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NPR (Robbie Griffiths) - Europe heat wave fuels drought, fires and energy fears

Europe's heat wave exposes buried history and new threats — Nazi-era wrecks emerge from the Danube, nuclear reactors face cooling risks, and Greece battles deadly wildfires.

AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - The comeback of a rate-sensitive America

Key sectors of the economy that spent years squeezed by high interest rates are gaining momentum. Why it matters: For years, manufacturing and construction were among the clearest signs that the Federal Reserve's tightening campaign — reversed only somewhat at the end of last year — was weighing on the economy. - Now, manufacturing and construction are early sources of job growth, helped by an AI investment boom that has so far been unconstrained by still-high borrowing costs. What they're saying: "The private labor market has rebounded in 2026 due to a resurgence of the highly cyclical manufacturing sector ... while a robust buildout of data centers has propelled construction employment," Troy Ludtka, senior economist at SMBC, wrote…

NYTIMES (Stephanie Nolen) - An Invasive Mosquito Is Spreading With Alarming Speed, Threatening Africa’s Cities

The malaria-carrying mosquito is resistant to all insecticides. Scientists are scrambling to find ways to blunt the risk.

NYTIMES (Colby Smith) - Warsh Wanted ‘Regime Change.’ Markets Are Demanding a Reset.

After his latest appearance set off a bout of volatility, Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, is under pressure to clear up mixed signals about his commitment to getting inflation down.