WHAT'S BREWING
LIFE SENTENCE FOR CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUE SHOOTER The white supremacist who killed 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced to life in prison without parole, the maximum. The judge said Brenton Tarrant's crimes were so wicked that a lifetime in jail couldn't begin to atone for them. [HuffPost]
PENCE KEEPS MUM ON CRISES The vice president barely touched on the crises facing America — including the pandemic, police brutality, racial injustices and Hurricane Laura — in a convention speech that praised President Donald Trump at length. [HuffPost]
CALIFORNIA MAKES PROGRESS BATTLING FIRES Northern California firefighters are making some progress containing record-breaking blazes. Tens of thousands of people remain under orders to evacuate across the region. Gov. Gavin Newsom said a monster of a fire near Santa Cruz is "another demonstratable example of the reality of climate change." [HuffPost]
OREGON GOV.: TRUMP ERASING MINORITY VOICES The Trump administration's sudden decision to end 2020 census field operations a month early will disproportionately hurt communities of color, and this is absolutely what the administration intended to do, according to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat. [HuffPost]
OBAMA PRAISES BOYCOTTING PLAYERS Former President Barack Obama praised players on professional sports teams for "standing up for what they believe in" and boycotting scheduled games following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. “It’s going to take all our institutions to stand up for our values,” he said. [HuffPost]
WHY IT TOOK A SEX SCANDAL TO TOPPLE FALWELL JR. Allegations of racism, bullying and shady business deals weren't enough to break Jerry Falwell Jr.'s seemingly unshakeable hold on the evangelical Liberty University. In the end, it was the sex stuff. [HuffPost] | 
