Plus, Ozzy Osbourne’s wild life. 

On Today’s Episode: 

Johnson Cuts Short House Business to Avoid Vote on Releasing Epstein Files, by Annie Karni and Michael Gold

Trump Escalates Attacks on Obama and Clinton as Questions Swirl About Epstein, by Luke Broadwater and Julian E. Barnes

E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change, by Lisa Friedman

U.S. and Japan Reach Trade Deal, by Ana Swanson and River Akira Davis

G.M. Profit Shrinks on Billion-Dollar Tariff Hit, by Jack Ewing

Hospitals Are Limiting Gender Treatment for Trans Minors, Even in Blue States, by Jill Cowan

U.S. Olympic Officials Bar Transgender Women From Women’s Competitions, by Juliet Macur

Iranian Officials Suspect Sabotage in String of Mysterious Fires, by Farnaz Fassihi and Erika Solomon

Ozzy Osbourne, ‘Prince of Darkness’ Turned Reality TV Star, Dies at 76, by Gavin Edwards

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