Newsletter: Today: How the Khans Survived the Wrath of Trump. A Rave, Three More Deaths and More Questions.

I’m Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don’t want you to miss today.

TOP STORIES

How the Khans Survived the Wrath of Trump

Few had heard Khizr and Ghazala Khan’s story until last week. Now, their appearance at the Democratic National Convention, Donald Trump’s reaction to it and the bipartisan condemnation of Trump’s comments are the talk of the campaign season. How did the speech — and the moment that has caused pocket copies of the Constitution to soar in sales — come about? Read on.

More Politics

-- Hillary Clinton makes a play for a single electoral vote, with help from Warren Buffett.

-- Trump fears the presidential election might be “rigged.”

A Rave, Three More Deaths and More Questions

It’s become a tragically familiar story: A big rave concert, followed by the deaths of young people. This weekend, it happened again. Two women and one man have died after attending the Hard Summer rave near Fontana. The concert drew record crowds, despite the deaths of two college students last year who had used drugs and been at Hard Summer in Pomona. Take a closer look at why emergency room doctors have called for an end to large raves in Southern California.

Baca Rolls the Dice

Former L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca had a choice: Face a sentence of up to five years in prison on a charge of lying during an FBI investigation, or take his chances at trial. He chose the latter. “I need to set the record straight … while I am capable of doing so,” said Baca, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s why he could now face a more serious case against him.

Rio’s Revenge: ‘Don’t Put Your Head Under Water’

Antiobiotics. Plastic suits and gloves. Bleach. Athletes in Olympic water sports are devising all manner of strategies to deal with Rio’s less-than-pristine waters as the Games begin later this week. One study found a lagoon that will host rowing and canoeing competitions to be harboring viruses that can cause serious intestinal and respiratory illnesses. An expert’s advice: “Don’t put your head under water.”

Uber Gets a Lift Out of China

Google, eBay, Amazon, Facebook … the list of companies whose Chinese business dreams have been dashed goes on. Against this backdrop, Uber’s sale of its Chinese brand and operations to rival Didi Chuxing looks pretty good. It will still hold a 20% interest in the company, and Uber will pocket $1 billion to invest in other parts of its operation, according to a source. Here’s how Uber won by losing in China.

CALIFORNIA

-- An initiative draws fire for opening the door to TV ads that promote pot smoking.

-- A billion-dollar Beverly Hills development is being challenged because of an ex-mayor’s lobbying.

-- Lessons learned: Inside the December shutdown of the LAUSD after a threatening email.

-- A lawsuit claims deputies in a San Francisco beating stole a suspect’s gold chain and took a “trophy” photo.

NATION-WORLD

-- The pilot in a fatal hot-air balloon crash in Texas had four DUI convictions.

-- Black Lives Matter has signed onto a platform calling for “black liberation” and making 40 policy recommendations.

-- The U.S. has begun an airstrike campaign against Islamic State in Libya, opening a new front less than six months before Obama leaves office.

-- Russia sustained its greatest loss in the Syrian conflict when a helicopter was shot down with five aboard.

-- Taiwan’s president expresses “deepest apologies” for the government’s decades of abuse against indigenous people.

HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTS

-- British actor-rapper Riz Ahmed is having a moment in HBO’s “The Night Of” and the new “Jason Bourne” film.

-- James Schamus heads a studio and has been nominated for an Oscar three times, but he hasn’t directed a film … until now.

-- Warner Bros. needs the DC Comics movie “Suicide Squad” to work, and work big.

-- Gloria DeHaven, who starred in movie musicals and later reinvented herself for soap operas, has died at age 91.

-- Miss Teen USA will keep her crown after use of a racial slur is found on an old Twitter account.

BUSINESS

-- The Tesla-SolarCity merger embodies Elon Musk’s audacious plan for clean energy.

-- Imax Corp. is expanding its footprint in China by deepening its ties with the country’s largest cinema operator.

SPORTS

-- Dylan Hernandez: Yasiel Puig’s time with Los Angeles Dodgers always seemed destined to end badly.

-- Rams Coach Jeff Fisher knows all the right moves about franchise relocation.

OPINION

-- Trump gives GOP leaders another reason to repudiate him. Why don’t they?

-- Possible presidential spoiler Gary Johnson spoke with The Times’ editorial board about siphoning votes from Clinton.

WHAT OUR EDITORS ARE READING

-- When it comes to the electric grid, don’t worry about cyberattacks; worry about members of the Sciuridae family. (Foreign Policy)

-- An experiment in communal living in rural Oregon. Is it healthier for the kids? (The Atlantic)

-- “I’ve realized all of my dreams. … And it was all because of you”: Onetime Anaheim Ducks player Bobby Ryan gives an emotional tribute to his mother. (The Players’ Tribune)

ONLY IN CALIFORNIA

Authorities say they caught a 28-year-old man scaling a fence around the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino County. Only he wasn’t trying to make a break from jail; they say he was trying to get in. In a way, it worked: He was arrested, with bail set at $25,000.

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