Subject: Today in 10: Brazil president impeached, Zimmerman selling Trayvon gun, Scherzer joins baseball royalty
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TODAY IN 10

Brazil&#8217;s president suspended: President Dilma Rousseff, the once-popular leader of South America&#8217;s biggest country, will be suspended for up to 180 days while an impeachment trial is held for her alleged budget law violations. Full story

Ryan and Trump prepare for Thursday&#8217;s major clash:  House Speaker Paul D. Ryan faces intense pressure from GOP leadership to mend fences with the billionaire during Thursday&#8217;s summit on Capitol Hill. The two sides have engaged in a war of words since Ryan declared last week that he was “just not ready” to support Trump as the party nominee. Trump responded in a statement that he was not ready “to support Speaker Ryan’s agenda.” Full story

George Zimmerman. (Gary W. Green/Orlando Sentinel/AP)
George Zimmerman to auction gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin: Citing what he called an attempt on his life by a Black Lives Matter sympathizer, Zimmerman said a portion of the proceeds from the auction of the gun would go to fighting &#8220;BLM violence against Law Enforcement officers&#8221; and &#8220;Hillary Clinton&#8217;s anti-firearm rhetoric.&#8221; Full story

Study: Abortion rates are plummeting, but only in developed countries: No matter how you crunch the numbers about the developed world, which includes the United States, abortions are falling. Rates have been declining for 25 years and are now at a historic low. But in developing countries abortions are spiking and researchers blame poor access to modern methods of contraception. Full story

Former police officer indicted on federal charges: The federal government has accused Michael Slager of civil rights violations. The former North Charleston police officer shot was arrested after he was recorded shooting and killing Walter Scott, who was unarmed. Full story

America&#8217;s middle class is shrinking just about everywhere: A clear majority of American adults are no longer defined as middle class, according to The Pew Research Center. The American middle class has declined after decades of widening inequality, diminishing industry and the erosion of financial stability and family-wage jobs. But while much of the attention has focused on communities in the Rust Belt and Deep South, new Pew data show that middle-class stagnation is a far broader phenomenon. Full story

Air pollution is getting worse, and poor countries are suffering: New data released by the World Health Organization on Thursday detailed how four of every five residents of cities with reliable measurements face levels of particulate air pollution that exceed what the WHO recommends. And it&#8217;s even worse in developing countries. The organization said 98 percent of urban areas in “low- and middle-income countries” with populations of more than 100,000 fall shy of the group’s air quality standards. Full story

Washington starting pitcher Max Scherzer. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)
Pitcher Max Scherzer ties MLB strikeout record: The Nationals&#8217; ace struck out 20 (!) batters Wednesday night, tying Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood for the most Ks in a nine-inning game. Scherzer threw an astonishing 96 of his 119 pitches for strikes in Washington&#8217;s 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. Full story

What&#8217;s real and what&#8217;s staged in North Korea?: The Post&#8217;s Anna Fifield details her fascinating experience in the world&#8217;s most reclusive nation. But every step of the way, the journalist is left asking herself: Where does reality end and artifice begin? How much is staged and how much is spontaneous? In North Korea, reporters take dictation. They don&#8217;t ask questions, especially not follow-up questions. Full story

A deep dive into Bill Clinton&#8217;s wardrobe: The former president&#8217;s clothes have always mattered. But if Hillary Clinton&#8217;s presidential bid is successful, his wardrobe will gain greater significance — because the clothes will now speak for him. Full story

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