Biden-Putin Summit; 'Power Casual' Is The New Office Look; Westminster’s Top Dog

Plus, 'crazy worms' are threatening America's trees and maple syrup supply. [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Jill Hudson First Up [In this March 10, 2011, file photo, Joe Biden, then vice president, shakes hands with Vladimir Putin, then Russia's prime minister, in Moscow. President Biden will hold a summit with Putin this week in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia.]( Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Here's what we're following today. President Biden will hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in Geneva. It's a chance for the two leaders to map out how they will manage a difficult relationship. [Here are five things you should know](. Israel has a new prime minister; Naftali Bennett won the election by a single vote. [Read more here](. Nearly 600,00 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States. At the same time, another health condition — under-recognized amid the pandemic — has been on the rise. [Listen to the story](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listens [Gold Crocs were Questlove's fashion statement at this year's Academy Awards in April.]( Pool/Getty Images For more than a year, many of us have not had to worry about what to wear to work. Will we have to ditch our yoga pants, sweats and sneakers? Robin Givhan, senior critic-at-large for The Washington Post, says dressing up and comfort will likely co-exist. [Listen to the story]( or [read it](. NPR's Noel King spoke to astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi about his memoir: A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey From The Street To The Stars. [Listen to their conversation](. Dan Glickman had a long career in Washington as a member of Congress, agriculture secretary in the Clinton administration, and then head of the Washington office for the Motion Picture Association. The world he describes in his new memoir, Laughing At Myself: My Education In Congress, On The Farm, And At The Movies, seems, at times, like ancient history. [Hear more about it](. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Picture Show [Left: Lisa Lai, 65, dances during breaks in the shop in Philadelphia. Right: Liang Runling, 56, stands for a portrait at Jamaica Pond, Brookline, Mass.]( Shuran Huang Recent reports of violence against Asian Americans have drawn attention to the challenges and discrimination many Asian Americans face — especially women. While Asian women are often viewed as hard-working, independent, intelligent and economically prosperous, the stereotypes hide many issues, including anti-Asian racism, poverty and labor abuse. [We have a photo essay of two women living the Chinese American immigrant experience]( that illuminates the complexities of their lives that defy stereotypes. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [A Pekingese walks with its handler in the Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Sunday in Tarrytown, N.Y. The dog won the blue ribbon in Best in Show.]( Kathy Willens/AP - The top dog at this year's Westminster Kennel Club dog show is Wasabi, [a Pekingese pooch]( whose grandfather Malachy won the Westminster title in 2012. - Ned Beatty, the Oscar-nominated character actor who in half a century of American movies, including Deliverance, Network and Superman, died Sunday. [He was 83](. - Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic won the French Open women's title — and her first Grand Slam title. ([Yahoo! Sports]( - Crazy worms — an invasive species from Asia — is threatening America's trees and [our maple syrup](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Daily News emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]