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'A boom, then a monster sound': 10 hurt after bridge in Pittsburgh collapses

PITTSBURGH — Ten people were injured Friday morning when the bridge that carries Forbes Avenue over Frick Park collapsed in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood.

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At the one-year mark, Joe Biden is in good company on polling

Chances are Joe Biden hasn’t yet encountered whatever it is that will determine his administration’s place in history. But it’s clear that poll numbers won’t define it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kamala Harris will play a key role in helping Biden choose Supreme Court pick

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has a new assignment: helping President Joe Biden select the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Tucker Carlson has a grand plan

And I don't think we're going to like it very much

Salon

Musk calls Biden a ‘damp sock puppet’ and rants about Covid-19 restrictions: ‘This is the path to tyranny’

Billionaire has made assorted inaccurate and incendiary claims about the Covid-19 pandemic and the response to it

The Independent UK

Biden visits site of Pittsburgh bridge collapse and promises action with infrastructure law –as it happened

‘Across the country there are 45,000 bridges in poor condition,’ US president says. ‘That is simply just unacceptable’

The Guardian - US

Pittsburgh bridge collapses hours before Biden visit

"This bipartisan infrastructure law is critical to southwest Pennsylvania and the city of Pittsburgh," the city's mayor said.

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Joe Biden visits scene of Pittsburgh bridge collapse as he plugs $1tn infrastructure bill

Rescuers rappelled nearly 150 feet as a dramatic operation to pull people to safety swung into action

Evening Standard

Pittsburgh bridge collapses hours before Biden tour on infrastructure

First responders ‘rapelled down using ropes’ to get to some of those on the bridge, fire chief says

The Independent UK

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Vladimir Putin is vehemently opposed to neighbouring Ukraine signing up to the military alliance

The Independent UK

Bidens welcome pet cat Willow to the White House

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have finally added a long-promised cat to their pet family.

Evening Standard

Democrats mull how much to build back, and when, in budget bill

Democrats eager to enact some form of their "Build Back Better" package before the midterm elections are floating disparate strategies.

Roll Call

Here, kitty: Bidens welcome cat named Willow to White House

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have added a cat to their pet family

The Independent UK

Republicans splinter over Russia

Some Republicans have taken to staunch isolationism while others have stressed the need for military aid

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Martin Schram: Sanctions — truth or consequences

It is time for President Joe Biden to use one countermeasure to Russia’s military menace at the Ukraine border that he has so far failed to deploy. It’s way past time, in fact.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: For the sake of national unity, don't dig in on this Supreme Court nomination

Maybe it’s just wishful thinking, but Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement offers Republicans a real opportunity. No, not the opportunity to install yet another hard-right conservative on the bench. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell already can claim victory for the kinds of obstructionist and unfair manipulation that yielded the court’s…

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy urges no ‘panic’ over tensions

Latest Ukraine news from January 28: President calls on the West to avoid creating ‘panic’ as Russia tensions simmer.

Tribune News Service

Jay Ambrose: Identity politics and the Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, at the age of 83 and after three decades of demonstrating his brilliance and knowledge, is retiring. Past comments tell us what he wants as a replacement: someone of high legal skill to serve not as a politician seeking popularity or ideological objectives but as…

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Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Ukraine is a test for Biden’s foreign policy doctrine

President Joe Biden promised to change U.S. foreign policy after two decades of a costly military-driven approach and four years of an America-first shift away from our allies. He committed to using military power only as a tool of last resort, in defense of vital national interests, and to work…

Tribune News Service

Stephen L. Carter: Presidents have long wanted a diverse Supreme Court

In the wake of Justice Stephen Breyer’s rumored retirement, an odd controversy has swirled around President Joe Biden’s campaign pledge to appoint a Black woman to the first vacancy. Critics have compared the promise to college admission quotas; supporters have pointed out that President Ronald Reagan fulfilled his own campaign…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: IRS demands smack of Big Brother

Surveys find 81 percent of U.S. adults support voter ID requirements. Yet President Joe Biden recently condemned state election integrity laws that strengthen voter ID protections and ensure the accuracy of voter registration rolls as “Jim Crow 2.0.” This supposed “threat to our democracy” is so grave that Biden equated…

Los Angeles Times

Jackie Calmes: Breyer's retirement gives Democrats a chance to confirm a new justice — and for a political reboot

Better late than never came the news on Wednesday that Justice Stephen G. Breyer will retire after the Supreme Court's term ends in June, and before the midterm election that could restore Mitch McConnell and his fellow Republicans to power in the Senate. Better for President Joe Biden and Democrats,…

The Independent UK

Candace Owens faces mockery after suggesting Americans want her on Supreme Court

‘I think Tyler Perry is ahead of you in line’

Evening Standard

Joe Biden warns Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen next month

Joe Biden has warned Ukraine’s president that Russia could invade next month, the White House said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US to Respond 'Decisively' if Russia Invades Ukraine, Biden Tells Zelenskiy

US President Joe Biden pledged support for Ukraine in its confrontation with Russia during a phone call Thursday with his counterpart in Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelensky, the White House said. Biden has been leading attempts to build a united Western front against Russian military pressure on Ukraine, which has angered Moscow…

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