A flurry of last-minute political and diplomatic developments marked a tense news cycle, including a surprise U.S.-Canada trade deal averting tariffs, primary election outcomes in Florida, environmental rollbacks on forest protections, ongoing violence in Gaza despite U.S. pressure, and a
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