Two are dead and 17 wounded in a Minneapolis shooting. The gunman, Robin Westman—born Robert Westman—made a 2020 name change to Robin. He asked to be treated as a transgender woman, the FBI said; Mayor Frey denounced hate toward the transgender community.

A political piece asks why Pelosi won’t retire, noting age and decades in Congress, plus insinuations about family wealth and insider access. Some voices come from the 'far right' and the 'progressive' camps.

Brown and Scott Brown return to races, and the piece asks why elites won’t step aside as power and money cluster around a few.

Britain will regulate micromobility after 2023 saw six e-scooter deaths and 416 serious injuries. The plan sets testing, insurance, and speed limits; targets illegal e-scooters; protects pedestrians. Labour backs faster action.

A French inmate is charged with torturing and killing a non-Muslim cellmate in Vezin prison; autopsy shows injuries. The report links the case to Muslim overrepresentation in French prisons and urges separating inmates by religion or into separate prisons.

Bill Gates met the president at the White House to discuss global health programs and health research to save lives and keep U.S. leadership. He said a dinner lasting over three hours included a manager who helps run his affairs and Susie Wiles.

The Digest, 8/27/2025 @800PM, CDT

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