Democratic Party Faces Debt and Disarray, and Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in Europe
· 11 min
Episode Democratic Party Faces Debt and Disarray, and Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in Europe
Plus, whales on a plane.
Here’s what we’re covering:
France and Spain Race to Tamp Down Wildfires Before Heat Wave Hits, by Carlos Barragán and Ségolène Le Stradic
In Washington, Netanyahu Faces a Delicate Balancing Act, by Isabel Kershner
Trump Backs New Talks but It’s Unclear What He Hopes to Achieve This Time, by Michael Crowley
Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party, by Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein
How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal, by Eli Tan and Maureen Farrell
How Do You Move 30 Beluga Whales? With Cranes, Planes and Anti-Anxiety Medicine., by Remy Tumin
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Links in the notes 8
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/europe/wildfires-france-spain.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/world/middleeast/trump-netanyahu-relationship-iran.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/us/politics/trump-iran-talks-negotiations.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/us/politics/ken-martin-dnc-democrats.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/meta-data-center-louisiana.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/canada/marineland-canada-beluga-whales-relocated.html
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