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Individual, reportedly a foreign national, is removed from area where thousands of athletes and officials are set to reside; organizers try to reassure competitors of safety

More than 150 people are now confirmed to have died after “historic” flooding across Germany and Belgium, with fears that the number will rise further as rescuers search for hundreds still missing.

Psaki excoriates criticism of Biden administration work on vaccine misinformation  POLITICO White House turns up heat on Big Tech’s Covid ‘disinformation dozen’  CNN Biden accuses social media platforms of “killing people” through COVID-19 misinformation  CBS Evening News Psaki criticizes ‘loaded and inaccurate’ question

Al-Kadhimi is second Middle Eastern leader slated to visit Washington this month after Jordan’s King Abdullah; Bennett also expected for talks, but no date set yet

Most social distancing and mask regulations to be lifted Monday in a move experts have called ‘reckless;’ government hopes vaccine rollout will keep serious cases low

Psaki excoriates criticism of Biden administration work on vaccine misinformation  POLITICO White House turns up heat on Big Tech’s Covid ‘disinformation dozen’  CNN Biden accuses social media platforms of “killing people” through COVID-19 misinformation  CBS Evening News Psaki rebuffs Fox reporter’s ‘inaccurate’ claim

Reuters photographer killed in Afghanistan: ‘He was our eye’  Fox News Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan  CNN The Last Commander – POLITICO  POLITICO Reuters Photographer Danish Siddiqui Captured the People Behind the Story  U.S. News & World Report Photojournalist Danish

European Floods Are Latest Sign of a Global Warming Crisis  The New York Times More than 120 dead in floods across Germany and Belgium as rescue efforts continue  The Washington Post Record rainfall leaves over 120 dead in western Europe, devastating parts

European Floods Are Latest Sign of a Global Warming Crisis  The New York Times More than 120 dead in floods across Germany and Belgium as rescue efforts continue  The Washington Post Record rainfall leaves over 120 dead in western Europe, devastating parts

‘Please don’t suck’ racks up more than 3 million views in first two days on YouTube; catchy, upbeat song hailed as ‘instantly memorable’