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.

Forbes
@Forbes · 20.3M followers
Americans Can’t Buy Chinese EVs. Waymo Is Importing Thousands The U.S. has used tariffs and security rules to keep Chinese cars off dealer lots. Alphabet’s robotaxi company appears to be buying them by the boatload. https://t.co/2ZUisa5SsW

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

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

New York Post
@nypost · 4.1M followers
NY police bigwig accused of driving getaway car for gangbanger son quietly posts $75K bail https://t.co/SbpQOGPw5j https://t.co/jw9jGPC7Ou

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

The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ · 22M followers
From @WSJFreeEx via @WSJOpinion: At a certain point, all this concern starts to feel like rubbernecking. Are the images of Ariana Grande circulating online really there to raise awareness, or give us something to gawk at? asks @emmma_camp_. https://t.co/YNsOedwXd0

The Independent
@Independent · 3.4M followers
The trenches are now being dug as both Gianni Infantino and the Uefa-led alliance against him set out big positions, with no sign of give either way, writes @MiguelDelaney in his latest Inside Football newsletter https://t.co/TQOac2YbuB

HuffPost
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Now leading HuffPost: https://t.co/0OQjJzvZrS https://t.co/H43ZNaqcdc
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