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EPA chief Scott Pruitt has resigned, President Trump says. Pruitt has been under fire for numerous scandals related to his spending, management and ethics. https://cnn.it/2MU6vBt pic.twitter.com/OxU3CofoEs

The White House announces that former Fox News president Bill Shine has been appointed Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications https://cnn.it/2KzekQn pic.twitter.com/YQvbZik1t6

Record temperatures and high humidity are blamed for 33 heat-related deaths in Quebec, Canada, a health official says https://cnn.it/2lY7Yv2 pic.twitter.com/3UGQzoukq5

Two Democratic Congressmen ask the EPA's watchdog to investigate agency boss Scott Pruitt after a CNN report found omissions from his public calendar https://cnn.it/2KN7dTp pic.twitter.com/8qxDk308ig

Chinese tech company ZTE names a new CEO as part of a drastic management overhaul to satisfy its deal with the US government https://cnnmon.ie/2lZ57lj pic.twitter.com/xKdrh2eLbS

At least 17 people have died in Quebec due to high heat and humidity, officials say https://cnn.it/2u5Y2TU pic.twitter.com/zWXNlQS7dA

Police have captured a woman who had climbed up to the robes of the Statue of Liberty in a protest over the separation of migrant families on the border https://cnn.it/2lTD5Yr pic.twitter.com/ZEIz2cPdEB

Two people found unconscious in southern England were exposed to the same nerve agent used to attack an ex-Russian spy earlier this year, police say https://cnn.it/2lRjjgq pic.twitter.com/C48tZbtdLU

A woman has climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty and seven people have been arrested on Liberty Island, all of whom are believed to be protesters, law enforcement sources say https://cnn.it/2lTD5Yr pic.twitter.com/UuLq0A8QJX

Steny Hoyer, a top-ranking House Democrat, was admitted to the hospital Tuesday and diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia, a spokeswoman says https://cnn.it/2lVgZoo pic.twitter.com/o9uU3iKBVQ

Hours of heavy rain caused flooding in parts of Houston. Officials are telling residents to avoid driving https://cnn.it/2lRxh1A pic.twitter.com/KMmWEiyKBG

Michael Cohen changes his Twitter biography, drops reference to himself as "personal attorney to President Donald J. Trump" https://cnn.it/2Kz8wGs pic.twitter.com/UbQUTNT8bp

The Spring Creek wildfire burning in southern Colorado has devoured more than 94,000 acres, making it one of the largest ever in state history https://cnn.it/2MMdc8o pic.twitter.com/GMJanIQ5I4

Nearly 100 million people are under weather advisories as a deadly heat wave continues. Here's a region-by-region forecast: https://cnn.it/2INrFyt pic.twitter.com/P8qQAXYjYk

A senior Trump official says the controversies building up around EPA chief Scott Pruitt are "inching forward to the tipping point" https://cnn.it/2z6U43e pic.twitter.com/SQRkAK7AJR

German Chancellor Merkel warns the Trump administration that new tariffs on European cars coming into the US could start a trade war https://cnnmon.ie/2Kz6Tby pic.twitter.com/4gQ0E1maQj

UK police declare a "major incident" in southern England after two people were found unconscious https://cnn.it/2lTacMj pic.twitter.com/WA5N11AcbK

Hawaii's governor signed a bill Tuesday that bans the sale of sunscreens containing chemicals harmful to coral reefs https://cnn.it/2KLXw4o pic.twitter.com/wVzCBablAH