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Friday, July 17 385 stories · 96 outlets · top Δ 1.00

Andy Burnham secured Britain’s Labour leadership and is positioned to become prime minister.  Amazon Web Services customers are reporting substantial fees due to a billing error that reportedly resulted in billions of dollars in unexpected charges.  Donald Trump criticized Canada's environmental policies while warning about potential smoke risks ahead of the World Cup.

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Andy Burnham Becomes Labour Leader and Is Set to Be Britain’s Prime Minister

New York Times · Tier A6 outletsyesterday

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Dawnκ .69Δ .43Andy Burnham elected new Labour leader, now set to be UK PM ABC Australiaκ .52Δ .43Burnham to become next UK PM after Australian candidate gets one vote France24κ .24Δ .43Incoming British prime minister Andy Burnham hopes to begin 'an era of hope'New York Timesκ .21Δ .43Burnham Becomes Labour Leader and Britain’s Incoming Prime Minister

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AWS Billing Glitch Hits Customers With Billion-Dollar Fees

Wired · Tier B3 outlets9h ago

leads with potential financial harm to customers

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TechCrunchκ .43Δ .87Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars The Registerκ .27Δ .87Billing software error sends billion-dollar AWS estimates

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'Filthy, polluted': Trump's Canada threat as World Cup smoke risk looms

ABC Australia · Tier B3 outlets6h ago

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CNBCκ .43Δ .63Trump rips Canada as wildfire smoke spreads, says U.S. will add pollution cost to tariffs Financial Timesκ .26Δ .63Trump threatens Canada with tariffs over ‘invasion’ of wildfire smoke

Also today

04Bombing intensifies as US strikes Iran for the seventh nightLe Monde EN·3 outlets·κ .69 05AIPAC cuts funding to Democrats who voted to end Israel aidWashington Examiner·3 outlets·κ .60 06Israel Advances Plan For Palestinian Prisons With Crocodile-Filled MoatsZero Hedge·4 outlets·κ .45 07Billionaire US envoy faces Venice protests amid yacht tourDW·4 outlets·κ .42

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