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India reports record new cases and fatalities, official Covid death toll surpasses 200,000  CNBC ‘This Is a Catastrophe.’ In India, Illness Is Everywhere.  The New York Times As Covid sweeps India, experts say cases and deaths are going unreported  CNN India Covid: Delhi

The number of people who have died with coronavirus in India has passed 200,000.

Governor Cuomo Announces New York State to Adopt New CDC Guidance on Mask Use For Fully Vaccinated People  NY.gov CDC issues new outdoor mask guidance for fully vaccinated people  CNN CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask  Yahoo News

Biden to Omit Estate-Tax Expansion From Coming Economic Plan  Bloomberg Biden capital gains tax plan would raise $113 billion if ‘step up in basis’ is killed, says Wharton  CNBC America’s Ultra-Rich Fear Biden Will Close Their Favorite Tax Loopholes  Bloomberg Biden’s tax hikes

The death of Mario Arenales Gonzalez came one day before a former Minneapolis officer was convicted of murdering George Floyd. Body camera footage was released on Tuesday.

LIVE UPDATES: Lawmakers to skip Biden’s first joint address to Congress Wednesday night  Fox News Why there won’t be a designated survivor at Biden’s 1st speech to Congress  Yahoo News The Hamburglar? How a story about meat limits fell apart  ABC News Stand

Desperate to avoid November rotation, Likud unveils a new line of argument at meeting on appointing a justice minister: The unity government restrictions no longer apply to us

As India suffers the world’s worst coronavirus crisis, our New Delhi bureau chief describes the fear of living amid a disease spreading at such scale and speed.

A Porsche driver who filmed four police officers as they lay dying after a horrific crash has been jailed for 10 months.

With the rules for noncitizens entering the country about to be significantly loosened, rooms are being readied despite concerns about travel during COVID and lack of staff