Atlanta United paid MLS record fee for Thiago Almada

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2. Atlanta launches domestic violence awareness campaign

🗣️ Atlanta is launching a new public awareness campaign aimed at reducing the number of domestic violence cases across the city, which officials say are on the rise this year.

The initiative, which includes support from Atlanta icons Dallas Austin, Big Gipp, Miss Lawrence, Monyetta Shaw Carter and Rasheeda, calls on residents to speak out if they witness violence and to encouragem open dialogue on the issue.

The city’s slogan for the campaign is “Do One Thing, ATL.”

➡️ Learn more about the campaign here.

3. France rejects the rise of the extreme right; 9 months after the attacks of October 7

French voters turned out in droves to prevent the presumed rise of the far-right National Rally party, which could win a majority of seats in parliament.

🇮🇷 Iran has elected reformist Masoud Pezeshkian to replace ultra-conservative Saeed Jalili. Pezeshkian gained popularity in Iran for denouncing the murder of Mahsa Amini in 2022.

British voters overwhelmingly elected Labour last week, ending 14 years of Conservative rule and installing Keir Starmer as prime minister.

🇬🇧 Russian strikes across Ukraine killed 24 people today, including 10 in kyiv, where a children’s hospital was badly damaged.

🇨🇦 For the first time, Canada has appointed a woman as the country’s top soldier.

NATO’s 75th anniversary summit this week in Washington, D.C., will celebrate the alliance’s history, affirm support for Ukraine and test President Biden’s leadership amid questions about his campaign.

Sunday marks nine months since the October 7 Hamas terror attacks in which more than 1,200 Israelis were killed and 250 taken hostage in Gaza. About 120 hostages, including eight Americans, remain in Gaza.

⚽️ The Euro and Copa America semifinals are set. In the Euro, France and Spain will face off on Tuesday and the Netherlands will take on England on Wednesday. In the United States, Canada reached the semifinals of its first-ever Copa and will face Lionel Messi and Argentina on Tuesday. Uruguay and Colombia will face off for a chance at the final on Wednesday.

🇬🇧 At Wimbledon, the top two seeds in the women’s draw, including Atlanta native Coco Gauff, lost. On the men’s side, Atlanta’s Ben Shelton lost yesterday to world number one Jannik Sinner.

🗓️ Register today to attend a fireside chat and breakfast with Karen Pierce DCMG, British Ambassador to the United States, on Thursday, September 5. Gain a deeper understanding of the past, present, and future of the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. Learn more.

🍑 Join the ultimate celebration of Southern gastronomy at Fishing FestivalAtlanta’s Peachtree Center will host over 40 of the world’s top chefs and bartenders on July 21. Reserve your tickets and indulge in a high-end culinary adventure.

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4. Beach readings, er, listenings

🎧 Everyone is looking for new books to dive into, but “The Summer ReadingPodcast” takes a different approach: a teacher and a librarian read and critique the books you were forced to read in high school.

🎙️ If you’re looking for a captivating holiday book, BBC Radio 4 interviews critically acclaimed authors every week on Bookclub.

🎧 What better beach topic than an ocean podcast? The Outlaw Ocean Podcast is the audio summary of the work of journalists in more than three dozen countries on ocean lawlessness and those who profit from it.

🎙️ Some of you will be heading to Myrtle Beach this summer. On your way, you should listen to “Life’s a Beach…and Then You Die,” which interviews people connected to Myrtle Beach and the ups and downs of their lives.

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📧 Today’s newsletter was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.