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🌎 The virtual White House Climate Summit is Thursday and Friday. We're setting the scene with a special-themed edition today.
🔍 A burst of announcements loom this week, and we'll try to cut through the noise to report on what really matters.
🚨 ICYMI: The news began early when the U.S. and China issued a broad but vague statement of ambition and cooperation Saturday. Read more
🎸 Oh, and the Rolling Stones' "Sticky Fingers" turns 50 this week, so their roughly 4th-best album provides today's intro tune...