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Monday 11 July 2022 01:33 EDT

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TOP STORIES

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CAPITOL RIOT-INVESTIGATION-EXTREMIST GROUPS — An upcoming hearing of the U.S. House Committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection is expected to examine ties between people in former President Donald Trump’s orbit and extremist groups who played a role in the Capitol riot. Top leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys have been charged with seditious conspiracy in the most serious cases the Justice Department has brought so far in the Jan. 6 attack. By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michelle R. Smith and Michael Kunzelman. SENT: 1,480 words, photos. This is the Tuesday Spotlight.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LATEST OMICRON MUTANT — The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States. Scientists say the variant, which is called BA.2.75, may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection. It’s unclear whether it could cause more serious disease than the globally dominant omicron variant BA.5. But scientists are concerned about the fact that it's geographically widespread. By Science Writers Laura Ungar and Aniruddha Ghosal. SENT: 600 words, photos.

JAPAN — Boosted by a new mandate in weekend elections, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with the United States’ top diplomat, who delivered condolences over the death of influential former leader Shinzo Abe and reassurances of a strong bilateral alliance. By Mari Yamaguchi. SENT: 710 words, photos. Also see JAPAN-POLITICAL VIOLENCE below.

SRI LANKA — Sri Lanka is in a political vacuum for a second day with opposition leaders yet to agree on who should replace its roundly rejected leaders, whose residences are occupied by protesters, angry over the country’s economic woes. By Krishan Francis. SENT: 650 words, photos.

BIDEN-MIDEAST-ECONOMIC PEACE? — For more than two years, the Biden administration has said that Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of “freedom, security and prosperity” enjoyed by Israelis. Instead, they’ve gotten U.S. aid and permits to work inside Israel and its Jewish settlements. The inconsistency is likely to come up when President Joe Biden visits Israel and the occupied West Bank this week for the first time since assuming office. By Joseph Krauss. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.

BIDEN-GUNS — Biden will be hosting a “celebration” of a new bipartisan law meant to reduce gun violence that, after just 16 days in effect, already has been overshadowed by yet another mass shooting. By Zeke Miller. SENT: 700 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing from 11 a.m. event.

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