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U.S. State Dept sees 'limited' progress on consular access for detained Americans

There has been "limited additional progress" on Washington's demand for consular access to U.S. citizens detained in Russia, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday, adding that the United States continued to ask for regular and consistent access to detainees.

Reuters

Reese Witherspoon shares her healthy breakfast which is secret to 25-inch waist

Reese Witherspoon, 46, enjoyed a very wholesome breakfast as she spent the day in Washington DC to celebrate Women's History Month.

Daily Mirror

U.S. to build $537 million consulate in Nigeria's megacity

The United States will build a $537 million consulate in the Nigerian megacity Lagos, the country's commercial capital, as Washington strengthens economic and diplomatic relations with Africa's most populous country.

Reuters

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U.S. deeply concerned by Tunisian president's move to dissolve parliament

The U.S. State Department on Thursday said Washington is deeply concerned by Tunisian President Kais Saied's move to dissolve parliament, which has been suspended since last year, after it defied him by voting to repeal decrees that he used to assume near total power.

Reuters

Washington woman beaten to death with hatchet, wire cutters and set of bongo drums

Suspect says he wanted victim to ‘be fully aware of what he was about to do to her,’ court documents state

The Independent UK

Police find five fetuses at the home of anti-abortion activist in Washington DC

Shocking discovery at the home of anti-abortion protester Lauren Handy comes the same day she was indicted with eight others on federal charges after storming a DC abortion clinic in October 2020

The Independent UK

Global heat’s on India again, as in the summer of 1998

WASHINGTON: In the annals of Indian diplomacy, the summer of 1998 is considered one of the toughest periods for its mandarins as they worked overtime to blunt the global smackdown of its nuclear tests. A similar period is upon New Delhi now as the United States and its allies bear…

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Senate may jettison $5 billion foreign aid piece of COVID-19 package

WASHINGTON — Senators appear to be scaling back a proposed COVID-19 aid package to about $10 billion by eliminating a $5 billion foreign assistance component.

Tribune News Service

Americans to be allowed to mark gender as ‘X’ on passports

WASHINGTON: The Joe Biden administration Thursday announced several measures intended to make federal forms of identification, applications for federal programs and travel documents more inclusive for Americans who identify as transgender or nonbinary, or who otherwise do not conform to traditional gender roles.

Bangkok Post

U.S. targets Russia's technology sector in fresh sanctions

The United States on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, targeting the technology sector, a sanctions evasion network and what it called "malicious cyber actors" while paving the way to act against additional sectors in response to President Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine.

Reuters

Automakers Come In Support Of EPA's Stricter Tailpipe Standards: WSJ

Automakers, stating in court papers, will back environmental regulators in defending the higher standards, thus backing the Biden administration's stricter air pollution standards for passenger cars, writes the Wall Street Journal. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a lobbying group for automakers and suppliers, petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington,…

Benzinga

All-women Ukrainian delegation travels to Washington with message from Kyiv

Ukrainian women have played an outsized role in shuttle diplomacy over the course of the month-long war.

Axios

Congress Hears Sirens Wail as Ukraine Legislators Visit

As members of the Ukrainian parliament were pleading for aid on Capitol Hill, an air raid siren blared from one of their cell phones — a wrenching alert from the war-torn country back home. One of the visitors reached into her bag, pulled out the phone and let the siren…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Commentary: Military recruiting is increasingly AWOL. Can we fix it?

It’s national budget time in Washington, so the conversation on Capitol Hill is focused on numbers. But an important number is being overlooked, one that affects our ability to defend ourselves. At a time when threats abroad are growing, America’s ability to recruit the volunteers needed to fully staff its…

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For survivors of 1942's forced removal from Bainbridge Island — and their descendants — the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial stands as a reminder to remember

SEATTLE — The family of Jitsuzo Nakata and his wife, Shima, of Bainbridge Island, in Washington state, was that immigrant story at the heart of the American dream legend: Arrive with not much to your name, work hard, work even harder, save, create a business, build a home, be part…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Russia’s war in Ukraine proves why a greater US troop presence in Europe isn’t needed

Russia’s war in Ukraine, now in its second month, is forcing the U.S. national security establishment to reconsider its original defense plans. President Joe Biden’s trip to Belgium and Poland, where he participated in several summits and announced another package of economic sanctions against Russian officials and defense firms, is…

Reuters

Iran criticises new U.S. sanctions as proof of Washington's 'maximum pressure'

New U.S. sanctions are proof that Washington is taking every opportunity to apply pressure on the Iranian people, foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Thursday.

The Guardian - AU

Testing times: why North Korea’s missile launches should worry the west

The recent test of an ICBM is a show of strength by Kim Jong-un and a reminder that he will have to be treated as an equal by the US in future talks

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The Times of India

Biden team weighs a massive release of oil to combat inflation

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is weighing a plan to release roughly a million barrels of oil a day from US reserves, for several months, to combat rising gasoline prices and supply shortages following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Missouri Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine apologizes for participating in all-white Veiled Prophet Ball

WASHINGTON — Missouri Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine apologized on Wednesday for participating in a prominent St. Louis ball hosted by an organization that barred Black and Jewish people.

Tribune News Service

Jared Kushner scheduled to answer Jan. 6 committee questions Thursday

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser Jared Kushner is scheduled to answer questions from the House panel investigating last year’s insurrection at the Capitol Thursday in a private interview conducted remotely, a person familiar with the plans said.

Orlando Sentinel

How much are the Magic improving despite not getting opponents’ best shot?

WASHINGTON — The question that Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley faced ahead of Wednesday’s 127-110 road loss to the Washington Wizards was one he and the front office have to answer for themselves even if it’s hard for them to fully know.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 panel weighs subpoena of Trump’s personal phone records

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol said the panel is considering a subpoena of former President Donald Trump’s personal phone records to help fill in a more than seven-hour gap in White House telephone logs on the day of…

Los Angeles Times

Biden administration could revoke controversial border policy blocking asylum in weeks

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has reportedly drafted a plan to end a controversial border policy by late May that has prevented most migrants from seeking humanitarian protections at the U.S. border.

Los Angeles Times

Kamala Harris, daughter of a Jamaican immigrant, meets with island’s prime minister

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris — whose father emigrated from Jamaica —met Wednesday with the island nation’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, at the White House, marking another historic moment for the first Black and South Asian vice president.

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