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Wildfire Smoke Turns Skies Orange Across the U.S., and Democrats Make a Big Shift on Israel

Wildfire Smoke Turns Skies Orange Across the U.S., and Democrats Make a Big Shift on Israel

The Headlines
Jul 16, 2026 10 min
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<p>Plus, why Gen Z is turning to trade schools. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/weather/canada-wildfire-smoke-us.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Smoke Floating Far From Canada’s Wildfires Will Darken Skies Again on Thursday</a>, by Judson Jones</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/jay-clayton-confirmation-hearing-director-national-intelligence.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clayton Dodges Question on 2020 Election, and Democrats Call Him on It</a>, by Julian E. Barnes</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/democrats-house-israel-vote-aid.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel</a>, by Annie Karni</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/style/gen-z-trade-school-careers-ai-college.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mom, Dad, I Want to Be a Welder</a>, by Callie Holtermann</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/dining/driscolls-berries.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s.</a>, by Julia Moskin</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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