- The National Security Agency is hunting for messages that mention foreigners under surveillance, not just communications with the targeted individuals themselves.
- China’s economy is showing signs of stabilizing after a six-month slowdown.
- Texas Senator Ted Cruz talks to TIME about Barack Obama, foreign policy and his spats with fellow Republicans.
- Iran’s new president, Hasan Rouhani, has reduced the presence of the country’s elite military unit, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in Tehran’s next government.
- The gubernatorial battle for the new Virginia
- Why Obama canceled on Putin
- Neil Irwin: The decline of newspapers has been good for everyone else.
- George Will: The one who would reinvent Detroit
- Prettier in print
- Apple’s share of the global smartphone market slid to 13.2%, while Android jumped to capture nearly 80%.
Morning Must Reads: August 8
In the news: China's economy; NSA; Ted Cruz; Virginia's gubernatorial race; Iran; the decline of newspapers, Detroit, and Apple smartphones; what's prettier in print