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Fire Near Reno, Nev., Prompts Evacuations of Homes and Hospitals  The New York TimesNevada’s Hawk Fire blamed on human activity, official says, as 90,000 urged to flee  CNNWildfire approaches Reno, Nevada, forcing thousands of evacuations  PoliticoFast-moving wildfire in Reno, Nevada, forces tens of thousands to evacuate homes  The Guardian465 Hawk Fire evacuees stay at Reno-Sparks Convention Center shelter, 200 more in vehicles  KRXI2

Bessent Has No Easy Fix for What’s Really Driving Bond Yields Up  Bloomberg.comTreasury Is Buying Its Own Bonds. Where Is The Money Coming From?  ForbesAn alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again  AP NewsScott Bessent is ‘playing with fire’ as the Treasury’s debt buyback risks putting the dollar in a devaluation spiral like the yen, economist warns  Yahoo FinanceScott Bessent takes on bond vigilantes in $32tn Treasury market  Financial Times

IndyCar drivers roar through D.C. streets in auto race along National Mall  The Washington PostLIVE: IndyCar makes history at DC Freedom 250 Grand Prix  FOX 5 DCAmerican Kyle Kirkwood wins Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C.  Yahoo SportsTrump’s Summer of Fun Ends With an IndyCar Race on the Streets of D.C.  The New York TimesTrump waves the green flag to start the IndyCar race as drivers zoom through Washington's streets  AP News

Eight-year-old dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba in Louisiana  The GuardianRuston girl, 8, dies from brain-eating amoeba infection  Louisiana IlluminatorRuston family asks for prayers after 8-year-old diagnosed with brain-eating amoeba  WWLTV.comLouisiana confirms Naegleria fowleri brain infection in resident who swam in Lake Claiborne  CIDRAPRuston girl dies after battling rare brain-eating amoeba infection  NOLA.com

Pence says U.S.-Canada trade fight adds to affordability concerns for economy  The Washington PostWhat Canadian Goods Will Take Trump’s 50% Tariffs? Some Pretty Strange Items.  The New York TimesCanada announces retaliatory tariffs against U.S. and IndyCar speeds through D.C.: Weekend Rundown  NBC NewsThe lesson from Canada’s collapsed trade talks with the US: negotiation may be futile  The GuardianDuffy: Carney will ‘come to the table’ because tariffs will be ‘devastating’  The Hill

A landslide at a landfill in the capital of Guinea kills 30 people, officials say  AP NewsGuinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 30 in Conakry  BBCGuinea landslide kills 30 people after mound of waste collapses at landfill site  Sky NewsMassive garbage heap collapses onto homes, killing at least 30 as rescuers search for survivors  Fox NewsLandfill collapse in Guinea kills at least 30 people  Al Jazeera

Hayden Panettiere's 'Guiding Light' co-star Beth Chamberlin says she believed actress would overcome troubles  Fox NewsMelissa Gilbert calls for 'real change' after Hayden Panettiere death  USA TodayAnna Paquin and Melissa Gilbert Call for Protection of Child Actors After Hayden Panettiere’s Death: “Where Is the Collective Outrage?”  The Hollywood ReporterHayden Panettiere’s death puts renewed scrutiny on abusive ex-boyfriend  NBC NewsHayden Panettiere’s Mom Blasts Gayle King After CBS Host Criticizes Her Reaction to Daughter’s Death  The Hollywood Reporter

People Are Sharing Beautiful, Day-Brightening Facts That Sound Totally Made Up, But Are Actually 100% True  BuzzFeed

Shelley Fabares, Star of ‘The Donna Reed Show’ and ‘Coach,’ Dies at 82  The Hollywood ReporterShelley Fabares dead at 82  YahooShelley Fabares, 'Johnny Angel' singer and actor in ‘The Donna Reed Show’ and ‘Coach,’ dies at 82  AP NewsShelley Fabares Dead: ‘The Donna Reed Show’ Star & Elvis Leading Lady Was 82  DeadlineShelley Fabares, ‘Donna Reed Show’ and ‘One Day at a Time’ star, dies at 82  Los Angeles Times

Barrasso: Monday will be ‘D-Day for the economy in Iran’  The HillIran says new sanctions threatened by 'desperate' US will fail  ReutersTreasury Secretary to announce Iran sanctions as Tehran dismisses economic warfare threat  CNBCIran official says support for new sanctions would be an 'act of war,' and other Middle East news  AP NewsIran Warns Gulf States Not to Join Trump’s Economic War  The New York Times

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The Hawk fire has burned over 13,000 acres and is encroaching on the northern part of the city. About 42,000 people are under formal evacuation orders and thousands more have been urged to flee.

Those who died were all on e-bikes. Seventeen cyclists have been killed so far this year, and advocate groups said the deaths should be a rallying cry for safety improvements.

A plan to lower tariffs on imported beef and trade tensions with Canada have compounded some G.O.P. worries about a central issue in the midterms.

It was the final, major event planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The president took a lap.

