From, The Washington Post. A top French court overturns the burkini ban

After a month of intense national scandal and heightened international outrage, the administrative court concluded that the idea of prohibiting the full-body bathing suit insulted “fundamental freedoms” such as the “freedom to come and go, the freedom of conscience and personal liberty.”

• By James McAuley

Campaign 2016

For one Wisconsin focus group, a choice between a ‘liar’ and your ‘drunk uncle’

Describing the election as a cesspool, 12 swing voters participating in a focus group in this battleground state were deeply negative about both candidates, starkly describing their choice this year as one between a candidate they loathe (Hillary Clinton) and one they fear (Donald Trump).

• By Anne Gearan

• PowerPost: Clinton's crisis of trust

Leading Republicans aren’t rushing to defend Trump on race

In a normal election cycle, Hillary Clinton's plans to link the GOP nominee with racists and anti-Semites would prompt Republicans to line up leaders and surrogates in defense of their candidate. This isn't a normal election cycle.

• By Philip Bump
• The Fix

A southern city wants to secede from its school district, raising concerns about segregation

Jefferson County schools in Alabama are still bound by a federal desegregation court order, which means a federal judge will have the final say over whether one small suburb will be allowed to secede.

• By Emma Brown

‘Should I be doing this?’: It’s a question minor leaguers ask themselves as they struggle to pay the bills

Players in baseball’s sprawling farm system eke out an existence — many earning less than $10,000 a season. This is happening when Major League Baseball's franchises are averaging $23 million in profits a year.

• By Kent Babb and Jorge Castillo