Coverage centers on Canadian wildfires and evacuations, U.S. political developments including Justice Department leadership, Fed rate speculation and Trump's renewed effort to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook, plus Senate races in Maine and Michigan. Other threads include Jorge Messi's death, Iran negotiations, Sri Lankan prison violence, and a Michigan salad contamination scare.

The New Yorker
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Todd Blanche has been running the Justice Department’s day-to-day operations as the acting Attorney General since March, 2025, following Donald Trump’s firing of Pam Bondi, in April—and the department’s performance “has been nothing short of disastrous” since he took the reins, https://t.co/yrQrXMLQRS

AFP News Agency
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🇨🇦 Faced with another summer when wildfires have scorched millions of hectares of land and blankets of smoke have disrupted daily life nationwide, Canada is trying to limit the annual devastation https://t.co/TnAJv5bUKI https://t.co/KTFiIfDxOp

FRANCE 24
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Spain imposes border checks on Italian travellers amid migrant dispute ➡️ https://t.co/ucjs6kNuPH https://t.co/FO4YMN6CXy

Sky News
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Thousands evacuated as huge wildfire spreads in Canada https://t.co/i2NSLNVPgW

The Washington Post
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Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has counted on split-ticket voters to help her win in a blue state. Now one of the most vulnerable Senate Republicans up for re-election, Collins faces skepticism from Democrats and left-leaning independents. https://t.co/VbtGhiHTqc

ABC News
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U.S. negotiations with Iran have progressed this week, Vice President Vance said, but he stressed that the conflict is not over. https://t.co/lEm1GaI7Kg

The Economist
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The biggest red flag for poor gut health is a simple lack of biodiversity. However, the idea that tinkering with the presence or absence of this or that type of bug will perceptibly improve your health has scant published scientific basis https://t.co/0TrFQGkViJ

The Wall Street Journal
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Workers who take approved leaves of absence for medical or other reasons often think—mistakenly—that their positions are safe https://t.co/1SQnZLpmLp
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