NASA maps a week of Canadian wildfire smoke across North America
A new NASA model visualization traces brown-carbon smoke from July 14 through July 20 as unhealthy air spread through major U.S. and Canadian cities.
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A new NASA model visualization traces brown-carbon smoke from July 14 through July 20 as unhealthy air spread through major U.S. and Canadian cities.

New federal estimates put the U.S. direct-investment position abroad at $7.14 trillion and foreign direct investment in the United States at $5.86 trillion at the end of 2025.
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104 stories in this desk.Texas employers added an estimated 43,400 jobs in June, the largest numerical increase among the states, while the national unemployment rate held near 4.2 percent.
The July 20 advisory cites heightened Middle East tensions, possible flight disruptions and risks to U.S.-associated locations overseas.
A new executive order tightens waiver requirements and directs contractors to trace critical defense inputs from raw materials to finished systems.
Three proclamations target certain Canadian autos, alcoholic beverages and dairy products beginning August 19.
President Bola Tinubu signed an executive order creating a CBN-led council, a virtual-asset office and a 30-day timetable for a coordinated implementation framework.
Federal authorities say three enforcement actions disrupted more than 1,000 domains used to show unauthorized streams of 2026 World Cup matches.
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was sentenced to life in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $15 billion after admitting his leadership role in the Sinaloa cartel.
A federal emergency declaration now covers 28 Texas counties after days of flooding that killed two people and prompted more than 270 rescues.
The former Greater Manchester mayor took office after replacing Keir Starmer as Labour leader, promising a decade-long plan focused on political stability and economic growth.
Fresh U.S. strikes hit Iranian military sites as Iran targeted Bahrain and Kuwait, while the Pentagon confirmed additional American service-member deaths tied to attacks in Iraq and Jordan.
A new Nigerian executive order places the central bank at the head of a cross-agency council intended to coordinate cryptocurrency and other virtual-asset oversight.
Texas is using state grants, federal support and local incentives to expand chip design and manufacturing, with new projects carrying job and investment commitments.
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