need to know: • U.S. scientists drafted an alarming report on climate change, which directly contradicts Trump administration claims about global warming and concludes that temperatures have risen rapidly since 1980. A scientist who worked on the report tells us that he and others fear that the White House will suppress their findings. Here’s the full draft. (You can sign up for our climate change newsletter here.) Meanwhile, the White House appears to be turning to people with deep industry ties in its effort to dismantle government regulations. It is also encouraging more coal mining on lands owned by the federal government. _____ • Key African leaders are facing challenges to their leadership. President Jacob Zuma of South Africa faces yet another parliamentary no-confidence motion today. Crucially, this time lawmakers will vote by secret ballot. Millions of Kenyans vote today in a tightly contested presidential race between political dynasties that’s been marred by violence and reports of plans to rig the vote. Separately, several people have been reported killed in clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo as President Joseph Kabila clings to power. The opposition has called for a general strike. _____ • The European Union warned that chicken eggs contaminated by an insecticide may have spread to as many as seven European countries, now including Britain and France. The... Link to the full article to read more