Updated . Two victims died in hospitals; thus raising the death toll to seven. A gunman opened fire indiscriminately at random passers-by in west Texas in the United States. Five people were killed, including three law enforcement officers, the Associated Press reported . At least 21 people were injured. The shooting occurred in the area of ​​the cities of Midland and Odessa - they are located at a distance of 32 kilometers from each other. The gunman fired from a stolen US Postal Service van.

Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin won on points against Briton Hughie Fury in a fight for the WBA International heavyweight title. The fight took place on August 31 in London. The fight lasted 12 rounds. Povetkin won by unanimous decision: 117-111, 117-111, 117-111. 39-year-old Alexander Povetkin won his 35th career victory (24 of which were knockouts) with two defeats . For 24-year-old Fury, this is his third defeat with 23 wins (13 by knockout).

How the most calm inconsistent procession went on the last day of summer in Moscow. Report "Medusa" Sergey Ilnitsky / EPA / Scanpix / Leta On August 31, in Moscow from pure ponds to Pushkinskaya Square, an inconsistent procession was held against political repression. According to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 750 people took part in it, according to the Medusa correspondent, several thousand.

It came out on Meduza Journalist Shura Burtin received first prize in the new global longread competition True Story Award. The award ceremony took place in Bern, Switzerland on the evening of August 31st. The amount of the award was 30 thousand Swiss francs. Shura Burtin He was noted for his article " Monitor-1 " about the head of the Chechen "Memorial" Oyub Titiev, who was accused of possession of drugs - Titiev himself said that they were planted.

Update: The 52-year-old owner of the plane and his 31-year-old son were killed in the crash. The helicopter caught on a power line near the city of Dolgoprudny in the Moscow region and fell into the Klyazminskoye reservoir, the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations reports. RIA Novosti reports that the helicopter fell into the Klyazma River. Eyewitnesses captured the helicopter crash on video.

One person was killed and nine others were injured during an attack in the French city of Villeurbanne, which borders Lyon, according to BFM TV. Three victims were seriously injured. The attack near the Laurent Bonnevay metro station involved two criminals. One of them was armed with a barbecue knife, according to Le Progres, citing an eyewitness. The second attacker had a kitchen skewer, clarifies . Le Figaro Passers-by detained one of the attackers.

The founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, Alexei Navalny, said that he did not attend the march against political repression in Moscow because he could have been detained at the event. "I didn't even go. I would have been arrested there for 30 days, and I have the last week before the Smart Voting ," Navalny wrote on Twitter, answering a question from TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov.

Dmitry Shershnev, CEO of the Tez Tour tour operator, died on the night of August 31 at the age of 46. This was reported by the Association of Tour Operators of Russia. The cause of his death is not known. Dmitry Shershnev has worked in the tourism industry for 25 years, including 18 years in Tez Tour. Tez Tour is a travel operator that organizes tours from Russia, the countries of the former USSR and Eastern Europe. The company has been operating since 1994.

The film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" directed by Quentin Tarantino by August 31 collected more than one billion rubles in the Russian box office. It is reported by RBC with reference to official data on box office. This is the only Tarantino film released since 2004, which received one billion in the Russian box office. There are no data on collections before 2004.

St. Petersburg police detained three people at a rally in support of Moscow protests and defendants in the “ Moscow case ,” a Meduza correspondent reports. Police officers detained a man near the Vladimirskaya metro station who tried to take a poster from protesters, an activist who did not have her documents with her, and a correspondent from TV channel 78. The journalist was quickly released. The protest action in St. Petersburg, according to its organizers, will last until 10 a.m.

A scuffle broke out at an uncoordinated march in Moscow against political repression and in support of the Khachaturyan sisters . The fight began after a banner in support of the Khachaturyan sisters was snatched from the activists' hands, a Meduza correspondent reports. Warning! Video contains scenes of violence MBKh Media reports that members of the NOD movement tried to snatch the banner.

The Telegram messenger will release an update in the coming days that will allow users to hide their phone numbers even from those on their contact list, Reuters reports, citing a source. The update will allow protesters in Hong Kong to prevent authorities from accessing their data. The demonstrators are members of large group chats on Telegram. Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities did not comment on whether they were trying to identify protesters using Telegram.

In Moscow, an unauthorized procession against political repression began in pure ponds. Demonstrators expect to go through the boulevards to Pushkinskaya Square. People who are in support of the Khachaturian sisters accused of killing their father also participate in the procession. As can be seen in the broadcast of “MBH Media”, participants in the action shout “Freedom to the Khachaturian sisters” and “Freedom to political prisoners”. MBH media procession by boulevards. Moscow.

The Russian Central Election Commission will file a complaint with the Public Collegium for Complaints against the Press over an interview that the Associated Press agency conducted with the head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova. The Central Election Commission believes that the author of the AP material distorted a number of facts.

Spectators of the US Open (US Open) in New York booed Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev during a match against Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, reports BBC News. During the match, Medvedev tore the towel out of the hands of the ball boy, and then showed the middle finger to the audience (according to another version , the insulting gesture was addressed to the referee). As a result, Daniil Medvedev won with a score of 7:6 (7:1), 4:6, 7:6 (9:7), 6:4 and advanced to the 1/8 US Open.