Daily News Collage — July 25, 2026

• News date: 2026-07-25
• Timestamp shown: 07/25/2026 11:59 PM
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Selected stories and sources

1. New double-digit U.S. tariffs took effect for dozens of trading partners.
   Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/25/inflation-economy-iran-trump-unemployment/a953c7c4-8832-11f1-9cec-0fb26676f07e_story.html
2. A heat dome expanded across the central United States, placing roughly 70 million people under heat advisories.
   Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/25/hot-weather-temperatures-climate-heat-dome/fc37eec6-883b-11f1-9cec-0fb26676f07e_story.html
3. Maine Democrats selected Troy Jackson as their replacement U.S. Senate nominee to face Susan Collins.
   Source: https://apnews.com/article/a5f89f03b6a9aace01f4e829befb7809
4. Madison, Wisconsin, faced protests and event disruptions after a fatal police shooting.
   Source: https://apnews.com/article/d7372475c1823a5b10580c6481bbfbe7
5. The administration ordered warning signs outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
   Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/07/24/trump-orders-warning-signs-near-smithsonian-escalating-fight-over-history/
6. LeBron James announced he would join the Philadelphia 76ers.
   Source: https://www.nba.com/news/lebron-james-free-agency-sixers-2026

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