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.

The Associated Press
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BREAKING: The Senate has passed a punishing Russian sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to bolster support for Ukraine. https://t.co/qfcKmLkiMS

MarketWatch
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S&P 500 — but just seven of its components — on pace for all-time-high close https://t.co/OUpfBP9SOi

TIME
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A teenage boy in Thailand shot and killed at least seven people and wounded more than 20 others on Friday before taking his own life in the country’s deadliest mass shooting in nearly four years. https://t.co/277anUmOda

CNN
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Senate passes Russia sanctions bill named in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, who played a key role in negotiations prior to his death. https://t.co/yBiNJKxojh https://t.co/bQ71exODYy

The Wall Street Journal
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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

Fox News
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Texas Children’s Hospital is set to become the nation's first “detransition clinic” after a sweeping settlement between the hospital and Texas following whistleblower claims about the hospital's transgender surgical practices. Under the agreement, the hospital has 90 days to https://t.co/0gyST6HcKi

AFP News Agency
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement on Friday amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the US-Iran war. https://t.co/gp6gWZ6ZBi by @Haithamtabei https://t.co/0MDaXAEmnK

Financial Times
@FT · 7M followers
The UAE’s growing assertiveness over the past decade, including in international affairs and military matters, has earned it the nickname ‘Little Sparta’ in diplomatic circles. https://t.co/mmuCkm6rPr https://t.co/OG6eQ6y12J
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