| By Bethel Habte (@bethel_habte)
Turkey is bringing its fight against Kurdish-aligned forces and Islamic State deeper into Syria. Turkey’s trying to stop Kurdish forces from gaining control of an unbroken swathe of Syrian territory on Turkey's border. They’re afraid those gains could embolden the Kurdish PKK militant group that has waged a three-decade insurgency within Turkey. But the Kurdish groups it’s hitting have pledged allegiance to the Syrian Democratic Forces, a group the United States, Turkey’s NATO ally, backs. The offensive is also leaving behind civilian casualties. Twenty people were killed in Jub al-Kousa and 15 in al-Amarna with many more wounded, according to a British monitoring group.
A suicide bombing in Aden, Yemen at a local militia compound, has left at least 45 dead, according to Doctors Without Borders. Islamic State has claimed responsibility. Another suicide bombing in Iraq, at a wedding near the southern Shi'ite city of Kerbala, killed at least 15. A Reuters podcast called War College dives into the psychology of suicide bombings: Why do people blow themselves up? Not for the reasons you think.
Two brothers have been charged with fatally shooting a 32-year-old mother of four in Chicago while she was pushing her baby in a stroller. The shooters - “documented gang members” - were out on parole. The woman happened to be NBA basketball star Dwyane Wade's cousin. Donald Trump had this to say, before tweeting his condolences to Wade about an hour later. 
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson, when asked about Trump’s remarks: "If you have a magic bullet to stop the violence, not only in Chicago but anywhere in the country, please share it with us." Digit of the day: 90 That’s how many shootings occur per week in Chicago. The homicide rate is on track to reach its highest since 1997.
Around the country Alicia Keys, makeup free at the VMAs 
Musician Alicia Keys arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, U.S., August 28, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - How can Trump win the election? If a lot of Democrats stay home, and a lot of Republicans turn out. Check out Reuters States of the Nation to run through the possible scenarios.
- By 2017, nearly a third of counties in the United States will only be served by one insurer that participates in an Affordable Care Act marketplace, according to an analysis published Sunday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The de facto monopolies are set to take hold because of insurers exiting “Obamacare,” citing low enrollment and high service costs.
Around the world - China is hosting this year’s G20 summit, but it fears the United States and the West could drown out its case for global growth with arguments over everything from territorial disputes in the South China Sea to protectionism, diplomats said.
- Remember Brexit? It hasn’t actually happened, yet. In fact, it hasn’t even begun. Triggering Britain’s exit from the European Union is kind of like shutting off the engines of an airplane, a top European diplomat says: it’s best to do it if you can see a landing strip. And European leaders are still working on that part.
- Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is offering tens of thousands of dollars for information leading to the capture of police officers protecting drug syndicates and warned corrupt officials they would face "a day of reckoning."
Around Wall Street - China has started a state-owned aircraft engine maker with registered capital of 50 billion yuan ($7.5 billion), state media said. It’s the latest effort to develop home-grown, high-tech businesses to compete in international markets.
- Talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a free-trade deal being negotiated by the United States and the European Union, have essentially failed, according to German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel. After three years of negotiating, the two sides still disagree on many terms of the deal, including agricultural subsidies. But Gabriel put it more bluntly:
"The negotiations with the USA have de facto failed because we Europeans did not want to subject ourselves to American demands." - A truck exploded in Texas as it was transporting Takata airbag inflators and propellants that are at the center of a global recall. One person died and four were injured, Takata said Monday.
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