Major outlets are covering escalating Middle East tensions (Strait of Hormuz attacks, Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defense pact, Iran-linked sanctions), the Senate's passage of a Russia sanctions bill tied to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, and Hiroshima's atomic bombing anniversary. Additional threads include regional flooding in New Delhi, a Thailand mass shooting, and various domestic US stories spanning politics, health policy, and business.

NBC News
@NBCNews · 9.3M followers
Hiroshima marks the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with its mayor criticizing major powers for waging wars and urging them to stop justifying the possession of nuclear weapons as a method of deterrence. https://t.co/g92wGnxTQZ

CNBC
@CNBC · 6.1M followers
Falling long-term unemployment isn't good news, economists say — what it means for jobseekers https://t.co/hufPA6ZKtk

Federal Reserve
@federalreserve · 1.6M followers
See next week's #calendar of events: https://t.co/hcpT1dsECf

The Economist
@TheEconomist · 26.2M followers
To boost sales, chains have turned to value deals and viral gimmicks. Neither are working https://t.co/t3SM6lzXWj Photo: Getty Images https://t.co/dXyR121a9M

The Nation
@thenation · 1.2M followers
Newly-crowned Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed faces a stiff challenge from Republicans in November. But he's got precisely the right message for the moment, writes @NicholsUprising. https://t.co/4hJKqRRNdL

The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic · 1.9M followers
The president would ruin one of D.C.’s architectural gems because he thinks it doesn’t match the White House, Dorothy Robyn argues. https://t.co/PF4BDwoOkT

U.S. Department of Justice
@TheJusticeDept · 2.4M followers
Wishing Acting Attorney General @DAGToddBlanche a very happy birthday on behalf of the entire team at the Department of Justice 🇺🇸 https://t.co/pPM3eyDSkl

The Washington Post
@washingtonpost · 19.3M followers
A breakdown of basic safety procedures inside a Maryland Metro train station allowed a man with Down syndrome to wander into a dark emergency exit corridor and become trapped there for six days, alone with no food or water, according to a federal lawsuit. https://t.co/I1uHOZhPOk
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