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Billie Eilish has responded to a resurfaced video that appears to show her mouthing a racial slur, apologizing for behavior that she says made her “want to barf.”https://nbcnews.to/3wRrGLJ 

Taliban fighters took control of a key district in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province on Monday, as the Pentagon reaffirmed the U.S. troop withdrawal was still on pace to conclude by early September.https://nbcnews.to/3qedaLC 

3 people were killed and 4 others were injured in a shooting in St. Louis on Monday, authorities say.https://nbcnews.to/3d4tdGx 

Workers called back to their office are facing new commuting hurdles as they contend with higher costs, less public transit, and new anxieties.https://nbcnews.to/3qts8xz 

Derek Chauvin sentencing thrusts Minnesota Judge Peter Cahill back into spotlighthttps://nbcnews.to/3gVni7E 

Spanish PM Sanchez says his government will pardon the 9 jailed leaders of Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid.https://nbcnews.to/3xIhepM 

More than 46,000 children in the U.S. have lost a parent to Covid-19. Finding support for them remains a challenge.https://nbcnews.to/35N6BGc 

George Mason University baseball player dies after Tommy John surgery.https://nbcnews.to/3j3vpSm 

For the first time, NYC voters will have the option to select as many as 5 of the 8 Democratic mayoral candidates in order of preference.https://nbcnews.to/3zK55CL 

Plans for a Hollywood movie about New Zealand PM Ardern’s response to the Christchurch mosque attacks in 2019 have sparked fierce backlash after Muslim groups say the victims and survivors weren't consulted.https://nbcnews.to/3vKB3vd 

Derek Chauvin sentencing thrusts Minnesota Judge Peter Cahill back into spotlighthttps://nbcnews.to/35H2CLk 

As Meghan and Harry forge a new and unprecedented path, their words and work are casting the British royal family in a different light, experts say.https://nbcnews.to/3zPQCp0 

The Senate is scheduled to vote on whether to advance the Democrats' sweeping election overhaul legislation, an attempt that is likely to be thwarted by a Republican-backed filibuster.https://nbcnews.to/3zKP53o 

An Iowa man convicted of assaulting a man who told him to pull his mask up last year was sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to a court representative.https://nbcnews.to/3jeMR6H 

As Beijing and Washington target each other's economic and military ambitions, Australians worry their country could pay the price for being caught between the two geopolitical foes.https://nbcnews.to/2UhJ79O 

Plans for a Hollywood movie about New Zealand PM Ardern’s response to the Christchurch mosque attacks in 2019 have sparked fierce backlash after Muslim groups say the victims and survivors weren't consulted.https://nbcnews.to/3d1EabG 

Winner of Iran's "engineered" presidential election, Ebrahim Raisi, has previously been sanctioned by the U.S. and faced criticism from human rights groups for his alleged involvement in the mass execution of political prisoners.https://nbcnews.to/35FRBu3