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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden wave as they arrive in England ahead of the G7 summit on Wednesday.

World Leaders Are Meeting To Tackle Climate Change And Pandemic Recovery

Polls show that President Biden's rhetoric and policy changes have already improved America's image in parts of Europe. But analysts say he must also reach substantive agreements with G-7 countries.

Maricopa County, Ariz., elections officials count ballots on Nov. 4 in Phoenix. Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the U.S. Supreme Court put new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting.

The Supreme Court Deals A New Blow To Voting Rights, Upholding Arizona Restrictions

The justices, in a 6-3 opinion, narrowed the only major section of the landmark Voting Rights Act that remains in effect.

A satellite image from September 2017 shows Hurricane Irma, left, and Hurricane Jose, right, in the Atlantic Ocean. NOAA says the average annual number of tropical storms in the Atlantic has slightly increased.

Expect More Tropical Storms, NOAA Warns

NOAA is updating its definition of what a "normal" Atlantic hurricane season looks like, based on the last 30 years. The average number of hurricanes in the new normal has risen from 6 to 7.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison Friday, over the murder of George Floyd. He's seen here addressing the court at his sentencing hearing.

Derek Chauvin Is Sentenced To 22 ½ Years Over George Floyd's Murder

Prosecutors were asking for the former police officer to be sentenced to a 30-year prison term. His defense attorney called for probation and time already served.

Protesters confront law enforcement on April 13 outside the police headquarters in Brooklyn Center, Minn., over the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright by an officer. The NAACP Legal Defense And Education Fund is asking the Justice Department to suspend local police grants, citing ongoing killings of Black people like Wright by police.

Civil Rights Group Calls On Justice Dept. To Suspend Local Police Grants

A major civil rights group is demanding the attorney general pause federal grants to local police until he confirms they aren't engaging in discrimination, citing more police killings of Black people.

Activists from Amnesty International demonstrate outside the Russian embassy in Berlin, on Saturday, calling for the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. In Moscow on Monday, a court ordered the temporary suspension of Navalny's political network.

Russian Court Suspends Alexei Navalny's Anti-Kremlin Network

The jailed opposition leader's political network has been ordered to suspend its activities pending a court ruling on whether to label it and affiliated organizations "extremist."

"As deductibles rise, patients have the right to know the price of health care services so they can shop around for the best deal," says Seema Verma, who heads the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and announced the Trump administration's plan this week.

Trump Team's Bid To Make Hospital Costs More Transparent Is Data-Heavy

The administration's rules would require hospitals to provide far more detail about the actual prices they charge insurers for medical care. Would patients welcome the data, or feel overwhelmed?

A machine makes masks in a medical-equipment factory in the U.S. on Feb. 15. When an N95 respirator shortage left hospitals scrambling in 2020, U.S. manufacturers stepped in. Now, some of those companies are struggling to sell their masks.

U.S. Companies Shifted To Make N95 Respirators During COVID. Now, They're Struggling

When an N95 respirator shortage left hospitals scrambling in 2020, U.S. manufacturers stepped in. Now, those companies are facing bankruptcies and layoffs as Chinese-made masks flood the market again.

Boeing said Friday that some of its 737 MAX planes may have an electrical problem, leading airlines to ground dozens of the jets. An American Airlines flight on a Boeing 737 MAX is seen here in December.

Boeing Warns Of Possible Electrical Issue, And Airlines Ground Some 737 Max Planes

The airplane manufacturer says the issue is not related to the software system that has been blamed in the fatal crashes that killed 346 people.

From left: A New Delhi woman waits inside an observation room after a dose of the Covishield vaccine (the name used for the AstraZeneca product in India) on May 26. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves a London vaccination center after his first AstraZeneca dose on March 19. On March 9, Nairobi began vaccinating groups including health-care workers and older people with AstraZeneca.

AstraZeneca's Rocky Rollout: The Woes Of The 'Vaccine For The World'

Oxford-AstraZeneca promised its COVID-19 vaccine would be effective, cheap and available worldwide. Five months after its launch, the path forward has been anything but smooth.

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