Lab leak theory, Chicago election loss, devastating train crash

The FBI Director publicly confirms the Bureau's assessment that Covid-19 “most likely” leaked from a Chinese lab. Plus, for the first time in more than 30-years, a Chicago sitting mayor has lost re-election in a race that was dominated by rising crime. Is it a warning sign for other big city Democrats? And, a devastating crash near Athens, Greece kills more than 36 people after a passenger train collides head on with a freight train.

Also this morning: Trump allies privately lobby House members to back his 2024 bid, Russian forces advance on Bakhmut, Fox News is fighting Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit, families struggle amid soaring food prices as emergency funds end, the FAA investigates a fifth close call between planes at US airports, a study shows the huge benefits from only 11-minutes of exercise a day, and, TikTok sets a 1-hour daily screen time-limit for users under 18.

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