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Putin says he is proceeding with military operation in Ukraine; explosions reported

SHCHASTIA, Ukraine — Moments after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced late Wednesday that he would proceed with a military operation in Ukraine, several loud explosions were heard outside Kyiv.

Los Angeles Times

Biden adds sanctions targeting Russia as Ukrainians shift to war footing

WASHINGTON — With Russia poised for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration Wednesday stiffened economic sanctions targeting Moscow, and the Ukrainian president made a televised appeal for peace in a dramatic last-minute effort to avert war in Eastern Europe.

Los Angeles Times

'Creen que pueden hacer cualquier cosa': psicólogo de Amazon describe acoso y discriminación en el trabajo

Un psicólogo organizacional que trabajaba para Amazon, en el equipo de gestión de un centro de distribución en Spokane, Washington, afirma que fue despedido por hablar sobre el acoso y el comportamiento inapropiado de una líder clave del enorme almacén robotizado.

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Trucker convoy headed to Washington, DC, to protest COVID mandates rolls out of California

LOS ANGELES — Several hundred people gathered Wednesday morning in the Mojave Desert to send off a group of truckers driving cross-country to protest COVID-19 mandates.

Los Angeles Times

Pelosi confident in security for Biden speech, trucker rally

WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she is confident Capitol security officials are prepared for trucker convoys traveling to the Washington, D.C., region to protest COVID-19 restrictions, noting that most potential disruptions would not overlap with President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1.

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Truckers headed to Washington DC want ‘justice’ for Ashli Babbitt who was killed taking part in Capitol riot

The organiser’s truck immediately suffered two flat tires

The Independent UK

Supreme Court hears arguments over ‘public charge’ rule

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with the unusual legal maneuvers the Biden administration used to wipe out a Trump-era immigration rule and whether to let some Republican-led states continue the court fight to save it.

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Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Tens of thousands flee their homes

Ukraine invasion news from February 24: UN says several thousand Ukrainians crossing into neighbouring countries.

Al Jazeera

California convoy opposing COVID-19 mandates hits the road

A convoy of truckers demanding an end to coronavirus mandates has begun a cross-country drive from California to the Washington, D

The Independent UK

Trump splinters Republicans with praise of Putin

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump continued his criticism of President Joe Biden on Wednesday, saying in a statement that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “playing” him “like a drum.”

Los Angeles Times

Biden adds Nord Stream 2 sanctions in response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion

WASHINGTON — As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration Wednesday added to its economic sanctions package targeting Moscow by allowing previously blocked sanctions to take effect against the company behind the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, according to three individuals familiar with the matter.

Los Angeles Times

As Russia-Ukraine crisis ramps up, Biden faces sanctions dilemma

US policymakers appear united on need to oppose Russian invasion, but disagreements emerge on pace of sanctions.

Al Jazeera

US trucker convoy gathers for cross-country trip to protest Covid rules

Group calling itself the ‘people’s convoy’ is one of several due to arrive in capital, similar to the demonstrations in Ottawa

The Guardian - US

AOC's plan to boost Biden's poll numbers

"There's no nostalgia for a time when Washington worked in my life" 

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Lawmakers face pressure to pass mental health legislation

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers hope to produce legislation to address growing mental health and substance use needs this year as deadlines approach, but the issue is competing for attention with other national priorities in a compressed election-year schedule.

Los Angeles Times

Russian mobilization in Ukraine raises concerns about a new Cold War-style era in Europe

BERLIN — Although Udo Grelzik spent almost half his life under communist rule in East Germany, he never anticipated the threat of anything like a new Cold War in Europe.

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Pelosi confident in security for Biden speech, trucker rally - Roll Call

After trucker protests immobilized Canada's capital, convoys to Washington, D.C., are being planned to protest pandemic restrictions.

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Biden has history with contentious Supreme Court hearings. Now he's trying to avoid one

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden knows a thing or two about contentious Supreme Court hearings, having presided over a pair of the most heated confirmations that still reverberate in U.S politics. That experience is shaping the process of naming the first Black female justice in a bitterly divided Washington.

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Social Security fixes could animate post-midterms agenda

WASHINGTON — If Republicans take one or both chambers of Congress in November, don’t be surprised if shoring up Social Security’s finances becomes an area of bipartisan focus.

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Biden has history with contentious supreme court hearings. Now he's trying to avoid one

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Rep. Derek Kilmer was an intern in the 1990s. Here’s what he learned on his last day - Roll Call

“This is something people in this town would kill to learn, and I’m going to teach it to you,” the Washington Democrat recalls his boss saying.

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Abortion, guns, climate: Supreme Court loads docket with culture-war showdowns

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court is aggressively filling its calendar with culture-war clashes, taking up fights over abortion, gay rights, guns, affirmative action and voting rights at the behest of conservative advocates looking to take advantage of a bench reshaped by former President Donald Trump.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Urges West Be Realistic in Nuclear Talks, Recalls Negotiator for Consultations

Iran on Wednesday urged Western powers to be "realistic" in talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal and said its top negotiator was returning to Tehran for consultations, suggesting a breakthrough in its discussions is not imminent. After 10 months of talks in Vienna, progress has been made toward the…

The Independent UK

How could the US aid Ukraine if Russia invades?

Washington said to be considering sending thousands of US troops to Nato allies in Eastern Europe

The Independent UK

Pelosi ‘monitoring’ possible trucker convoy protest headed for Washington DC

Law enforcement agencies in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and at the US Capitol have ramped up security

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