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1 U.K. leader gambles on tax hike to pay for elder care: U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday how he plans to grapple with the rocketing cost of long-term care for Britain’s growing older population. Johnson told lawmakers in the House of Commons that his Conservative government had made the “difficult but responsible” decision to increase taxes in order to raise 36 billion pounds ($50 billion) over three years for social care and the National Health Service.

2 First lady heads back to classroom: After months of teaching writing and English to community college students virtually, Jill Biden resumed teaching in person Tuesday at Northern Virginia Community College, where she has worked since 2009. She is the first first lady to leave the White House to log hours at a full-time job.

3 U.N. nuke watchdog says Iran pressing on with uranium enrichment: Iran has continued to increase its stockpile of highly enriched uranium that could be used to make nuclear weapons in contravention of a 2015 accord with world powers that was meant to contain Tehran’s nuclear program, the U.N. atomic watchdog said Tuesday.

4 London honors Muppets creator Jim Henson: The American creator of The Muppets was honored Tuesday in Britain with a plaque at his former home in north London. Its simple message: “Jim Henson 1936-1990 creator of The Muppets lived here.” Henson lived in London from 1979 until his death in 1990 at just 53.

5 3rd death reported following dose of Moderna vaccine: A third person in Japan has died after receiving the Moderna vaccine from a batch subject to a recall because it was manufactured at the same time as one in which foreign substances were detected in the vials, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry announced Monday.