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U.S. to announce plans to battle illegal fishing in the Pacific

The United States will soon announce plans to better battle illegal fishing in the Pacific, U.S Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Monday, as part of increased U.S. engagement with the region to counter China's growing influence.

Reuters

Washington Post wins public service Pulitzer for Capitol attack coverage

Paper beat out two other finalists, the New York Times and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Guardian - US

Cat owner wins $125k settlement after pet accused of trespassing in Washington state neighbourhood

Anna Danieli’s tabby Miska had been fined more than $30,000

The Independent UK

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Biden signs Ukraine 'lend-lease' bill in rejoinder to Putin

Washington is seeking to portray a united front against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

US requests UN Security Council meeting on North Korea

Meeting, which diplomats say will take place Wednesday, comes after Pyongyang carried out 15th missile test this year.

Al Jazeera

U.N. Security Council due to meet Wednesday on North Korea, say diplomats

The U.N. Security Council is due to meet on Wednesday at the request of the United States to discuss North Korea's latest missile launches, diplomats said, as Washington pushes the 15-member body to strengthen sanctions on Pyongyang.

Reuters

How do you tax NFTs? States are in a quandary.

Washington is the first state to give guidance on NFTs and sales tax.

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Inflation and worker shortage fuel push on immigration bills

WASHINGTON — Rep. Dan Newhouse had a message for the grassroots organizers who gathered outside the Capitol to discuss what chances remain for bipartisan immigration legislation, such as his bill to address the labor shortages harming farmers in both red and blue states.

Tribune News Service

Boeing’s Max 10 regulatory delays threaten $16 billion bonanza

Boeing Co. may be moving to Washington, but right now it needs Washington to move.

Tribune News Service

GOP member-vs.-member fight tops Tuesday primaries

WASHINGTON — West Virginia voters will choose Tuesday between two Republican House incumbents, while Nebraskans will pick nominees to replace a congressman who ended his campaign after a criminal conviction — but remains on the ballot.

Tribune News Service

Italy's Draghi to meet Biden as coalition frets over arms to Ukraine

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi heads to Washington on Tuesday to meet U.S. President Joe Biden against an awkward domestic backdrop, with coalition leaders voicing growing dissent over supplying more weapons to Ukraine.

Reuters

Seahawks: Photos from 2022 rookie minicamp at VMAC

Photos from the Seattle Seahawks' 2022 rookie minicamp in Renton, WA.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ginsburg's tea set, coat, other items raise $800K for opera

An online auction of 150 of items owned by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg raised $803,650 for Washington National Opera

The Independent UK

US, Italy united on Ukraine, with slightly different tones

Italian Premier Mario Draghi meets with U.S. President Biden this week in Washington as Europe faces another “whatever it takes” moment, with war raging on its eastern flank in Ukraine

The Independent UK

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And One More on Expert Witnesses in Libel Lawsuits

Yet again, from Judge Paul Byron (M.D. Fla.) in Grayson v. No Labels, Inc., decided last week, this one rejecting an expert proposed by the defense (for two other opinions in the same case, about experts proposed by the plaintiff, see this post and this post): Plaintiff Alan Grayson contends…

Al Jazeera

Fiji pauses US seizure of yacht linked to Russian oligarch

Washington says the luxury vessel is owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.

Los Angeles Times

Group of Seven issues new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine invasion

WASHINGTON — The U.S., European Union and Group of Seven leaders on Sunday unveiled a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russia’s industrial sector, state-controlled media and Russian and Belarusian finance executives from major banks including Russia’s Gazprombank.

ABC News

What the median rental price can actually get you in Australia’s capital cities — and how it compares to other countries

The median rental price for a house across Australia's capital cities hit a new record high in the first three months of this year. But it's not just Australian's bearing the brunt of soaring rental costs.

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Tribune News Service

Pelosi says ‘we have to’ pass $33 billion Ukraine aid package

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said U.S. lawmakers are aware of the urgency of approving a proposed $33 billion aid package for Ukraine, though she stopped short of predicting when Congress might pass it.

Tribune News Service

Biden taps Democrats’ abortion fury with midterm wipeout looming

WASHINGTON — White House officials are seizing the political opportunity in Democrats’ doomsday scenario, the end of nationwide abortion rights, to try to salvage a midterm election thought to be all but lost for President Joe Biden’s party.

The Independent UK

Court leak is catnip for those who love a juicy DC whodunit

There’s nothing official Washington loves better than a juicy whodunit

Reuters

Explainer-How the U.S. could tighten sanctions on Russia

The United States has imposed several rafts of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine in February, targeting its central bank, major lenders, oligarchs and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Tribune News Service

Gene Collier: NCAA system isn't broken now — it always has been

PITTSBURGH — No one has ever described the NCAA's transfer portal from the inside, but assuming you can get Wi-Fi and maybe free continental breakfast, there's no telling how long it will be until Jordan Addison is transported to his next college football address.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Condemns Egypt Terrorist Attack

The US has condemned a deadly terrorist attack on the Suez Canal zone abutting Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Eleven Egyptian soldiers were killed and five soldiers were wounded in the firefight on the eastern bank of the canal, the army said, adding security forces were "continuing to chase the terrorists and…

Tribune News Service

Rays fall short at the end, lose to Mariners in 10 innings

SEATTLE — The Rays were two outs from completing a sweep of the Mariners and crowning Manuel Margot’s latest late-game heroics on Sunday afternoon.

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