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Up First briefing: Biden at Camp David; mortgage rates jump; NPR news quiz

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President Biden will host Japan and Korea’s leaders at Camp David. Mortgage rates have hit a two-decade high. See how much news you know with this week’s quiz.
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President Biden will host Japan and South Korea’s leaders today at Camp David. Presidents have used the mountain retreat for 80 years to host foreign leaders, but this is the first time since 2015 that any have been invited. Here’s a look at Camp David’s long legacy of diplomacy.
About 20,000 residents in Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories, are rushing to evacuate as a wildfire burns out of control near the city. Canada is seeing its worst wildfire season ever recorded, with more than 230 active fires threatening the northwest region and more than 1,000 burning nationwide.
Maui’s Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya has resigned, citing health issues.

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