Stay cool out there Great Falls. Here’s this week’s reading list:

KFF Health News: Federal cuts ripple through a bioscience hub in rural Montana

BBC: China trade talks have stalled, U.S. treasury secretary says

Associated Press: Hamas responds to the US ceasefire proposal for Gaza while seeking amendments

Reuters: Trump administration drops police oversight spurred by Floyd, Taylor killings

PBS News: Elon Musk leaving Trump administration after efforts to slash federal budget through DOGE

The Economist: American finance, always unique, is now uniquely dangerous

The New York Times: Tariff ruling gives businesses hope, but they’re soon unmoored again

Associated Press: Trump tells US steelworkers he’s going to double tariffs on foreign steel from 25 percent to 50 percent

The Washington Post: Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke legal status for more than 530,000 migrants for now

DefenseScoop: U.S. military posture in Africa shifts while terrorist threats intensify

KFF Health News: Opioid settlement windfall: Where the billions are going

Foreign Affairs: Is a good Iran deal possible?

The Wall Street Journal: Tariff ruling is put on hold while Trump Administration appeals

FedScoop: Judge OKs DOGE access to Treasury payment systems

The Hill: Trump’s Qatar jet deal not finalized even as Pentagon has taken possession

Route Fifty: ‘It will destroy this place’: Tucker County residents fight for future against proposed data center

The Washington Post: Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC keeps covid vaccine recommendation for kids

Associated Press: The U.S. housing market has too many sellers and not enough buyers

The New York Times: U.S. cancels contract with Moderna to develop bird flu vaccine

KFF Health News: At Trump’s FDA, anti-regulatory approach and cost-cutting put food safety system at risk

CyberScoop: Treasury sanctions crypto scam facilitator that allegedly stole $200M from U.S. victims

ABC News: Supreme Court limits environmental impact studies, expediting infrastructure projects

Associated Press: Trump pardons a labor union leader on the eve of sentencing for failing to report gifts

The Washington Post: E. coli outbreak sickened more than 80 people but details didn’t surface

WRAL News:  Virginia capital likely has 742 unmarked graves, some of Confederate soldiers, study finds

The Economist: Museums should open up their storerooms

The Washington Post: Do airlines charge solo travelers more? Some deal experts says yes.

The Atlantic: The ‘man-eater’ screwworm is coming

The New York Times: In Appalachia, restoring a forest economy built on herbs and tradition

Texas Monthly: Along the Gulf Coast, solar farms are replacing fields of rice

L.A. Times: Pollution from the Tijuana River is ending up in the air, study finds

Associated Press: Banksy’s newest work appears in Marseille as a beacon, a message and a mystery

Reuters: ‘Creator’ of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos loses PepsiCo, Frito-Lay lawsuit

The Washington Post: Trump fires director of National Portrait Gallery, calling her ‘highly partisan’ and ‘a strong supporter of DEI’