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.

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

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

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

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

BBC News (World)
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Irish government jet leaves for UAE for Kinahan extradition https://t.co/lMg9GBmsDs

Al Jazeera English
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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 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

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
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