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
@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

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 Times Of India
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#ArunachalPradesh Chief Minister #PemaKhandu on Saturday rejected reports of #Chinese military encroachment in the state and said that the #Army was effectively patrolling and safeguarding the territory. Speaking to reporters, Khandu said, "No signs of encroachment in Arunachal https://t.co/TioTO7Mm8O

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

The Telegraph
@Telegraph · 3.4M followers
An NHS trust has told staff that trans people can still use women’s bathrooms and wards in spite of new guidance over single-sex spaces 🔗 https://t.co/XTj0BJ4FAH https://t.co/0OH4xjpEnx

CDC
@CDCgov · 5.5M followers
CDC monitors important health issues affecting American Indian and Alaska Native youth. A recent study found that high school students who drink soda or sports drinks 4 or more times a day are less likely to visit a dentist each year, while those who drink water 3 or more times a https://t.co/sjZANvcLEB

Bloomberg
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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 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
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