1. Canada, Denmark settle 'whiskey war' over Arctic island: DW reports Canada and Denmark on Tuesday finally settled the largely good-natured "whiskey war" that was fought for decades with weapons such as flags and bottles of alcohol over a tiny, barren, and uninhabited outcrop in the Arctic. The two sides formally announced a deal to split Hans Island and effectively create the first land border between Canada and Europe at a signing ceremony in Ottawa with Canadian and Danish foreign ministers.
2. Americans are building vacation-home empires with easy-money loans: Selling risky mortgages based on volatile per-night Airbnb income could end badly for communities, borrowers, and investors. Bloomberg
3. Macron urges solid parliament majority amid 'troubled times': AFP reports French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appealed to voters to give him a "solid majority" in Sunday's parliamentary polls, warning against adding "French disorder to global disorder."
4. An immense world by Ed Yong review — animal senses are superpowers: Dogs can sniff out a fingerprint outdoors, mice sing and catfish are covered in taste buds — the natural world has astonishing sensory skills. The Times
5. Apple announces 10-year deal to stream all Major League Soccer games. MLS becomes the most prominent American league to have an all-digital, global agreement.
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