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The Rest of the World Report | August 8, 2026 — Saturday Edition
Two young Black women were found dead in the same Mississippi city this summer, and neither case has an answer yet. Three Muslim-majority powers just signed a NATO-style pact whose actual commitment may be far weaker than the headline suggests. Four professional athletes died from heat this summer, in a year scientists say could become the hottest ever recorded. And the UN released its own precise accounting of Gaza's toll, set against a humanitarian response that's less than 40 percent funded.
Tasia Fortune and Khloe McDonel were both found dead in Jackson, Mississippi, and identified this…
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