The White House said US and Chinese officials are in ongoing talks about a bilateral meeting between Biden and Xi.

👎 Dr Fauci has debunked a claim made by Nicki Minaj that the COVID-19 vaccine may cause impotence.

That’s a relief.

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💻 UK PM Boris Johnson and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison will join Joe Biden virtually to announce a joint statement on a new defence deal

🤔 Should cannabis be prohibited for athletes? WADA has doubts.

The World Anti-Doping Agency will discuss the status of the drug next year, while the ban will remain in place until 2023.

Currently, WADA prohibits the use of cannabinoids and products containing them during sports competitions. The agency’s list of prohibited substances includes the following criteria:

🔸It has the potential to enhance sport performance;
🔸It represents a health risk to the athlete;
🔸It violates the spirit of sport.

However, Dr Gregory Ioannidis, a sports lawyer, says that permitting cannabis will violate the basic premises of its code - to protect athletes' health.

“If such proposal could be implemented, it would open Pandora’s Box and it would most certainly present WADA with several legal and ethical issues”, Dr Ioannidis argues. “Notwithstanding the fact that regular or heavy use of cannabis may create addiction, it may also increase the risk of developing a psychotic illness such as schizophrenia”.

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⚡️ Australia intends to gain nuclear-powered submarine with new defense effort with US and UK, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.

⚡️🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺Leaders of the United States, United Kingdom and Australia announce the creation of the trilateral security partnership called AUKUS:

🔹the nations will boost each other's ability to support security and defense interests;

🔹the countries will promote deeper information and technology sharing;

🔹the states will foster deeper integration of security and defense-related science, technology, industrial bases and supply chains;

🔹the nations will deepen cooperation on a range of security and defense capabilities;

🔹the countries will focus on strengthening cyber capabilities, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and additional undersea capabilities;

🔹the states believe that the trilateral partnership will help sustain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

⚡️ Major traffic collision

Vehicle goes over cliffside south of Tom Lantos Tunnels in CA

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Whoops, Joe Biden seemed to forget the Australian PM's name during AUKUS announcement.

"I want to thank.. umm… that fella down under. Thank you, pal," he said referring to one of his "faithful and capable partners" from Australia.

His name is Scott Morrison, Joe.

UPDATE | One person dead after car goes off cliff on Highway 1 near Pacifica, CHP says

WATCH LIVE: SpaceX launches first ever all civilian crew into orbit

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 will take the Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft into low orbit, where the mission will spend three days.

The Coast Guard rescued three people and a dog who were adrift in a life raft after their boat sank off the coast of Oregon. It’s believed they drifted as far as 6 miles at sea while in a life raft after their vessel sank.

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🤔Obesity seems to be an even bigger issue than COVID in the US.

New research from the CDC shows that the number of US states with an obesity rate over 35% has nearly doubled since 2018, with 42% of Americans reporting weight gain since the pandemic started.

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⚡️The new alliance of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) is not directed against other countries, it just reflects the high level of trust and cooperation, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson assured on Thursday.

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A temporary fence is being reinstalled around the US Capitol ahead of the 18 September protests.

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Catch up on our latest updates:

▪️A woman who threatened to kill VP Kamala Harris because she is "not actually black" has pleaded guilty.

▪️Gabrielle Petito's boyfriend has been named a person of interest in connection with her disappearance in August.

▪️The Pentagon has refused to comment on claims that General Mike Milley may have overstepped his authority during Donald Trump's presidency.

▪️The number of asylum-seeking migrants on the US southern border exceeded 200,000 in August – for a second consecutive month.

▪️At least two of Joe Biden's paternal ancestor were enslavers, according to a new book by Politico correspondent Ben Schreckinger.

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⚡️Russia threatens to take measures against US over interference in elections, Foreign Ministry says