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Cheese is a risky business, yet Washington state's cheese-making scene is on the rise

Here's why these cheesemakers are taking the leap

Tribune News Service

Exeter to North America air link set to boost South West overseas trade

Aer Lingus to launch service with flights from Exeter to New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington and Toronto, via Dublin hub

Birmingham Post

Stars continue to ride Jake Oettinger and cling to one-goal victory over Washington

WASHINGTON — In the third period of the Stars’ 3-2 win over the Capitals on Sunday night, Jake Oettinger dispatched his stick and launched himself to his right. He sprung off his left foot directly into John Carlson’s oncoming one-timer, catching the puck with his right shoulder and preserving a…

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Supreme Court hearings put spotlight on Jackson —and 2024 presidential hopefuls

WASHINGTON — Republicans know they’re not likely to keep Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson off the Supreme Court — but that won’t stop 2024 presidential hopefuls who sit on the Senate’s judiciary panel from trying to create ad-worthy moments for themselves this week at her confirmation hearing.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar's military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, U.S. officials told Reuters, a move that advocates say should bolster efforts to hold the junta that now runs Myanmar accountable.

Reuters

China will work to de-escalate war in Ukraine, ambassador says

WASHINGTON — China’s top envoy to Washington pledged his country “will do everything” to de-escalate the war in Ukraine and said its relationship with Russia is “not part of the problem.”

Tribune News Service

Ketanji Brown Jackson has one last obstacle to the Supreme Court: Those hearings

WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s mission is simple as her confirmation hearings to become the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court start Monday: Don’t fall for the traps.

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US COVID infections likely to rise again, Fauci says

WASHINGTON — A likely rise in U.S. COVID-19 cases probably won’t amount to a full-scale surge or prompt a renewal of widespread restrictions, one of President Joe Biden’s top advisers said.

Tribune News Service

Solo cyclist thwarts the trucker ‘freedom convoy’ on the roads of Washington DC

Video of bike rider has now been watched more than 4.2 million times

The Independent UK

US backs Zelenskyy’s efforts to negotiate with Putin

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is backing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s efforts to negotiate a peaceful end to Russia’s invasion of his country as it continued to accuse Russian forces of deliberately targeting civilians in what would amount to war crimes, top U.S. officials said Sunday.

Los Angeles Times

North Korea Fires 'Multiple Rocket Launchers'

North Korea fired multiple rocket launchers on Sunday, Seoul said, the latest in a series of provocations by the nuclear-armed nation to heighten tensions in the region. Pyongyang launched a string of banned weaponry this year and tested what it claimed were components of a "reconnaissance satellite" -- although Seoul…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghanistan’s former finance minister is now Uber driver in Washington DC

Washington Post rides with Khalid Payenda, who left for the US before the fall of Kabul

The Guardian - US

Ukraine conflict opens diplomatic and energy opportunities for Qatar

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has opened up diplomatic and commercial opportunities for gas exporter Qatar to expand energy sales to the West and bolster its alliance with Washington amid U.S. tensions with other Gulf Arab states.

Reuters

Taoiseach may still visit the White House after positive Covid test halted St Patrick’s Day trip

Discussions are taking place on whether Micheal Martin could visit the White House and Oval Office either before he flies home, or could return for a visit later in the year.

Irish Mirror

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Biden warns China’s Xi about consequences of helping Russia’s war in Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping spoke for nearly two hours by phone Friday as the White House sought to convince Beijing not to send military aid to support Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

'Pop-up' at Seattle port aims to fill empty shipping containers bound for Asia

As "pop-ups" go, the one coming to the Port of Seattle is pure pandemic.

Irish Mirror

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald meets Joe Biden as she wishes Micheal Martin a 'speedy recovery'

Micheal Martin will be in Washington for the next 9 days after testing positive for Covid-19

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Urges US Not to Drop Iran Guards from Terror List

Israel on Friday appealed to the United States not to remove Iran's Revolutionary Guards from its blacklist of foreign terrorist organizations as part of a revived nuclear deal. The Revolutionary Guard Corps "is a terrorist organization that has murdered thousands of people, including Americans," Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign…

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Biden speaks with China’s Xi about Russia’s war in Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping spoke for nearly two hours by phone Friday as the White House sought to persuade Beijing not to send military aid to support Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Xi Tells Biden Ukraine War Should End, Lays No Blame on Russia

Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden in a video call on Friday that the war in Ukraine must end as soon as possible and called on NATO nations to hold a dialog with Moscow, but did not assign blame to Russia for the invasion. In the call,…

Irish Mirror

Ciara Phelan: It's hard not to feel sorry for Micheál Martin after Covid robbed him of the American dream

It seemed like Mr Martin was the happiest he has ever been in his capacity as Taoiseach while mingling in Washington DC.

The Independent UK

What are the Ukraine ‘biolabs’ and why have they become a focus for Fox News and the US right?

Explainer: Andrew Buncombe sets out what we know about bio-labs – and the claims being made about them

The Independent UK

Her cousin was murdered – now she’s hunting a serial killer

At least five people varying in age, gender and physical description vanished or were killed over a three-year period near the Idaho/Washington border. The cases have never been solved – though theories abound, particularly about one man, Sheila Flynn writes

The Independent UK

How to get on the Supreme Court? Smile a lot, speak a little

When presidents nominate a candidate to serve on the Supreme Court, they often ask an experienced Washington hand to help shepherd that candidate through the Senate confirmation process

Tribune News Service

Oil company executives called to hearing on gas price increases

WASHINGTON — The top executives of six oil companies have been called to appear at an April hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in connection with elevated gasoline prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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