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The Spine covers the news straight — and when politics gets loud, we show you where the real divides are.

Each day we read the top stories across left, center, and right outlets and publish one version: the shared facts up top, and exactly where each side's framing diverges laid out beside them.

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Trump Administration Imposes New Forced-Labor Tariffs on Roughly 60 Trading Partners

The Trump administration announced new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from approximately 60 trading partners — including the European Union and China — citing those countries' alleged failure to enforce bans on forced labor. The tariffs took effect at midnight, timed to coincide with the expiration of a 10% global tariff that the Supreme Court had struck down earlier this year. Major categories including energy and many foods were exempted from the new duties.

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CNN, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal +1

Trump approves 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that could allow uranium enrichment

President Trump has approved a nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that could allow the kingdom to enrich uranium for civilian nuclear reactors, according to multiple U.S. officials cited by AP, CNN, and the Wall Street Journal. The deal is expected to last 30 years, would involve American companies in developing the Saudi program, and was set to be publicly announced as early as Wednesday. The Trump administration intends to submit the agreement to Congress for review.

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Associated Press, NPR, CNN +5

US and Iran exchange strikes for tenth consecutive night as Houthis declare Red Sea blockade

NPR, The Washington Post, Reuters +3

Andy Burnham becomes UK's seventh prime minister in a decade, succeeding Keir Starmer

Fox News, Associated Press, Reuters

Rubio warns ASEAN leaders about Iran's Strait of Hormuz demands while keeping door open to negotiations

NPR, The New York Times, Reuters +1

Russia Launches Major Ballistic Missile Attack on Kyiv, Killing at Least One

CNN

Police fatally shoot man in Madison, Wisconsin after officials say he produced a knife and injured an officer

The Washington Post, Reuters, CNN +1

Trump threatens to add Canadian wildfire smoke costs to tariffs, legal mechanism unclear

CNN

Daniel Siad, model recruiter linked to Jeffrey Epstein, found dead near Paris

Fox News

State Department condemns Nicaragua's Ortega after he declares country will hold no future elections

Associated Press, The New York Times, CNN +1

Andy Burnham confirmed as Labour leader, set to become UK's seventh prime minister in a decade

CNN

Israelis and Palestinians contest land, heritage, and governance at the ancient West Bank site of Sebastia

CNN, Associated Press

Andy Burnham set to become UK Prime Minister on Monday, the seventh in a decade

Associated Press

Indian police forcibly hospitalize Cockroach Party hunger-strike activist Sonam Wangchuk ahead of planned Parliament march

NPR

Ex-wife of ICE agent who fatally shot Colombian man in Maine describes history of violence and racist behavior

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