Friday's Headlines: How a Haitian American held in assassination probe financed a ‘personal security’ team July 16, 2021 Biden meets with Merkel in his first White House session with a European leader Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors. An officer records as Haitian Police Chief Leon Charles speaks at a news conference Wednesday. (Orlando Barria/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) Exclusive: How a Haitian American held in assassination probe financed a 'personal security' team Documents obtained by The Post show proposals for two Florida firms to provide "private military officers" to Christian Emmanuel Sanon. By Shawn Boburg, Anthony Faiola, Samantha Schmidt and Dalton Bennett ● Read more » Biden meets with Merkel in his first White House session with a European leader By Matt Viser ● Read more » At least 93 dead and more than 1,000 missing as flooding rages across Europe By Loveday Morris, Jennifer Hassan and Luisa Beck ● Read more » The Amazon rainforest is the world's carbon sink. Parts of it now release more carbon than can be absorbed. By Rachel Pannett ● Read more » Texas Democrats find voting rights are a tough sell as Capitol Hill turns its focus to Biden's economic agenda By Mike DeBonis ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Young Cuban activists carry on the fight for freedom started by their parents and grandparents By Lori Rozsa ● Read more » Book Excerpt: Behind the scenes on Jan. 6: Delay at the Pentagon, resistance in the Oval Office as Ivanka Trump, advisers pleaded with president By Philip Rucker and Carol D. Leonnig ● Read more » The FBI let Larry Nassar's victims down. What about the other survivors of sexual assault? Opinion ● Opinion by Rachael Denhollander ● Read more » It's time for progressives and conservatives to put the Cuba canards aside Opinion ● Opinion by Eugene Robinson ● Read more » American democracy survived its Reichstag fire on Jan. 6. But the threat has not subsided. Opinion ● Opinion by Dana Milbank ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Iran's plot to kidnap a dissident in New York is a warning to Biden Opinion ● Opinion by the Editorial Board ● Read more » Cuba's counterrevolution will be televised if Biden makes it so Opinion ● Opinion by Hugh Hewitt ● Read more » Worried about illegal immigration? Create more legal immigrants. Opinion ● Opinion by Catherine Rampell ● Read more » More News Canada may open its borders to vaccinated travelers by early September, Trudeau says By Erin Cunningham ● Read more » Los Angeles County reimposes indoor mask mandate as coronavirus cases rise nationwide By Fenit Nirappil ● Read more » Olympics chief Bach lays wreath in Hiroshima, protesters question motives By Simon Denyer ● Read more » Try our new daily mini meta crossword It's a week-long adventure that connects a daily 5x5 mini puzzle with a special reveal on Saturdays. Play game We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Bold School for smart advice on how to get better with age, plus tried-and-true tips from our readers, every Monday and Friday for 12 weeks. Sign up » Manage my email newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe from Today's Headlines | Privacy Policy | Help You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines or because it is included in your subscription. ©2021 The Washington Post | 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071 Related Keyword: Share