NY Times: Judge Limits Trump’s Ability to Share Jan. 6 Evidence - During a 90-minute hearing in Washington, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan also warned the former president against any attempt to intimidate witnesses or prejudice potential jurors. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/politics/trump-judge-protective-order.html -

NY Times: Biden Describes China as a Time Bomb Over Economic Problems - The sharply worded comments are the latest example of the president’s willingness to criticize China even as he tries to ease tensions. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/politics/biden-china-criticism-economy.html -

NY Times: Who Is David Weiss, Special Counsel Overseeing the Hunter Biden Investigation? - He earned the support of both of Delaware’s Democratic senators when then-President Trump, now a critic, nominated him in late 2017. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/david-weiss-hunter-biden-investigation.html -

NY Times: Maui Fires Come at a Moment of Turmoil for the Insurance Industry - Hawaii has the nation’s lowest rates for homeowner coverage because it has not suffered many natural disasters. That may change. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/insurance-wildfires-maui-hawaii.html -

NY Times: What Does Naming Weiss Special Counsel in the Hunter Biden Case Do? - Special counsel status essentially formalizes a degree of independence the prosecutor already had. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/weiss-special-counsel-hunter-biden.html -

NY Times: Republican 2024 Candidates Cast Doubt on Hunter Biden Special Counsel - Candidates, including Donald J. Trump, cast doubt on the newly-named special counsel’s independence. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/politics/republicans-2024-hunter-biden.html -

NY Times: Illinois Supreme Court Upholds State Gun Limits - The court found that a ban on AR-15-style rifles did not violate the State Constitution. More legal challenges are assured. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/illinois-supreme-court-guns.html -

NY Times: 47 Weapons Seized as California Judge Is Charged in Killing of His Wife - “I just lost it. I just shot my wife,” Judge Jeffrey Ferguson of Orange County Superior Court texted his clerk and bailiff, according to court records. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/california-judge-wife-murder.html -

NY Times: A Timeline of Hunter Biden’s Life and Legal Troubles - Mr. Biden, 53, has acknowledged a decades-long addiction to alcohol and crack cocaine. His foreign business dealings have led to questions about President Biden’s influence. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/politics/hunter-biden-legal-troubles-timeline.html -

NY Times: Company Recalls Ice Cream Products Over Listeria Contamination Concerns - Health officials are investigating whether the Soft Serve on the Go brand, produced by Real Kosher Ice Cream, was behind an outbreak of listeria, a bacteria that can cause serious illness. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/brooklyn-ice-cream-recall-bacteria.html -

NY Times: Collapse of Hunter Biden Plea Deal Could Be a Liability for the President - The collapse of a plea deal and the appointment of a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden mean the president could face political fallout for months to come. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/politics/president-biden-hunter.html -

NY Times: Hawaii Governor Orders Review of Warning Systems After Maui Fires - “We will do all that we can to find out how to protect our people more going forward,” said Gov. Josh Green. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/hawaii-maui-fires-warning-systems.html -

NY Times: What the Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear the Purdue Pharma Case Means - A federal appeals court had signed off on a deal that would shield members of the wealthy Sackler family from lawsuits in exchange for billions for those harmed by the opioid epidemic. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/supreme-court-purdue-case.html -

NY Times: FEMA’s Response to the Maui Wildfires Will Be Closely Watched - The agency has been criticized for slow responses to major disasters in the past. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/fema-hawaii-fires.html -

NY Times: Trump’s Jury Pool for Jan. 6 Trial: A City That Remembers the Attack - Jurors drawn from among the residents of the District of Columbia will be called on to decide the fate of the former president. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/us/trump-jan-6-jury-washington.html -

NY Times: An Overrun Miami Suburb Will Snip Its Peacocks (and Not in the Feathers) - The birds are breeding and running amok in Pinecrest, Fla. The village will test a novel solution to rein them in: peacock vasectomies. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/us/peacock-vasectomies-miami-pinecrest.html -

NY Times: A Journey Through Lahaina’s Endless Streets of Suffering - A historic Hawaiian town that was once home to 13,000 people is now a desolate ruin. With the death toll rising, the true scope of the tragedy is still unfolding. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/lahaina-fire.html -

NY Times: 3-Year-Old Migrant Dies During Trip to Chicago on Bus Sponsored by Texas - The death appeared to be the first linked to Gov. Greg Abbott’s program of sending migrants from the border to Democratic-run cities. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/migrant-child-abbott-bus.html -

NY Times: Niger Coup: West African Leaders Impose Sanctions and Threaten Military Action - A demand for a restoration of democracy echoed calls by the United States and France, major security allies of Niger. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/30/world/africa/west-africa-niger-coup.html -

NY Times: France Prepares Niger Evacuation Amid Risks of Conflict - Tensions were rising in the West African nation over demands by African and Western countries to reinstate a president ousted in a military takeover. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/africa/niger-coup-mali-burkina-faso.html -