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 Economist
@TheEconomist · 26.2M followers
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 New Yorker
@NewYorker · 8.3M followers
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

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 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

Financial Times
@FT · 7M followers
The profile of super-prime buyers has radically changed — and agents aren’t keeping up, writes Jo Eccles: https://t.co/L1x9q2lLMo? https://t.co/59pS235c4w

CNBC
@CNBC · 6.1M followers
Hunter Biden says Joe Biden’s cancer has spread further and is ‘very painful’ https://t.co/9sq6NCmuTa

Reuters
@Reuters · 26.2M followers
Michigan salad warnings ease, but cyclospora keeps shoppers and grocers on edge https://t.co/L4LPwUsPz5 https://t.co/L4LPwUsPz5

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
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