• U.S. appeals court lifts CDC cruise ship restrictions in win for Florida
• Oregon firefighters face return of hazardous conditions, COVID-19 outbreak
• 'Worth the wait': New York marriage bureau reopens for in-person weddings
• Celebrity chef Mario Batali agrees to $600,000 settlement over sexual harassment
• Fire department ends search of collapsed Florida condo for remains
• Exclusive-'QAnon Shaman' in plea negotiations after mental health diagnosis -lawyer
• United States buys 200 million more doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
• Trump ally Barrack allowed to remain free ahead of lobbying trial

World

• Violent protests mar funeral of slain Haiti president
• Sydney to get extra vaccines as COVID cases mount
• Indonesia's Bali running out of oxygen as government ponders curbs
• China criticises NBC Olympics broadcast for 'incomplete map'
• Biden assures Afghan president of continued U.S. support -White House
• Thousands to join Budapest Pride march in protest over new anti-LGBT law
• SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for mission to Jupiter's moon Europa
• Philippines evacuates thousands as monsoon rains flood cities, provinces

• Wall Street surges to all-time closing high on earnings, economic revival
• Global supply chains buckle as virus variant and disasters strike
• Tesla lobbies India for sharply lower import taxes on electric vehicles - sources
• EV startup Rivian announces $2.5 billion funding round led by Amazon, Ford
• China regulator bars Tencent from exclusive rights in online music
• Global insurance recovery will be faster, stronger than in 2008 -Swiss Re
• U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen warns Congress on debt limit
• Former Virgin Galactic CEO to fly to space - CNBC

• A Minute With: singer Alessia Cara on being open about mental health
• Judge handling Jolie-Pitt divorce case told to step down
• Indian court extends custody of businessman in porn film case
• Andrew Lloyd Webber opens Drury Lane theatre after $80-million revamp
• Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty ahead of rape trial in Los Angeles
• Health workers and actors on the red carpet at London premiere
• Wolf Alice, Arlo Parks and Ghetts among Mercury Prize nominees
• Dog days: Czech canine film stars hit red carpet - and new shelter

• Olympics-Basketball 3x3-Macron, Jill Biden watch U.S women upset top-ranked France
• Gymnastics- For medals, U.S. women face biggest opponents - each other
• Olympics-Tennis-Kiki Bertens bids farewell to singles career after first-round loss
• Olympics-Reinstate Russian weightlifting chief's Tokyo pass now, CAS tells IOC
• MLB roundup: Tyrone Taylor powers Brewers past White Sox
• Olympics-Archery-U.S. pair ousted in surprise loss to Indonesia
• Soccer-U.S. women's team files appeal in gender discrimination lawsuit
• Olympics-Equestrian-Horse's bad tooth ends dressage dream