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Progressive Democrats grow frustrated with Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who has become one of the most unmovable roadblocks on Democratic priorities in Washington, DC.

On Thursday, the eve of the G-7 summit in Cornwall, England, U.S. President Joe Biden formally announced what had been disclosed a day earlier – that his administration would donate 500 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to 92 low- and middle-income countries.

Andrew Brown Jr. died from a gunshot wound to the back of the head, according to the state autopsy report, confirming the results of an autopsy commissioned by Brown's family.

Amid historic, climate change-driven drought, the federal government shut down the water supply from the Upper Klamath Basin on the California-Oregon border. CNN's Lucy Kafanov reports.

A group of Jewish House Democrats are condemning controversial comments made on Twitter by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). CNN's Sunlen Serfaty reports the Minnesota senator sparked outrage when she appeared to equate the US and Israel with the Taliban and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group designated as a terrorist organization by the US.

Matt Schembechler, son of the University of Michigan's legendary football coach, Bo Schembechler, says that he was sexually abused by a former team doctor being investigated by the school — and that his father knew and did nothing.

Washington-area residents are increasingly out and about as COVID-19 cases fall in the U.S., including the capital region. But reluctance to get vaccinated persists in some quarters, despite extensive campaigns promoting inoculation – and warnings of the dangers of failing to get the jab.

CNN's Jason Carroll reports from Iowa and West Virginia where some are warming up to green energy projects that would be funded by President Biden's infrastructure plan.

MEPs have voted overwhelmingly to issue proceedings against the Czech Republic's prime minister for breaches of EU law concerning an alleged conflict of interest. Brussels concluded last year in an audit that Andrej Babiš had breached domestic and EU conflict of interest legislation in relation to his control of Agrofert, the agriculture conglomerate he founded.

Taiwanese architect and engineer Arthur Huang turns everyday trash into materials used for interiors, construction and consumer products. When the pandemic hit, he turned his attention to designing a hospital ward made from recycled materials.

NASA sends squids to space. Plus, the world's wealthiest man makes out-of-this-world travel arrangements, and a soccer star talks game with an orbiting astronaut. VOA's Arash Arabasadi brings us the Week in Space. Produced by: Arash Arabasadi

President Joe Biden announced the US plans to donate 500 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses globally to low and lower-middle income countries.