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Brazil discussing oil output boost with US amid Ukraine crisis - Minister

Washington and Brazil have discussed the South American nation's role in keeping a lid on global crude prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Brazilian Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.

Reuters

Florida Senate OKs Gov. DeSantis' congressional map

A new congressional map submitted by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office that will likely swing Florida’s representation in Washington even further to the GOP has been approved by the state Senate

The Independent UK

Pot shop robberies, deaths fuel calls for US banking bill

A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops in Washington state — including a pistol-whipping, gunshots and killings — is helping fuel a renewed push for federal banking reforms that would make the cash-dependent stores a less appealing target

The Independent UK

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California tech billionaire launches Senate campaign to take on Tesla from Congress

WASHINGTON — This tech billionaire wants to take on Tesla — on the way to the United States Senate.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Canada finance minister walks out of G20 meeting to protest Russia's participation

Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday she walked out of a G20 plenary meeting in Washington to protest against Russia's participation after the invasion Ukraine put at risk the global economy.

Reuters

UK, U.S. and Canada left G20 meeting when Russia spoke, UK says

Britain's delegation to a meeting of top Group of 20 finance officials in Washington, including Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, walked out in protest at Russia's participation, a British finance ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Reuters

What's next in the Washington football team congressional oversight saga?

Accusations that the club kept revenue it was supposed to share with the NFL may become a larger issue than workplace harassment allegations.

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Feds: Intruder killed at Peruvian ambassador's residence

U.S. Secret Service officers shot and killed an intruder at the residence of the Peruvian ambassador to the United States in Washington, authorities said

The Independent UK

Ex-CIA analyst recounts torture in secret Thai prison

WASHINGTON: In the 2012 Hollywood hit “Zero Dark Thirty,” a red-haired Central Intelligence Agency analyst played by Jessica Chastain travels to a secret CIA prison and watches a colleague waterboard a screaming Al Qaeda suspect, then lock him in a box a little bigger than a mini-fridge, to make him…

Bangkok Post

One dead at embassy after shooting at ambassador's home as his family slept

Robert Contee, the Chief of DC police, told reporters that officers responded to calls of a burglary in progress at the Peruvian ambassador's house just before 8am local time

Daily Mirror

North Carolina veteran escapes Ukraine with aid from group that extracts people from global hot spots

WASHINGTON — Creed Burleson checked into the Radisson Blu in Kyiv on Feb. 22 with big plans. He would set up a new website design business in Ukraine over the coming days, stopping by the bank and submitting paperwork to establish the new company with local authorities.

Tribune News Service

Ripple CEO Believes Bitcoin 'Tribalism' Is Dragging Crypto Industry Back: CNBC

According to Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, “Tribalism” around bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is dragging back the overall $2 trillion sectors, CNBC reports. “Polarization isn’t healthy in my judgment,” Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated last week during a CNBC-hosted fireside chat at the Paris Blockchain Week Summit. “I own bitcoin, I own…

Benzinga

Ukraine fuels massive arms gold rush

Putin's war is a tragedy for the world, but it already has big winners: Weapons firms and the Pentagon budget

Salon

Why is the Solomon Islands-China security pact causing alarm?

The Solomon Islands prime minister has been defending the just-signed pact amid concern from Canberra to Washington.

Al Jazeera

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The Independent UK

Palin on serving in Congress: 'It would be all about Alaska'

Sarah Palin says she’s serious about her campaign for the U.S. House, telling The Associated Press that her unique place in American politics would put her in a stronger position representing Alaska in Washington

The Times of India

Covid: Unvaccinated kids bore brunt of Omicron wave, CDC report says

WASHINGTON: Almost 90% of US children hospitalized for Covid during the Omicron wave this winter were unvaccinated, according to a government study.

Tribune News Service

Biden asks Supreme Court for OK to scrap Trump’s Remain in Mexico policy on asylum-seeking migrants

WASHINGTON — Courts can’t force President Joe Biden to abide by former President Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy indefinitely, especially since it puts vulnerable migrants in danger and hampers foreign relations.

Tribune News Service

Biden weighs mask mandate appeal that may be fruitless, or worse

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said it is ready to appeal a ruling that eliminated the mask mandate for plane and train travel if necessary, even after some argued the best way to preserve the government’s authority was to let the case die.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau

Biden gives states millions to improve suicide prevention lifeline

WASHINGTON — As part of a Biden administration push to expand mental health resources, the Department of Health and Human Services is awarding nearly $105 million to 54 states and territories to help states transition from the 10-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to a simpler “988” dialing…

Tribune News Service

Biden administration moves to ease student loan debt burden

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking further steps to ease the burden of student loans, but new actions announced Tuesday were well short of what many Democrats want to see.

Miami Herald

US and Cuba to discuss migration crisis as thousands of Cubans arrive at the border

Biden administration officials will meet a Cuban delegation Thursday in Washington, D.C., to discuss a dramatic increase in migration from the island, a source with knowledge of the matter told the Miami Herald.

The Independent UK

Cuba says it will attend migration talks with the US

Cuban authorities say migration talks with the United States will take place this week, the first in four years since the hardening of relations between both countries and amid a sustained increase in arrivals of Cuban citizens at the southern border of the U.S. Cuba’s Foreign Ministry said on Twitter…

Sports Illustrated

2022 NFL Draft Order, One Week Out From First Round

Here’s a look at the complete list of picks in this year’s draft.

Tribune News Service

Biden signs Jackson’s Supreme Court commission early in unusual move

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed papers to appoint Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month even though she can’t begin work until Justice Stephen Breyer retires this summer.

The Times of India

Strong US-India relationship to strengthen global order: Nirmala Sitharaman

WASHINGTON: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the US-India relationship is at its best and will strengthen the global order in these challenging times.

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