Burnham’s UK Coronation, Monaco Bomber New Twist, Europe Bakes Again

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On today's podcast:

(1) Andy Burnham’s path to becoming the next UK prime minister looks certain after a vast majority of Labour MPs formally nominated him to be the next party leader.

(2) Technical talks between the US and Iran are continuing, according to a US official, following two days of clashes that threatened to shatter an already fragile ceasefire between the two nations.

(3) Europe’s third major heat wave this year is set to intensify and expand, extending from west to east over the coming week.

(4) Volkswagen plans to cut its sprawling model lineup by as much as 50%, a savings push that was unveiled after a closely-watched supervisory board meeting that stopped short of agreeing on deeper workforce reductions.

(5) As investors increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for help with everything from stock picking to risk management, JPMorgan Chase. has been testing whether a model can do something more ambitious: allocate money itself.

(6) A Ukrainian intelligence officer, who previously admitted to killing a woman linked to a bombing in Monaco, retracted his confession and shifted the blame to another defendant as their bail hearing opened in Kyiv

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