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Here are a few of the first-time Olympians on the U.S. Olympic track and field team.https://nyti.ms/3Bm6nEQ 

Many large cities and rural towns throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have rolled out a pot-embossed welcome mat, hoping to capitalize on legalization’s early momentum and cash.https://nyti.ms/3BugJCL 

Pedro Castillo, a political outsider, was elected president of Peru on Monday, becoming the country’s first left-wing leader in more than a generation.https://nyti.ms/3xN5p26 

Gen Z-ers are applying for jobs using TikTok résumés — and employers are paying attention. Dozens of companies have started to hire people through the app, scheduling interviews with the applicants they find the most compelling.https://nyti.ms/2UZh7Z7 

The Olympics opening ceremony is scheduled for Friday evening Tokyo time. That will be 7 a.m. Eastern time and 4 a.m. Pacific. Here’s a look at the schedule.https://nyti.ms/3evjhqf 

A court upheld Indiana University's requirement that students and staff get a coronavirus vaccine. The lawsuit illustrates how vaccine mandates by colleges and universities in the U.S. have become divisive, even as vaccination rates lag in many states.https://nyti.ms/3xQnmgo 

“It’s kind of an extreme, dangerous situation.” The Bootleg Fire in Oregon, the largest U.S. wildfire so far this year, is so extreme that it’s affecting winds and disrupting the atmosphere.https://nyti.ms/3iqDwqj 

One day before the much-anticipated “Cinderella” musical was slated to open in London’s West End, and two days after a cast member tested positive for the coronavirus, Andrew Lloyd Webber announced on Monday that opening night would yet again be delayed.https://nyti.ms/3kEAiSD 

Wondering why the Tokyo Olympics haven’t been canceled? The answer lies in billions of dollars, years of work and thousands of athletes who can’t wait any longer.https://nyti.ms/3itiVSc 

Taiwan’s worst railway crash in 70 years seemed like a freak accident. But it was a tragedy waiting to happen, a New York Times investigation found. https://nyti.ms/3zbnDuz 

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends universal masking in schools this fall for those over the age of 2, even if they have been vaccinated. The recommendation is a departure from the guidance issued by the CDC earlier this month.https://nyti.ms/2UuFu0P 

Canada will allow fully vaccinated Americans to enter on Aug. 9, officials announced on Monday, with hopes of reopening the border to all other eligible visitors by September.https://nyti.ms/3ivIcev 

President Biden softened his criticism of social networks over the spread of misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines after a weekend of back and forth between Facebook and the White House. “Facebook isn’t killing people,” Biden said.https://nyti.ms/3ivGMkh 

Use our map to track the wildfires burning in the U.S. West and the region’s air quality.https://nyti.ms/3kBkWhB 

Ben & Jerry’s will stop selling its ice cream in Israeli-occupied territories, the company announced Monday, plunging itself into one of the world's most fraught issues and angering many prominent Israelis.https://nyti.ms/3eA96R3 

Wally Funk, 82, will be the oldest person ever to travel to space on Tuesday, in Jeff Bezos’ rocket. She has probably spent more time in airplanes as a pilot than the three men she is going to space with have spent as airplane passengers.https://nyti.ms/36JPQMK 

PG&E, California’s largest utility, said its equipment may have sparked the Dixie Fire, which has burned through 30,000 acres in the state. The area is close to the burn scars of 2018’s devastating Camp Fire, which itself was caused by PG&E equipment.https://nyti.ms/3hRXM58 

In Opinion Who’s accountable if there’s a Covid outbreak at the Olympics? @karaswisher presses Dick Pound, a member of the International Olympic Committee, on who he thinks should take responsibility if the Games become a superspreader event. Listen here.https://nyti.ms/3Biut3g