Washington Post reports that US government officials privately don’t believe Ukraine can win the war with Russia, but they have no intention of pushing—or even nudging—Kyiv to negotiate.

5) War in Ukraine will drag on; 4) Liz Truss resigns barely six weeks into term as UK Prime Minister; 3) CDC advisory committee votes to add COVID mRNA jabs to list of recommended vaccines for children; 2) Biotech startup wants to farm human clones for replacement organs; 1) Ultraorthodox rabbis in Israel believe Messiah is here and in contact with mystical “concealed” rabbis.