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NPR's Elaine Korry reports that high-tech companies are cutting jobs by un-hiring the new college graduates who have yet to report to work. The graduates are paid as much as two months' salary as an un-signing bonus.

Researchers say there's been a huge rise in the number of fires compared with last year. That's likely linked with a similar leap in deforestation since President Jair Bolsonaro took office.

It appears journalist Dom Phillips and researcher Bruno Pereira were killed reporting in the Amazon. Guardian environmental editor John Watts reflects on their work and why the region is so perilous.

Also: Russia is angry about EU's decision to lift embargo against supplying arms to Syrian opposition; campers and residents flee California wildfire; Rutgers stands behind new athletic director.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that Iraq appears to be violating a United Nations program that allows it to sell oil and buy food and medicine for needy citizens. There's evidence that Iraq is re-exporting some of the food and medicine to other countries. Iraq refuses to allow UN inspectors to evaluate living conditions 10 years after the UN imposed economic sanctions. And it refuses to allow UN weapons inspectors into the country.

For many of us, data clouds like Google Drive and Dropbox have replaced clunky hard-drives and easy-to-lose USB sticks. But how secure is our data in these clouds?

Amazon is laying off 14,000 workers -- about 4 percent of its workforce. This is part of a larger trend by American companies. They're betting that they can grow without growing their workforces.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un reportedly visited China in his first trip abroad since taking power. Also, Marcia Coyle of National Law Journal previews a Supreme Court gerrymandering case.

Indonesia's transportation safety committee's report addressed maintenance practices, pilot training and an anti-stall system on the Boeing 737. It did not identify a firm cause for the crash.

The meeting includes a special conference called by France and Saudi Arabia to push for recognition of Palestinian statehood.