Is Biden letting the world’s dictators off the hook?

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<p>The House canceled Thursday&rsquo;s session after the U.S. Capitol Police warned of a possible plot by a militant group to attack the building. The <a href="https://apple.news/Aqt7WO_Y3QOON_APkVuAStQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has more.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Critics say President Biden isn&rsquo;t being tough enough with the world&rsquo;s authoritarian regimes. In the <a href="https://apple.news/AeMgJfikaSsKpXNrzd9nbdg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a>, Robin Wright argues that Biden&rsquo;s actions against Saudi Arabia fall short. Her colleague Masha Gessen <a href="https://apple.news/AVU2DhJbrSti8wn0ueujARQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">writes</a> that U.S. measures taken against Russia are also lacking.</p> <p>COVID-19 vaccines may be a major scientific breakthrough, but they rely on a technology invented over 170 years ago: the hypodermic needle. The <a href="https://apple.news/A3geHqW_VTXmbAXL-LyO3Ug?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on high-tech efforts to develop new ways of administering vaccines.</p> <p>Mars has captured the human imagination for centuries. In <a href="https://apple.news/AVJ5BsQS0Qd2Qft1w4-7stg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a>, Nadia Drake asks: Why are people so obsessed with the red planet?</p>