A mass shooting at Taste of the City in Crown Heights, Brooklyn leaves 3 dead and 8 injured. NYPD says 11 shot total; multiple shooters suspected. 36 shell casings found; a firearm recovered; no arrests as of Sunday morning.

In Washington, a Washington Examiner report from 2020 cites an assault to claim crime stats are doctored. The attacker was jailed but not counted on MPD's Crime Cards. The piece ties this to debates over Trump's DC policing crackdown, arguing the official tallies hide the danger.

In Britain, the BBC has brought in Met Police detectives to probe fresh allegations about Strictly Come Dancing ahead of the new series. Earlier cocaine-use claims and Wynne Evans' complaint sparked an inquiry. The BBC says it has protocols and won't comment on investigations.

The Digest, 8/17/2025 @700AM, CDT

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