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.

Bloomberg
@business · 10.4M followers
July’s surprisingly weak jobs report coupled with a possible cooling in inflation next week may lead the Fed to hold interest rates steady at its next meeting, says Bloomberg Economic’s @AnnaEconomist https://t.co/n077VrLEKX

The Nation
@thenation · 1.2M followers
Trump has blamed a crackdown on supposed fraud for the major decreases in health insurance enrollment. Data reveals that rising costs—due to Republicans refusing to extend subsidies—are to the real reason. https://t.co/2VZNCCbofK

ABC News
@ABC · 18.5M followers
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

USA TODAY
@USATODAY · 5.2M followers
"Jorge was the pillar and the person who supported with vision, rigor, and affection the career of the greatest player of all time." https://t.co/yWpoRIi9Hc

AFP News Agency
@AFP · 2.4M followers
🇨🇦 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

The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ · 22M followers
Workers who take approved leaves of absence for medical or other reasons often think—mistakenly—that their positions are safe https://t.co/1SQnZLpmLp

Al Jazeera English
@AJEnglish · 10M followers
At least three inmates have been killed and more than 20 injured in violence across Sri Lankan prisons. Investigators suspect links to rival drug gangs. Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez has more from outside a prison in Colombo. https://t.co/yJyESUv2rx

The Washington Post
@washingtonpost · 19.3M followers
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
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