90 years ago, on July 10, 1925, in the city of Dayton, Tennessee, the "Monkey Trial" began - the trial of school teacher John Scopes, who expounded the basics of Darwin's theory of evolution in class. He was accused of violating the recently adopted Butler Law in the state, which prohibited teachers from public schools and universities from denying the biblical doctrine of the origin of man. Such misconduct was punishable by a fine of $100 to $500.

At the presentation of the flag of naturals. Photo: Grani.ru The French movement La Manif Pour Tous did not give "United Russia" permission to use its flag as a "flag of naturals". This publication Buzzfeed said the head of the movement Lyudovin de la Rosher. On July 8, on the day of family, love and fidelity, unicorn held the action "Real Family" in Sokolniki. They presented the "Flag of Naturals" - a panel with a symbolic image of a traditional large family.

Electric train. Photo: ppk-piter.ru The next year can again begin with new interruptions in suburban traffic. According to RBC, the Russian Railways company began negotiations with the regional authorities on contracts for financing suburban electric trains for the next year. They will stipulate the volume of transportation and the amount of compensation to subsidiaries of the monopoly from regional budgets.

Eka Zguladze. Photo of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko still wants to see the head of the National Police to the Georgian Ecu Zguladze, RIA Novosti reports . "A month ago, I directly said that I see ECU Zgubladze as the head of the national police. This opinion is shared by the head of government Arseniy Yatsenyuk and the Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov.

Anatoly Chubais. Photo by Dmitry Borko/Grani.ru The head of Rusnano Anatoly Chubais testified in the case of embezzlement in the corporation, RBC reports with reference to the company representative. Chubais testified on his own initiative, the agency’s source emphasized.

Russian "humanitarian convoy" in Ukraine. Photo: @arothnyt The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers Kyiv’s proposal to deliver humanitarian aid to the Donbass by rail along with Ukrainian cargoes, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the deputy head of the Foreign Ministry Grigory Karasin. “We got such a note. It is being studied, and, as far as I know, there are a number of serious questions that we need to clarify,” Karasin said. "The corresponding request is sent to Kyiv.

Echo of St. Petersburg logo after a break with the Echo of Moscow Representatives of Echo of Moscow and Echo of St. Petersburg signed a new agreement, on the basis of which Moscow programs will be broadcast. This was reported by the editor -in -chief of "Echo of Moscow" Alexei Venediktov. “Everyone. We agreed with the Echo minority. They signed an agreement that Roskomnadzor demanded,” Venediktov said. According to him, the broadcasting of "Echo" in St.

ECHR. Photo: echr.coe.int The European Court of Human Rights could not bring legal argument confirming the justice and impartiality of the decision in the Yukos case. According to RIA Novosti, this was stated by the Deputy Minister of Justice, authorized by Russia at the ECHR, Georgy Matyushkin.

At the site of the death of Boris Nemtsov. Photo: Yu. Timofeev/Grani.ru The new investigative brigade in the case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov is not suspected of involvement in the crime of the former fighter of the Chechen battalion "North" Ruslan Geremeyev. According to RBC, this was stated by the lawyer of the chief accused Zaur Dadaev Shamsudin Tsakaev. The representative of the defense of another accused in the case of the murder of Nemtsov agrees with him.

Graves of Pskov paratroopers. Photo: gubernia.pskovregion.org The Supreme Court adopted a complaint to the Decree of President Vladimir Putin on the classification of losses during special operations in peacetime, one of the co -lawsuers of the distortion journalist Arkady Babchenko said . The court session on this issue is scheduled for August 13, the notification received by him says.

The FSB building on Lubyanskaya Square. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru The Federal Security Service is developing a bill on the ban on the provision of information about real estate owners without their consent to anyone other than state bodies. Notification of the start of work on the document is published on the federal portal of draft regulatory legal acts.

Fragment of the poster Pomor Fest The Pomor Fest rock festival was canceled after calling the organizers to the Center for Combating Extremism, according to the event page. The festival was planned to be held in the forest in the Primorsky district of the Arkhangelsk region. The festival is canceled for security reasons, the organizers note. “Three of the organizers have conditional terms, in the event of an event, the terms from the conventional ones will turn into real,” they are afraid.

Vitaly Churkin at a meeting of the UN Security Council. Frame webtv.un.org The Malaysian draft resolution of the UN Security Council on the creation of an international tribunal in the collapse of the Boeing-777 Airlines Malaysia Airlines incorrectly classifies the disaster, so has no prospects. As RIA Novosti reports , the Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin stated.

Poroshenko meets freed from captivity. Photo: President.gov.ua In the Luhansk region, near the city, happiness took place by the exchange of prisoners according to the formula "10 by 10" between the separatists of the LPR and the Ukrainian government forces. This was reported by the press center of the Security Service of Ukraine. Eight Ukrainian troops and two volunteers were released.

Evgeny Chichvarkin. Frame interview with peak television channel The founder of Euroset Evgeny Chichvarkin, who lives in the UK, can lead Ukrnaft. The decision on this can be made at a meeting of shareholders, reports RBC-Ukraine with reference to a source in the company. In June, Naftogaz announced a competition for the post of head of Ukrnafta. The day before it became known that the commission determined two candidates for the post of chapter.