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The 7

Monday, August 7, 2023

The 7

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 7 August 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Monday briefing: Ukraine peace talks; U.S. World Cup exit; Alaska floods; postpartum depression pill; Voyager 2; and more


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0:00.0

Ukraine Peace Talks were held. A lost spacecraft was found. And in Melbourne yesterday,

0:07.0

I just lost the World Cup by a millimeter. That's tough.

0:11.0

A dramatic exit for the U.S. women's soccer team.

0:14.6

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post.

0:17.9

I'm Jeff Pierre.

0:19.0

It's Monday, August 7th.

0:21.6

Let's get you caught up with today's 7 stories.

0:24.0

Number 1, Ukraine peace talks were held in Saudi Arabia this weekend.

0:32.0

Officials for more than 40 countries, including China,

0:34.8

attended. It was seen as a push by Ukraine to grow partnerships beyond its Western

0:39.4

supporters. Russia was not invited to the talks. A Ukrainian official said the meeting was very

0:45.2

productive. It focused on economic and security support with other European countries.

0:51.1

It also looked at finding ways to continue exporting grains from Ukraine

0:54.8

after Russia withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Deal. Number two, the U.S. was eliminated from the Women's World Cup yesterday.

1:06.7

The team lost to Sweden five to four in a dramatic penalty shootout after a scoreless draw

1:11.9

in the round of 16.

1:13.7

It was the team's earliest World Cup exit ever.

1:16.6

Scoring was a problem throughout the tournament.

1:19.4

After three goals in its opener against Vietnam,

1:21.8

the US managed just one goal in its next three games.

1:27.0

Number three, unprecedented glacial flooding swept away two homes in Alaska's capital.

1:36.0

Water from a basin above the 3,000-year-old Mendenhall Glacier has flooded the city of Juneau every year since since 2011 but this weekend's violent flooding

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