Leah Stewart lost her arm in a great white shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee beach. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands of little penguins being vaccinated against H5 bird flu in Victoria – videoLeah Stewart, the woman who was bitten by a shark at Sydney’s Coogee beach in June, issued an update on GoFundMe yesterday, thanking the community for its support during her recovery.After what has been an incredibly difficult few months, I’m so happy that I’ve progressed enough to build some independence, and I can finally see some light after all of this.I’m sorry we’ve been quiet on the GoFundMe recently, we’ve just been focused on my healing, and I’ve been actively trying to do everything in my power to get back to some sort of normal life. I still have a long way to go, but my recovery has been remarkable, and a huge part of that is because of the absolute army of love, support, prayers and encouragement surrounding my family and I from all over the world.As I get better, I know I’ll make something of this second chance and aim to give back even more in generosity, care, and love. I will forever be grateful for everything, and everyone, I’ve been given.You’ve inspired me to get better, not bitter. Continue reading...

Lillian Smart of Ruston infected with fatal Naegleria fowleri, likely after swimming in Lake Claiborne, health officials sayAn eight-year-old Louisiana girl has died after contracting a rare, typically fatal brain-eating amoeba after a swim in Lake Claiborne.Lillian Smart, of Ruston, died on Saturday, one day after celebrating her birthday, her family announced in a public Facebook post on the “Love for Lillian” page. Continue reading...

Dump site in Conakry, which minister had just promised to move, collapsed after heavy rain in west African stateA ⁠landslide at a huge waste dump in Guinea’s capital has killed 30 people, the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted it to ⁠collapse, engulfing nearby tents and shacks.The incident occurred less than a week after the government announced plans to close the ⁠site and relocate the waste because of the threat it posed, especially during the rainy season, which causes landslides and fatal flash ⁠floods each year in crowded, underdeveloped cities across parts of West Africa. Continue reading...

UK-born married couples under 35 with children would get priority under proposals to be outlined by Farage’s partyBritish citizens who were born abroad would be made to wait longer for social housing under proposals to be announced by Reform UK on Monday.Nigel Farage’s party will announce the policy at a press conference in London. Under the policy, people born in the UK and young married couples with children would be given priority for social housing. Continue reading...

Emotional tributes paid to PCs Matthew Blades and Tom Clough whose vehicle was in a head-on collision with car travelling wrong wayCleveland police have published photographs of PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough who died when a car travelling the wrong way on the A66 crashed head-on into their police vehicle.Two 17-year-old boys were among the seven people who were killed in the incident on Teesside. Continue reading...

Bessent told CNBC that the sanctions will be the "toughest" in history.

Natalie Harp, Trump’s executive assistant, was in the president’s spectator box along with first lady Melania Trump

Iran’s new security chief warns Gulf neighbours they will be treated as ‘enemies’ if they join Trump’s economic war

‘Those few girls who kill tend to kill family members,’ Tamela Dutcher reportedly wrote in an article over 20 years ago

Trump’s trades in June come as Congress debates stock-trading ban

Ukraine’s president made the stark warning that a new surge of Russia troops could join the war in the coming months

Faith Tenkley, 23, was heading to the Bahamas to pick up her parents when mechanical problems disabled the family’s private plane

‘The chickens have come home to roost,’ says former Phoenix water director

Leavitt showed off a custom cake and cookies that podcaster Katie Miller, a friend and close Trump ally, had commissioned

A local woman who lost her five children in the disaster told reporters, ‘I have lost all my children. All I can do is put my trust in God’

Forecasters projected Moke to deposit as much as 10 inches of rain across the Big Island

The former vice president, a stalwart Iran hawk, implies that further military action as war heads to six-month mark

Kyle Kirkwood, an American, won the historic race just after 4 p.m.

‘Please get out if you can right now,’ the sheriff urged

Confirmation of the circumstances around Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy's death have only spurred more questions.

Yet again, England are dealing with a player involved in a late-night incident. Only strong action will ensure there are no more, writes Stephan Shemilt.

PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died after a car, whose five occupants were also killed, collided with their vehicle.

Labour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division".

Officers had been pursing a car before it went the wrong way down a dual carriageway.

The president took a ceremonial lap of the track before the race, which is the culmination of a summer of events to mark the country's 250th birthday.

The president took a ceremonial lap of the track before the race, which is the culmination of a summer of events to mark the country's 250th birthday.

Barcelona ‌begin their La Liga title ⁠defence ⁠and bid for a third successive crown with a 5-0 ⁠victory at Elche.

The US president says he will impose 'crushing measures' on Tehran.

Serbia requested assistance from the European Union and Russia to help bring intense wildfires under control.

Ambassador to Turkiye says US policy of recognising Israel's claimed sovereignty over Syrian territory is 'unchanged'.

A mound of waste collapsed at a landfill in Conakry, Guinea, after heavy overnight rains, engulfing nearby homes.

Israel is moving forward with its ‘E1’ plan. What is it and why could it threaten the future of a Palestinian state?

Winds reaching around 120 km/h swept through Forlì in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, overturning four light aircraft.

In a recent article for Foregin Affairs, Mark Leonard makes that argument that America's leading role in the world order is fading. He discusses his argument with NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben.

War, climate shocks and trade disputes are pounding the world’s breadbaskets and pushing the global food system into dangerous territory.