"This is the Olympics. This is what you dream about as a kid." 🇺🇸 Alyssa Naeher

If you’re worried about the Delta variant, the answer is simple: get vaccinated.

In a powerful philanthropic pairing, Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott have teamed up to direct $40 million to advancing the power and influence of American women over the next decade. cnn.it/3jba4EZ

Katie Nageotte rallies for gold in the pole vault! 🏅 After failing her first two attempts at 4.50 meters, she cleared 4.90 meters on her third attempt in the medal-clinching round 👏

What is the UN climate conference in Glasgow and why is it so important? bbc.in/3fBNIeP

President Biden has signed a bill into law at the White House to award congressional gold medals to the police forces that responded to the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6 cnn.it/3lPjmtt

Canada has won its first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's soccer with a victory over Sweden at #Tokyo2020 cnn.it/3lRrNV9

The firefighter to the left of this shot is Christopher Moore of the SDFD. Chris reached for an American flag and carried it to safety as flames of the #DixieFire raged behind him. Chris, thank you for your selfless service to our nation, and those you protect. 📸: Josh Edelson

Eight Florida attorneys have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis over his executive order on masks in schools, an attorney working on the suit says cnn.it/3lGPBe6

Don’t fur-get, today is #internationalcatday! 😻If you’re feline like it, purrhaps you will take a meowment to celebrate by sharing a paw-some pic of your furry friend. We’re not kitten around - go for it!

Bam flexing his gold medal 😄🥇

There was once a species of terrifying "dragon" flying over Australia 105 million years ago, according to new research. The fossil of a pterosaur with a nearly 30-foot (7-meter) wingspan once belonged to Australia's largest flying reptile. cnn.it/3AvwjwC

Incredible fire behavior late last night on the #DixieFire making it's own weather! #PyroCB up to 40k feet, lightning, and large fire whirls. #FireWx

An undeclared war is breaking out in cyberspace. The Biden administration is fighting back.👏🌊🌊🌊🇺🇸🇺🇸 flip.it/uG6JC9

Greece is facing a "natural disaster of unprecedented proportions," as 586 wildfires burn in "all corners" of the country, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a televised address on Monday. cnn.it/3AucOV2

Four presidents have presided over an American troop presence in Afghanistan—two Republicans and two Democrats. We will not pass this war onto a fifth.

The founder of Nowzad — a non-profit that has spent nearly 15 years reuniting stray dogs with the soldiers who rescued them — has a new mission after the Taliban's takeover of Kabul: finding safe homes for his staff and close to 200 animals in their care. cnn.it/3gf1tjS

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Manchester United confirm Phil Jones & Axel Tuanzebe both leave the club as free agents. 🚨🔴 #MUFC “Talks remain open with David De Gea over a potential new contract”, club also confirms. Tom Heaton, Nathan Bishop, Ethan Laird and Rhys Bennett extended their deals until 2024.