Daily News Roundup: How Cash Aid Is Working in a Kenyan Village

Tale of Two Kenyan Lives in GiveDirectly Project: NPR takes a close look at the impact of monthly, no-strings cash stipends on the lives of two villagers taking part in the charity’s large-scale test of its antipoverty approach, which favors providing a guaranteed basic income over in-kind donations and traditional aid programs.

Planned Parenthood to Build New Minneapolis Clinic With $6.5 Million Gift: The anonymous donation will also support upgrades at other Planned Parenthood facilities in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, reports the Star Tribune. The family-planning nonprofit has stepped up fundraising as the Trump administration and congressional Republicans seek to cut off its access to Medicaid funds.

Fight Flares Over Calif. Orchestra’s Invitation to Right-Wing Radio Host: Some Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra musicians plan to sit out an August 16 fundraising concert to protest the organization’s choice of guest conductor, broadcaster and classical-music aficionado Dennis Prager, who has likened same-sex marriage to polygamy and incest, The New York Times writes. Symphony officials say the event is apolitical and that Mr. Prager’s celebrity will boost ticket sales.

Boston Health-Sciences College Expands President’s House as Programs Draw Scrutiny: Rapidly growing MCPHS University bought a $750,000 brownstone to add to campus leader Charles Monahan Jr.’s official residence while its pharmacy, nursing, and other programs have come under scrutiny from accreditation bodies, in part due to overcrowding of academic facilities, writes The Boston Globe.