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• Dodgers players marvel at latest star addition in Tarik Skubal

  Dodgers players described the team's latest star acquisition, Saturday's trade for Tarik Skubal, as "amazing" and "special."

  New York Post
• Fires near Spokane, Washington, force 60,000 people to evacuate

  Authorities say wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area, including patients at its U.S.

  AP News
• Friedman, Roberts push back on narrative Dodgers ruining baseball

  The Dodgers' acquisition of Tigers ace Tarik Skubal again put them at the center of outrage about the sport's economics. Asked if the team is ruining baseball, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said, "Passionately disagree."

  ESPN
• Giants don’t make any MLB trade deadline moves over weekend

  The 2026 MLB trade deadline is less than 24 hours away, but the San Francisco Giants still haven't made a move after their series against the Padres.

  NBC Sports Bay Area & California
• Amy Schumer Shows Off Weight Loss in Bikini Photos

  Amy Schumer flaunted her figure in a floral bikini on a yacht amid her weight loss journey, sharing that she'd "never knew there would be days like this.”

  E! News
• NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching on a Falcon Heavy on 30 August 2026, carries a mirror the size of Hubble's but sees a patch of sky about a hundred times wider, built mainly to map

  A Hubble-sized mirror with a hundred times wider view will hunt for the universe's darkest secrets and worlds beyond our solar system.

  Space Daily
• Defunct part of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon

  A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket could slam into the moon at more than 5,000 miles per hour, according to scientists.

  NPR
• West Nile virus risk raised to high across Rhode Island after new detections

  Rhode Island officials have raised the West Nile virus risk level to high after the state detected the virus in this year's mosquito season.

  FOX Weather
• Fast-moving wildfires in Washington destroy hundreds of homes: "Worst natural disaster our region has faced"

  There were three fires in the Spokane area: the Old Trails Fire, the Fairview Fire and the Autumn Lane Fire.

  CBS News
• Oil Prices Plummet as Investors Digest Pause in Fighting in Iran War

  The markets’ moves were the first since President Trump said late Saturday that he had halted a U.S. assault as Iran.

  The New York Times