• White House, congressional Democrats harden stances on coronavirus relief
• Majority of registered voters oppose U.S. election delay: Reuters/Ipsos poll
• Two U.S. senators seek ban on collecting customer biometric data without consent
• Trump hangs on to financial edge in race against Biden
• Facebook, Twitter, YouTube pull Trump posts over coronavirus misinformation
• Factbox: Coronavirus in U.S. Congress: 15 members have tested or been presumed positive
• U.S. Republican congressman Rodney Davis says he has COVID-19
• Trump and allies raise more money than Biden in July

World

• 'Sheep without a shepherd': Hong Kong churches torn by politics
• Canadian preacher jailed in Myanmar for holding services during virus ban
• Hiroshima marks 75 years since atomic bombing in scaled-back ceremony
• Timeline: Thailand's turbulent politics since 2014 military coup
• Windsor Castle opens terrace garden for first time in 40 years
• Head for the hills: Virus clampdowns crush Swiss city hotels
• South Africa's funeral parlours turn to makeshift mortuaries as virus deaths rise
• China threatens countermeasures as Taiwan prepares for U.S. visit

• Uber pulls Latin American U-turn by joining taxi ranks
• COVID-19 vaccine approval could stall tech stocks boom: Goldman
• Stocks slip as markets await U.S. stimulus
• Pool sales skyrocket as consumers splash out on coronavirus cocoons
• U.S. glass maker seeks to seize Venezuela-owned oil tanker to collect award, court papers show
• Adidas predicts profit rebound after pandemic hit
• Republican senators back extending $25 billion payroll aid for U.S. airlines; shares jump
• CalPERS investment chief steps down at $400 billion pension fund

• Disney's 'Mulan' to skip most movie theaters for streaming
• 'Made in Italy' film becomes healing process for Liam Neeson and son
• Indian federal investigator to probe Bollywood actor's death - prosecutor
• TV viewing surges during Britain's lockdown, led by streaming services
• Portia de Rossi speaks out as criticism of Ellen mounts
• Alan Parker, director of 'Bugsy Malone' and 'Mississippi Burning', dies at 76
• 'Cocoon' actor Wilford Brimley dies age 85
• Hamster hero? How a Japanese cartoon became Thai youth protesters' symbol

• Olympic rings temporarily removed from Tokyo Bay
• NBA team owners pledge $300 million over 10 years to Black empowerment
• MLB roundup: Cubs win 6th straight behind Darvish
• Barty promotes tennis in indigenous communities
• NHL roundup: Petry, Habs put Pens on brink of elimination
• New Zealand researchers hail 'breakthrough' with non-targeted test
• Soccer: U.S. billionaire Friedkin signs deal to buy Italy's AS Roma
• Kyrgios says 'slim to no chance' of playing French Open