HEALTH CARE // Aetna, one of the country’s largest health insurers, is ditching 70% of its Obamacare business. http://cvote.it/2blL6yU
FLOOD // Join us in praying for the people of Louisiana, who are suffering from massive floods. So far seven people have died and 20,000 have been rescued. http://cvote.it/2blMvpi
SUPREME COURT // A small group of Republican senators have a plan to confirm Merrick Garland if their party fails to take the White House. http://cvote.it/2blQq5v
MILWAUKEE RIOTS // Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., said he expects a better night in Milwaukee following a violent weekend of protests in the city after an unnamed black police officer fatally shot 23-year-old Sylville Smith, an armed black man. Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki said: “I firmly believe that the loss of a strong faith that builds character and creates change is currently missing from our current, secular equation.” http://cvote.it/2blO6eG
2016 // Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput urges Catholics not to vote “on autopilot.” http://cvote.it/2blQe6f
SPIRITUAL BATTLE // Wow. Local government meeting in Alaska opens with Satanic prayer. http://cvote.it/2aPIkFy
ON THIS DAY // 1896 – Gold discovered in the Yukon. http://cvote.it/2blKx8j
SAINT OF THE DAY // Saint Stephen of Hungary – http://cvote.it/Daily-Saint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
OLYMPICS // Usain Bolt, his Catholic faith, and his Miraculous Medal. http://cvote.it/2aPJTUd