• Biden to ask federal workers to get vaccinated or face testing -source
• U.S. Senate advances roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
• Man accused of using bear spray on police pleads not guilty in U.S. Capitol riot
• Huge quake of magnitude 8.2 on Alaska Peninsula triggers tsunami alert
• Big Tech starts requiring vaccines; Twitter closes re-opened U.S. offices
• Judge revokes pre-trial release of former Virginia cop facing Jan 6 charges
• Factbox-What's in the U.S. Senate's bipartisan $1.2 tln infrastructure plan?
• U.S. Justice Dept. warns states to tread carefully in auditing elections

World

• At pre-sentencing hearing for HK national security case, judges hear defendant made 'stupid' mistake
• Tunisia's Saied moves on economy and COVID-19 after dismissing govt
• Ever Given, the ship that blocked the Suez Canal, arrives in Rotterdam
• Pentagon chief in Vietnam to advance ties but rights concerns linger
• New Mexican vigilante group's sympathizers set fire to government offices, businesses
• Residents flee as winds fan massive wildfire in southern Turkey
• Russia says U.S. wants China included in arms control talks - Ifax
• Australia's Sydney posts record daily rise in COVID-19 cases, seeks military help

• Analysis: As Fed tiptoes around tapering, investors look to Jackson Hole meeting for clarity
• Exclusive: Rights group urges U.S. customs to probe Goodyear Malaysia over worker abuse accusation
• Asia stocks try tentative rally, Fed in no rush to taper
• Airbus raises forecasts after strong first half
• Fed says economic recovery remains on track despite COVID-19 surge
• AstraZeneca vaccine sales jump to $894 million, submission for U.S. approval delayed
• Credit Suisse 78% Q2 net profit slide shows Archegos hit
• China steps up efforts to calm investor jitters; markets rebound

• 'Better Call Saul' star Bob Odenkirk hospitalized after 'heart-related incident'
• Musical 'Anything Goes' a tonic for London audiences after COVID, says cast
• British girl band Little Mix gets wax figures at London's Madame Tussauds
• 'Jungle Cruise' movie pairs spirited heroine with pun-slinging skipper
• Olympics-Basketball 3x3-At first medal matches, DJ Lass is there to pump up the volume
• U.S. sells 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli's Wu-Tang Clan album
• Jane Campion, Kristen Stewart's turn as Diana headline Venice film fest
• Britney Spears' lawyer seeks to oust singer's father from conservatorship

• MLB roundup: Tigers top Twins 17-14
• Olympics-Swimming-Double gold joy for American men, Chinese women
• Randal Grichuk, Blue Jays top Red Sox to open twin bill
• Olympics-Rowing-Croatia, New Zealand triumph in pairs; Ireland, Italy take lightweight crowns
• Olympics-Water polo-U.S. women suffer first Olympic defeat in 13 years
• ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev survives heat to make Olympics quarters
• Olympics-Canoeing-Australian Fox fastest in women's canoe slalom semifinal
• Olympics-Climbing-Mawem brothers shoot for the moon in Tokyo