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Sunday 08.01.21

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By Faith Karimi

Some vaccinated Americans have lost their patience with those refusing the shot as Covid-19 cases surge.
"The animals are on fire," a devastated farmer said as wildfires sweep Turkey, killing six people.
Tensions boiled over in the House of Representatives after the January 6 hearing and mask rule.
A bee swarm attacked an Arizona neighborhood, killing one person and injuring at least five others.
A suspect is on the run after shooting five people outside a funeral home in Indianapolis.

Grab your binoculars and telescopes! Saturn is showing off tonight and Monday morning. This once-a-year nighttime spectacle marks the planet's opposition -- when it's lined up with the sun and Earth is in the middle -- making for a brilliant night sky view.

A court hearing will be held Wednesday for Jeremiah Harris, one of the students featured in Netflix's breakout docuseries "Cheer." Harris is accused of enticing an underage boy to produce sexually explicit videos and photos of himself, according to a criminal complaint filed in Chicago.

In South Dakota, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally starts Friday, and is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people. Last year, officials called the event a coronavirus superspreader after hundreds got infected in several states. Experts say this year's event poses a risk to unvaccinated people.

On this day 21 years ago, the first website ever published went live. It was dedicated to World Wide Web information, and remains online decades later. Happy birthday, WWW, and welcome to adulthood!

Scarred by a deadly pandemic, Covid Survivors for Change will march in several cities Saturday to push for action. The group is calling for a stronger response on mental health, long haulers and other effects of the virus.

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A showdown between neighbors
If you can stay up really late tonight, the US and Canada women's soccer teams will face off in the Olympic semifinals at 4 a.m. ET Monday. Both teams survived their quarterfinals on penalty kick shootouts, and will meet in their first Olympic knockout match in years. A week into the Tokyo Olympics, athletes are blazing trails and making history with unexpected results. Here are some of the most compelling photos of the performances so far.

Floor final without Simone Biles

In gymnastics, the women's floor final at the Tokyo Olympics is at 4:57 a.m. ET Monday -- but Simone Biles will not be a part of it. The men's vault final will also be on the same day.

Quiz time!
President Joe Biden announced an end date to the US combat mission in Iraq. In what timeframe did he agree to make that happen?

A. By September 11.
B. By year's end.
C. By Thanksgiving.
D. By the first quarter of 2022.

Play "Total Recall," CNN's weekly news quiz, to see if you're correct!

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Spectacular
A South African youth choir did a cover of "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. The vocals, the scenery, the dancing ... (Click here to watch.)