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Biden and Xi Jinping of China Agree to Hold a Virtual Summit  The New York Times Biden and Chinese President Xi agree in principle to hold virtual meeting  CNN Taiwan seeks international support after Chinese incursions  EURACTIV Chinese warplanes fly toward Taiwan and

As Daf Yomi studiers finish Tractate Beitzah, which means egg in Hebrew, Meshek Kedumim prints congratulations directly on its eggs

Democrats, Republicans near compromise on debt ceiling: LIVE UPDATES  Fox News Senate Democrats indicate they’ll accept GOP debt ceiling offer: ‘McConnell caved’  Fox Business Senator Mitch McConnell offers Democrats a short-term debt limit extension  CBS News Opinion | Biden Can End Debt-Ceiling Sabotage

Ben Foster plays in ‘The Survivor,’ which recounts how Harry Haft went from boldly fleeing the Nazis to a sporting career that saw him fight Rocky Marciano

 In May, Google announced plans to enable two-factor authentication (or two-step verification as it’s referring to the setup) by default to enable more security for many accounts. Now it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Google is once again reminding us of

Comedian criticized for apparent antisemitic standup line, as well as for likening Black people beating Asians to his own body conquering COVID-19

Mikheil Saakashvili, who was arrested on return from Ukraine to Georgia, claims democracy in his country is moribund

So far in 2021, VCs have poured $7.45b into Israeli startups, according to PitchBook data – an increase of 49% from all of 2020

 The pauses come amid reports of possible rare side effects from the Moderna jab, including heart inflammation. Swedish health agency says it will pause using Moderna for people born in 1991 and after data pointed to an increase of myocarditis

Democrats expected to take short-term debt ceiling increase, reject GOP reconciliation offer  ABC News Senate Democrats indicate they’ll accept GOP debt ceiling offer: ‘McConnell caved’  Fox Business Unrelenting Political Brinkmanship Edges U.S. Closer to Default  Yahoo Finance Hypocritical Democrats are suddenly now on