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Russian authorities have stepped up a campaign to suppress critics and organizations seen as being antigovernment, in what some see as further evidence that President Putin’s regime is growing stronger on.wsj.com/2WjzMPN

America’s biggest oil lobby just did an about-face on climate policy. It’s made no one happy. on.wsj.com/2TGKzCT

Simone Biles hit pause at the Olympics, and the widening conversation about mental health in sports has another indelible moment, writes @jasongay on.wsj.com/3f5JSdT

From @WSJBooks: Abraham Lincoln had to shoulder the unique burden of leadership during a civil war—but the trials of his dysfunctional domestic life surely added to the strain. We review “An American Marriage” and other noteworthy books this month. on….

Team USA became the first women’s 3×3 basketball Olympic gold medalists by defeating the Russian Olympic Committee 18-15 on.wsj.com/3f7Gyil

Fencing had a problem. “Literally, guys were not fencing.” This is the new rule on display at the Olympics that has fixed just that. on.wsj.com/3zIDpgx

Breaking: The U.K. government will allow fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and those from most of the European Union to enter England without quarantine requirements, hoping for an influx of late-summer tourists on.wsj.com/3f4qjmb

A gunman opened fire on a car carrying two engineers in the southern port city of Karachi, the latest attack on Chinese nationals in close ally Pakistan on.wsj.com/3i7zPXq

China’s government is planning to introduce new laws in Hong Kong and Macau that could bar foreign entities and individuals in the cities from complying with sanctions against China, according to people familiar with the discussions on.wsj.com/3zMjhKO

Musicians have gone from famine to feast with the return of live music. That can mean having to relearn their own songs. on.wsj.com/3i9pP01