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

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 Independent
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Argentina v South Africa LIVE: Latest updates as Kolisi returns for Springboks clash with Pumas https://t.co/kQn4Fc03YN

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

Daily Caller
@DailyCaller · 1.2M followers
🚨 Earlier this week, President Trump nominated Julia Nesheiwat, wife of U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz and Homeland Security Advisor in his first administration, as Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic. https://t.co/pU2ApWmZOC

Los Angeles Times
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The Trump administration wants to relinquish federal control of Head Start. Why critics fear that could upend the program. https://t.co/5oLIzwO9ak

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

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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