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Biden, Putin signal bigger confrontation ahead over Ukraine

Russian lawmakers authorized President Vladimir Putin to use military force outside his country, and President Biden and European leaders responded by slapping sanctions on Russian oligarchs and banks.

Chicago Sun-Times

India-US partnership critical to vaccinating world against Covid-19: Envoy Taranjit Singh Sandhu

WASHINGTON: The partnership between India and the US in the healthcare sector is critical to vaccinating the world against the coronavirus, India's ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu said.

The Times of India

Larry Stone: Sue Bird is back for another year. But her place in WNBA history and bond with Seattle were cemented long ago.

SEATTLE — You could say that Sue Bird’s decision to return for one more year — she’s not quite ready to say one last year — took shape last September in Everett, Wash., at the precise moment when everyone was wondering if they had just seen her final game.

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Latest Ukraine updates: Ukraine imposes state of emergency

Latest Ukraine news from February 23: Ukraine’s parliament has voted to approve a state of emergency.

Al Jazeera

U.S.' Blinken cancels meeting with Lavrov, says Russian moves are 'rejection of diplomacy'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he had canceled a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov planned for Thursday after Moscow's recognition of two separatist regions in Ukraine as independent entities.

Reuters

Scott wants to ‘rescue America’ through Pledge of Allegiance, strict gender roles

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Rick Scott wants to rescue the nation by declaring men and women biologically different, raising taxes on low-income earners and spurring children to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Supreme Court will decide whether web designer has a right to turn away same-sex couples

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether a conservative Christian woman who designs websites has a free-speech right to turn away same-sex couples, even though a state civil rights law requires businesses to be fully open to all without regard to their sexual orientation.

Los Angeles Times

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Ukraine supplemental money bill could be in the offing

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers say they are discussing legislative responses to the Ukraine crisis, including a new funding bill, and some want to see Congress act on them next week.

Tribune News Service

Biden announces sanctions against Russia for invasion of Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the United States will impose its first tranche of economic sanctions against Moscow in response to what he described as “the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.”

Los Angeles Times

Capitol Police request National Guard as trucker convoy expected for State of the Union

WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense is considering a request from U.S. Capitol Police and the Washington, D.C., government to have the National Guard help respond to an expected truck convoy aimed at disrupting traffic around the Capitol ahead of the March 1 State of the Union.

Los Angeles Times

Explainer-How close is Iran to being able to build a nuclear bomb?

Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are in the home straight, delegates say, though some important issues remain unresolved and it is still unclear whether an agreement will be clinched.

Reuters

Biden, allies taking calibrated approach as Russian troops move into Ukraine

WASHINGTON — A day after downplaying Russian tanks moving into a contested region of Ukraine on Monday as "not new," the White House began referring to the troop movements as "an invasion" on Tuesday, setting the table for President Biden to announce additional economic sanctions on Moscow.

Los Angeles Times

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

'They think they can do anything': Amazon psychologist describes bullying, discrimination on the job

An organizational psychologist formerly employed by Amazon on the management team of a Spokane, Washington distribution center claims he was fired for speaking up about bullying and inappropriate behavior by a key leader at the massive, roboticized warehouse.

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The Independent UK

What we know about possible trucker protests coming to Washington DC

‘Freedom convoys’ across US aim to replicate Canada demonstrations that gripped Ontario

The Guardian - US

Biden says ‘this is the beginning of a Russian invasion’ as he announces sanctions – as it happened

President announces he will enact ‘first tranche’ of sanctions in response to Putin’s recognition of two self-proclaimed republics

Los Angeles Times

Russian troops move into eastern Ukraine, EU says, as fear of war grows

KHARKIV, Ukraine — Russian troops have moved into eastern Ukraine, rumbling across the border into areas held by pro-Moscow rebels, the European Union’s top diplomat said Tuesday.

Benzinga

Tilray's SweetWater To Bring West-Coast-Style Brews To Washington & Oregon Via Deal With Columbia Distributing

SweetWater Brewing Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Tilray Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY) (TSX: TLRY), has announced its continued westward expansion into both Washington and Oregon, with distribution partner Columbia Distributing, keeping up the momentum after the announcement o

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Russia orders troops into eastern Ukraine as fear of war grows

KHARKIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the specter of war on Monday by ordering troops into separatist areas of eastern Ukraine in his most dangerous provocation yet with Washington over the fate of a nation that could redraw the map of Eastern Europe and upset the decadeslong security…

Los Angeles Times

Russia orders troops into eastern Ukraine, fear of war grows

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Biden announces new Russia sanctions

Latest Ukraine crisis updates from February 22: Blinken cancels upcoming meeting with Russia’s Lavrov as tensions mount.

Foreign Affairs

India’s Faltering Nonalignment

The Ukraine Crisis Should Force New Delhi to Rethink Its Russia Policy

The Hindu

From the Archives (February 22, 1972): The race for submarine superiority

Washington, Feb. 21: A constant hide and seek game is going on between the navies of the United States and the Soviet Union to watch each other’s movements. The Americans claim that so far no Soviet submarine has managed to stay in the ocean depths, hidden from U.S. detectors. Anti-submarine…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Crisis Tests China-Russia Partnership

Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine is testing the possibility of a Moscow-Beijing axis lining up against the US and its allies. Russian leader Vladimir Putin's meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing this month fed speculation that a new alliance could form between the two great…

Daily Mirror

'Fighting bait' dog who lost half her face is unrecognisable after finding loving home

One-eyed 'pirate dog' Haddie was rescued from illegal dog fighting and has now overcome her fear of canines with the help and love of her new adoptive owner, Erin Williams, 36, from Washington D.C.

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