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- A DOJ Suit Over Alaska's Senate Race, Six Flags Adds Seat Belts, and Paris Braces for ProtestsThe DOJ sues over a possible Alaska Senate result, Six Flags moves on seat belts after a fatal fall in Georgia, and Paris prepares for another march.
- Typhoon Champi Hits Taiwan, a GOP Split Over an Ohio Ad, and Starshield QuestionsTyphoon Champi shuts down Taiwan and grounds nearly 1,000 flights, Republicans split over Ramaswamy's Ohio attack ad, and Ukraine's Starshield access is still in dispute.
- Redistricting Reality Check, a CDC Transparency Question, and an Early Flu SeasonThe GOP's redistricting edge looks smaller than hoped, experts question the CDC's transparency on measles deaths, and flu season is starting early on the West Coast.
- A Pardon Under Scrutiny, Witkoff Meets Putin, and Ebola Reaches NigeriaA $50 million legal job and a pardon draw scrutiny, a U.S. envoy takes peace proposals to Putin, and Ebola reaches Nigeria.
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- France Under Curfew, an AI Warning Sign in Korea, and Hegseth in IsraelFrance's riots and curfews, a 32% IPO drop in Seoul that has investors worried about AI spending, and an unannounced Hegseth visit to Israel.
- Alberta's Referendum Day, a Deadly Base Fire, and Ebola's SpreadAlberta votes on independence as polling suggests the fight may not end either way, four Canadian soldiers die in a training fire at CFB Wainwright, and Ebola in Congo reaches an eighth province.
- Russia Sanctions on Hold, a Wichita Soccer Field Tragedy, and the Pope Back at the VaticanTrump's order waiving Russia sanctions draws criticism from both parties, a truck drives onto a youth soccer field in Wichita, and Pope Leo returns to the Vatican after lung surgery.
- Russia Sanctions Waived, a Bend School Tragedy, and the Pope Heads HomeThe White House waives new Russia sanctions and tariffs two days before they were due. Details emerge on the Bend, Oregon school shooting. Pope Leo leaves the hospital after lung surgery.
- Bend School Shooting, the Pope's Cancer Questions, and a Fed Chair Who Won't Tip His HandA deadly shooting at an Oregon elementary school, what we know about Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis, and why investors pared rate-hike bets after Fed Chair Warsh declined to signal his next move.
- Pope Leo's Surgery, a Hot CPI Print, and Anthropic's IPO PitchThe Pope's lung cancer surgery, hotter-than-forecast inflation that rattled AI stocks, and Anthropic's revenue pitch ahead of its IPO.
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