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5 things to watch at the Biden-Putin summit
The Wednesday Geneva summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is a chance for the two leaders to map out how they will manage a difficult relationship. Here's what to know.
Action at open state Capitol aims to avert shutdown
With the public welcomed back to observe, Minnesota lawmakers return to the Capitol for a special session that will continue until a new state budget is enacted.
G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China and taxing corporations
Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations staked their claim Sunday to leading the world out of the coronavirus pandemic, pledging more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nations, vowing to help developing countries grow while fighting climate change and backing a minimum tax on multinational firms.
Israel swears in new coalition, ending Netanyahu's long rule
Israel's parliament approved a new coalition government on Sunday that sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office and a political crisis that sparked four elections in two years.
Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial
President Joe Biden said on Saturday, the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.
Minn. lawmakers to race the budget clock in special session
Minnesota lawmakers need to finish a new budget within the next few weeks to avoid a government shutdown. Top leaders are confident they’ll avoid that disruption, but they’re still struggling through remaining differences. 
With an eye to history, Biden and Johnson try to rekindle the 'special relationship'
President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed a 21st century Atlantic Charter, an update of a document that tied the countries together during World War II.
Rep. Omar says she wasn't equating U.S., Israel and terrorists
Rep. Ilhan Omar tried edging away Thursday from a bitter fight with Jewish Democratic lawmakers who'd accused her of likening the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and Afghanistan's Taliban, saying her remarks were "in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries."