Time, by Colleen Barry and Luca Bruno: Venice was hit Sunday by a record third exceptional tide in the same week while other parts of Italy struggled with a series of weather woes, from rain-swollen rivers to high winds to…

Business Insider, by Will Martin: China was accused on Tuesday of harvesting human organs from persecuted groups in the country. The China Tribunal, a group that’s investigating the organ harvesting, said at a tense meeting of the United Nations Human…

NPR, by Suzie An: The suburban high school district at the center of a national debate over transgender student rights voted Thursday night to gives its transgender students full access to school locker rooms and bathrooms. The decision ends a…

The Atlantic, by Annie Lowrey: The proliferation of retail boutiques in California did not really bother him, Evan told me, but the billboards did. Advertisements for delivery, advertisements promoting the substance for relaxation, for fun, for health. “Shop. It’s legal.”…

ABC News, by Susan Donaldson James: The dried flesh of dead infants appears to be the not-so-secret ingredient in a health supplement that is reportedly being smuggled out of China. The performance-enhancement pills, touted for increasing vitality and sex drive,…

Sporting News: A number of former Test match rugby players have responded to Israel Folau’s shocking comments regarding the Australian bushfires. Footage emerged over the weekend of Folau claiming the drought and devastating bushfires that are wreaking havoc around Australia…

USA Today, by Oliver Thomas: A sad thing is happening in America. The church is killing itself. A great revelation has occurred that is bringing joy and happiness to millions, but it is being met with resistance and retrenchment from…

Faithwire, by Will Maule: Algerian government officials continued their brutal crackdown on a number of Christian communities, shuttering the doors to the largest protestant church in the country. The 700-member-strong Church of the Full Gospel in Tizi-Ouzou was told by…

Thrillist, by Megan Schaltegger: Look, I don’t typically get emotional about a Kellogg’s launch, but here I am teary-eyed on a Friday. The major food company is teaming up with GLAAD for its new “All Together Cereal”—a limited-edition box that…

The Washington Post, by Brittany Shammas: Chick-fil-A opened the doors of its first United Kingdom restaurant Oct. 10, marking the popular but controversial chicken chain’s second location outside the United States as it seeks to expand internationally. Nine days later,…

The Age, by Liam Mannix: An alarming claim has been made about the future of our earth in recent months: that, at best, we’re facing the collapse of civilization or, at worst, a mass extinction. The claims have been highlighted…

News Channel 9, by Sinclair Broadcast Group: President Donald Trump spoke at the Value Voters Summit Saturday evening and lashed out at his political opponents who he painted as trying to “tear down” Christians and other religious believers. “They’re trying…