The Refugee Olympic Team consists of athletes who have fled their home nations. Its road to Tokyo has been challenging. Time correspondent Vivienne Walt joins us to talk about why several athletes who have left the team since the 2016 games say they felt trapped and exploited. Vox explains why DACA has been ruled illegal, and what that means for the future of this immigration policy. Hiring is picking up as the economy starts to recover. But the Wall Street Journal says that many jobs lost during the pandemic won’t be coming back. The summer phrase “dog days” takes its name from the sky, not how our pets laze around in the hot sun. National Geographic explains the term’s celestial origin.

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