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Joe Biden formally accepts the Democrat presidential nomination and uses his speech to slam President Trump for allegedly failing in his most basic duties to the American nation. Putin critic Alexei Navalny is fighting for his life in Omsk, Siberia, after falling ill in a suspected poisoning. Reports suggest he may be transferred to Germany for treatment. In France, President Emmanuel Macron hosts Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel. The pair have vowed to avoid further virus lockdowns and border closures at any costs. And in auto news, a U.S. judge has thrown out parts of a lawsuit which claimed Volkswagen had misled its investors over the 2015 emissions scandal, but upheld SEC claims against former CEO Martin Winterkorn. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .