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Rod Beard: Pistons preach patience as Troy Weaver tries to build 'sustainable winner'

WASHINGTON— The Pistons have 26 games left in the season, but with a 12-44 record, it's not time to fold up the tent and start thinking about tropical island vacations.

Tribune News Service

Standoff with Russia over Ukraine heads into most tense week yet

WASHINGTON — Tensions over Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine are entering a potentially decisive week, with the U.S. warning an invasion may be imminent and President Vladimir Putin accusing America of failing to meet his demands.

Tribune News Service

Trump distortions before Capitol riot are a focus of House probe

WASHINGTON — The House investigation into last year’s Capitol insurrection will move its work into the public eye as soon as April, laying out for voters evidence that they say shows former President Donald Trump and his allies stoked the violence.

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Biden’s Supreme Court pledge opens another avenue for talk about equality

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s plan to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court will mean extra scrutiny for the way politicians and Washington insiders talk about a confirmation fight — and the first weeks underscored how it could get treacherous.

Tribune News Service

Can the U.N. do more than just talk about Russia, Ukraine crisis?

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, canceled a planned visit to Liberia this week to focus instead on U.N. diplomacy on Russia's troop build-up near Ukraine as Washington warns Moscow could invade at any time.

Reuters

As Biden agenda hangs by a thread, Democrats question strategy of Schumer and top White House official

WASHINGTON — For all the ire directed by liberal activists at two moderate senators who in recent weeks scuttled President Joe Biden’s most ambitious plans, Democratic members of Congress increasingly cast blame on another duo for the failures, raising questions about whether the party can resurrect the centerpiece of its…

Los Angeles Times

U.S. says Russia may create pretext to attack Ukraine

Russia could invade Ukraine at any time and might create a surprise pretext for an attack, the United States said on Sunday, as it reaffirmed a pledge to defend "every inch" of NATO territory.

Reuters

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How could the US aid Ukraine if Russia invades?

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

The Independent UK

As Europe pushes for peace, clueless Johnson snipes from the sidelines

Brexit Britain’s isolated leaders resort to posturing and fist-waving over Ukraine while France’s Macron pursues diplomatic solutions in Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is peddling baseless conspiracy theory that FBI incited Jan. 6 Capitol riot

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz has been peddling a conspiracy theory for weeks suggesting that the FBI incited the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service

Biden-Putin call is inconclusive even as tensions over Ukraine jump

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden tried to send Vladimir Putin an ultimatum about the consequences of any invasion of Ukraine in an hourlong conversation that left both sides at an impasse and Russia’s intentions unclear.

Tribune News Service

US sees China watching Ukraine crisis as proxy for Taiwan

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration increasingly believes that China is gauging the U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis as a proxy for how America would deal with more aggressive action by Beijing against Taiwan, according to three senior officials.

Tribune News Service

Biden-Putin call is inconclusive even as tensions over Ukraine jump

WASHINGTON — The leaders of the U.S. and Russia held an hourlong call on Saturday that made little apparent headway, with President Joe Biden warning again of “severe costs” for any invasion of Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin accusing America of failing to provide him with the security assurances…

Tribune News Service

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Biden-Putin talks yield no breakthrough

The US president promises a swift response if Russia invades Ukraine while Kremlin denounces US’s ‘peak hysteria’.

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Biden warns Putin that US will respond ‘decisively’ if Russia invades Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the U.S. would “respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs” if Moscow attacks Ukraine, the White House said, as the U.S. government ordered the evacuation of most of its personnel from its embassy in Kyiv amid…

Tribune News Service

Biden warns Putin on call of heavy price from any Ukraine attack

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden again warned Russian President Vladimir Putin in an hourlong call on Saturday that any move to invade Ukraine would be met with a strong response that would impose “severe costs” on Moscow, the White House said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden and Putin Speak; US Pulls Embassy Staff, Military Trainers from Ukraine

US President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Saturday after Washington and its allies warned that Russian forces could invade Ukraine at any moment. The US State Department ordered most of its embassy staff to leave Ukraine, adding to its call on Friday for private citizens…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Urges its Citizens to Leave Ukraine

Saudi Arabia urged on Saturday its citizens in Ukraine to leave the country immediately. The Kingdom's embassy in Kyiv also called on all Saudis to delay travel to Ukraine. It said Saudis in Ukraine must contact it immediately to facilitate their departure. Kuwait on Saturday had called on its citizens…

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Reuters

Afghan central bank says U.S. plan for frozen funds an 'injustice'

Afghanistan's central bank on Saturday criticised Washington's plan to use half the bank's $7 billion in frozen assets on U.S. soil for humanitarian aid and set aside the rest to possibly satisfy lawsuits over the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

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How could the US aid Ukraine if Russia invades?

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Says US Prepared for Russian Diplomacy or Aggression on Ukraine

US ecretary of State Antony Blinken said he will speak to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday, and that Washington was prepared for either diplomacy or "aggression" from Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine. US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will speak on Saturday as…

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Biden warns Putin over Ukraine invasion

Ukraine news from February 11: US president tells Russian leader an invasion would ‘produce widespread human suffering’.

Reuters

Blinken says will speak with Russia's Lavrov on Saturday

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he will speak to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday, adding thatWashington and its allies would swiftly impose severe economic sanctions if Russia invaded Ukraine.

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