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• Senate passes Democrats' sweeping health care and climate bill (CNN)

• Biden steps out of the room and finds legacy-defining wins (AP)

• An American Catastrophe — The secret history of the U.S. government’s family-separation policy (Atlantic)

• Indiana’s sweeping abortion ban leads to immediate political, economic fallout (WP)

• Trump pleads to supporters for donations to help him sue CNN (Independent)

• Possible Trump Run in 2024 Draws Tepid Reactions From GOP Lawmakers (WSJ)

• Republicans block cap on millions of patients’ insulin costs (WP)

• Republicans have long feuded with the mainstream media. Now many are shutting them out (NPR)

• Pelosi’s ‘reckless’ Taiwan visit deepens US-China rupture – why did she go? (Guardian)

• Chinese and Taiwanese warships shadow each other as drills due to end (Reuters)

• In Turbulent Times, Xi Builds a Security Fortress for China, and Himself (NYT)

• What Afghanistan Looks Like Since the Taliban Takeover (WP Mag)

• Ten killed in Kabul blasts claimed by ISIS (NHK)

• Israel, Palestinians agree truce from Sunday evening (Reuters)

• Gaza death toll rises as Israel kills second top militant (BBC)

• VIDEO: Israel Strikes Gaza for Second Day Straight (Associated Press, Reuters)

• Ex-rebel taking oath as Colombia president in historic shift (AP)

• Russian Aggression Brings High Anxiety to Strategic Sliver of Europe (WSJ)

• Shelling reported near Ukrainian nuclear plant, Europe's largest (CBS)

• Russian Commanders Dismissed Over 'Poor Performance' in Ukraine (Newsweek)

• Ukrainian risks her life to rescue wild animals from war (AP)

• Even the District Attorney Believed Joaquin Ciria Was Innocent. Why Did It Take So Long to Set Him Free?(Politico)

• Escaping the Patriarchy for Good (Atlantic)

• DNA evidence may link Chincoteague pony origins to Spanish shipwreck (WP)

• Elon Musk says Twitter deal could go forward once user data confirmed (Fox)

• San Francisco-based On Deck lays off a third of employees (SF Gate)

• Tech to Teach Reading: New Literacy Tools Come to Classrooms (WSJ)

• Demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs rise (AP)

• Don’t Return to the Office for Your Boss. Go Back for Yourself. (NYT)

• Judges rely on Wikipedia for their opinions, a new study finds (WP)

• Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth (New Yorker)

• What Did Ancient Whales See? (Atlantic)

• Authors and bookstore owners worry a big publishing merger will affect diversity (NPR)

• Two prominent men died on the Titanic. Were they secretly a couple? (WP)

• Exterminator Kind Of Surprised Apartment Doesn't Have Roaches (The Onion)