Sources: Biden intensely preparing for Putin summit; WH: Biden held meeting with Russia experts to prepare for Putin summit; Biden tells allies: America is back; Biden-Putin meeting likely to last 4-5 hours; No meals planned; Biden and Putin agree: relations at a “low point”; Kremlin: unsure if Biden, Putin will meet without aides; WH officials: Biden to bring up nuclear stability, arms control agreements, ransomware and human rights at Putin meeting; Biden calls Putin a “worthy adversary” before summit; Biden on Putin meeting: I’ll make it clear “what the red lines are”;
Emails show how Trump & his allies pressured DOJ to challenge election results; AG Garland: insurrection was an “assault on the mainstay of our democratic system”; Trump allies tried to pressure then-acting Atty General to challenge 2020 election, emails show;
Study: new evidence COVID was circulating in U.S. in Dec 2019; New York, California, drop nearly all COVID restrictions today; Experts warn about new variant, urges people to get vaccinated; CDC elevates Delta variant to “variant of concern”;
Videos show Ocean City, MD police kicking, tasing teens after stopping them to enforce a boardwalk vaping ban; Ocean City mayor says police investigating teen arrests; Face mask dispute leaves store employee dead, 2 hurt;
Afghan translators waiting for U.S. visas allegedly being hunted down, killed by Taliban;
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