Heavy smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota is expected to engulf large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this week, with air quality alerts in at least 16 states.
Argentina defeated England 2-1 to advance to the World Cup final against Spain, with the championship match set for Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700, with 80 percent of new cases emerging from unknown transmission chains.
World
Iran has hit three land border posts and an offshore rig operated by the Kuwait Oil Company, according to Kuwait's defense ministry.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims to have hit HIMARS launchers in Kuwait and logistics support facilities and refueling platforms for American aircraft in Oman's Duqm port.
Three people including a child were injured by falling debris from interception following Iranian attacks on Qatar, according to the country's interior ministry.
Business
BlackRock reported second-quarter earnings per share of $13.91, beating forecasts and driving shares up more than 7% in midday trading on Wednesday for its best day in over a year.
Alibaba shares rose 5% in premarket trading after reports that its Qwen AI model will be integrated into Apple Intelligence in China.
Netflix reports Q2 2026 earnings today, with investors focused on advertising revenue approaching $3 billion, membership growth past 325 million, and sustaining a 31.5% operating margin target.
Technology
New York became the first U.S. state to pause new hyperscale data centers for AI infrastructure.
IBM forecasted preliminary second-quarter revenue below expectations as enterprise customers redirect budgets toward AI projects, driving demand for processors, memory, and semiconductors.
SpaceX alumni founded a remote-controlled construction equipment startup that landed $115 million in funding.
Science
Researchers discovered that a microscopic skeleton inside neurons controls what brain cells absorb and when they absorb it.
NASA's Perseverance rover completed a full marathon by driving 26.2 miles across Mars in five years and four months.
Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, slowed biological aging markers in adults with HIV, providing the first clinical evidence the drug may influence human aging.
Economy
Consumer Price Index for June fell 0.4 percent seasonally adjusted and rose 3.5 percent over the last 12 months.
Nonfarm payrolls increased just 57,000 in June, well below consensus forecasts of 115,000, while unemployment dropped to 4.2 percent largely due to people leaving the labor force.
Federal Reserve's target interest rate range stands at 3.50 percent to 3.75 percent as of early July.
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