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Two IRS employees, in testimony before a House panel, described what they said were efforts by the Justice Department to impede the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden’s taxes. https://ift.tt/gMHK1zP

Explosions tore through a military base in Russian-occupied Crimea days after Ukraine targeted a bridge connecting the peninsula to Russia, reaching far behind the front lines of the conflict. https://ift.tt/7rMhebE

A DNA variation that affects the immune system can boost an infected person’s odds of avoiding Covid-19 symptoms, a study found. https://ift.tt/lZcBexm

Two U.S. senators are set this week to introduce bipartisan legislation to bar members of the federal executive branch and lawmakers from owning stock in individual companies. https://ift.tt/MzaRCgE

Neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne is resigning as president of Stanford, saying the failures highlighted in a recent review by a panel of top scientists could raise questions about his ability to continue leading the university. https://ift.tt/Qn6lVkp

A clutch of U.S. venture-capital firms is being investigated by a congressional committee over their funding of Chinese tech companies. https://ift.tt/a1CESLK

U.S. stocks rose, with the S&P 500 and Dow industrials gaining 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively, while the Nasdaq edged up 0.03%. https://ift.tt/GhPiUt6

Carvana, seeking to avert a cash crunch, said it would make a debt exchange that would allow it to delay some interest payments. https://ift.tt/30DpePw