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NYTIMES (Alex Pena, Bethlehem Feleke, Michael Anthony Adams and Mark Boyer) - Civilians Battle Wildfire Threatening Bordeaux

Residents in Bordeaux in southwestern France are doing everything in their power to stop a wildfire that’s been burning for more than a week. The flames are too spread out for professional firefighters to be everywhere, so for now, civilian volunteers are the only thing standing between the fire and a major French city.

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AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - Fed rates dissenters make their case for higher rates

Inflation has been too high for too long, and the Federal Reserve should not count on it fading without further action. - That is the argument from the three Fed officials who dissented from the decision led by chairman Kevin Warsh to leave interest rates unchanged this week, preferring instead to raise them. Why it matters: Together, the dissents lay out a blueprint for the Fed's hawkish wing, arguing that repeated supply shocks paired with resilient demand have made inflation too persistent to fade on its own without tighter monetary policy. - The question in the months ahead is whether that argument persuades more policymakers, especially if inflation remains stubborn. - It is worth watching whether they turn out to have momentum…

Inflation has been too high for too long, and the Federal Reserve should not count on it fading without further action. - That is the argument from the three Fed officials who dissented from the decision led by chairman Kevin Warsh to leave interest rates unchanged this week, preferring instead to raise them. Why it matters: Together, the dissents lay out a blueprint for the Fed's hawkish wing, arguing that repeated supply shocks paired with resilient demand have made inflation too persistent to fade on its own without tighter monetary policy. - The question in the months ahead is whether that argument persuades more policymakers, especially if inflation remains stubborn. - It is worth watching whether they turn out to have momentum…Open

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