• Democrats' voting rights plan faces long odds in U.S. Senate
• Native Americans decry unmarked graves, untold history of boarding schools
• On 'Freedom Riders' 60th anniversary, voting activists ask Biden to do more
• Flocks of students touring U.S. capital signal life is returning to normal
• U.S. fast-food chains cut discounts, push pricy meals post-pandemic
• U.S. Justice Department backs bill to end disparities in crack cocaine sentences
• Biden says he has concerns about bipartisan infrastructure plan
• Explainer-What is 'ranked-choice voting,' the new system for New York's mayoral election?

World

• Western sanctions bordering on a 'declaration of economic war', says Belarus
• N.Korea warns U.S. misinterpreting signals risks disappointment
• Iran accuses U.S. of meddling for criticising election
• China, allies seek probe into indigenous children's remains in Canada
• Polls open in Ethiopia's Sidama region, counting continues elsewhere
• Myanmar anti-junta militia vow to take on army in a major city
• Germany's Laschet sees no need to reverse China policy over human rights
• China's ambassador to Washington leaving post after eight years

• U.S. lawmakers likely to press Powell on Fed's 'hawkish' turn
• Bitcoin recoups some losses in Asia after plunging on Chinese crackdown
• Exclusive: ECB policymakers at odds on inflation strategy, hope for September deal - sources
• S&P futures about 1% below record level ahead of Powell testimony
• Exclusive: G20 to endorse deal on global minimum corporate tax - draft
• Exclusive: U.S. watchdog to adopt mortgage moratorium rule with some exclusions - sources
• U.S. fast-food chains cut discounts, push pricy meals post-pandemic
• Reality check for Volkswagen in China after sluggish start for electric car series

• Explainer: Britney Spears case throws spotlight on complex conservatorships
• Senegal's famed jazz festival returns after pandemic delay
• Steven Spielberg's studio to make films for Netflix
• George Clooney and friends open school to train film crews
• Overprotected? Britney Spears' journey from teen phenom to guardianship
• South Korean band SEVENTEEN show more mature sound in new EP
• Cate Blanchett sees pandemic as chance for reflection on plight of refugees
• Box Office: 'The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard' Takes Top Spot From 'A Quiet Place 2'

• NFL-Raiders' Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come out as gay
• Olympics-Parched Tokyo residents criticise reported alcohol sales plan
• MLB roundup: D-backs snap 17-game losing streak
• Soccer-UEFA turn down request for 'rainbow lights' in Munich
• Athletics-Bromell will head to Europe before Olympics
• New Zealand PM backs transgender weightlifter's Olympic selection
• U.S. Supreme Court backs college athletes in NCAA compensation fight
• Soccer-Fairytale for Denmark as rout of Russia puts them in last 16