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UN says no evidence to back Russian claim of Ukraine biological weapons program

The United Nations says it found no evidence Ukraine had a biological weapons program, while Washington and its allies accuse Russia of spreading disinformation as a possible prelude to launching attacks.

ABC News

Two dead and nine injured as SUV crashes into restaurant’s outdoor seating area in Washington, DC

‘There is no indication this was intentional in any form or fashion,’ police commander says

The Independent UK

Cherry Blossom Festival marks DC's pandemic comeback

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is returning with all its pageantry, hailed as Washington's unofficial re-emergence from two years of pandemic limits and closures

The Independent UK

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Latest Ukraine updates: Moscow threatens Western arms shipments

Ukraine-Russia news from March 12: Moscow says arms shipments to Ukraine ‘legitimate targets’, intensifies Kyiv attacks.

Al Jazeera

Amazon Gig Deliveryman Gets Shot Multiple Times, Raises Questions Over Amazon's Policies

A carjacker shot an Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) gig deliveryman, multiple times injuring him while delivering packages in Chicago, Bloomberg reports. The victim, George Hunt, insisted Amazon notify the gig drivers in advance about the vicinities they will be delivering to decide if $30 an hour is worth the risk. Amazon instead penalizes drivers…

Benzinga

U.N. says no evidence to back Russian claim of Ukraine biological weapons program

The United Nations on Friday said it had no evidence Ukraine had a biological weapons program while Washington and its allies accused Russia of spreading the unproven claim as a possible prelude to launching its own biological or chemical attacks.

Reuters

SUV crashes into Washington restaurant, injuring 11

Eleven people were injured, five critically, in Washington on Friday when an SUV crashed into the outdoor seating area of a restaurant in what police believe was an accident.

Reuters

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VIDEO: Brave Cop Drags Unconscious Driver From Burning Vehicle After Crash

Sheriff's Corporal JP Benitez's heroic actions earned effusive praise on social media.

Zenger

Blame Washington, Not Moscow, for Surging Inflation

Few politicians are willing to admit deficit spending is the larger cause.

Reason

AP Was There: The surreal, first day of the pandemic

On the day the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic, Koloud “Kay” Tarapolsi reflected the views of many people when she told an Associated Press reporter: “If we avoid each other and listen to the scientists, maybe in a few weeks it will be better."

The Independent UK

Russian Demands Leave Iran Talks in Limbo as Negotiations Pause

Talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal on Friday faced the prospect of collapse after a last-minute Russian demand forced world powers to pause negotiations for an undetermined time despite having a largely completed text. Negotiators have reached the final stages of 11 months of discussions to restore the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden, Europe revoke Russia’s trade status, ratcheting up economic pain for Putin

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Friday that the U.S. will suspend normal trade relations with Russia on Friday as part of the ongoing effort to punish President Vladimir Putin for his unprovoked war in Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

Some Jan. 6 trials are on hold. Why? There's too much evidence

WASHINGTON — The amount of evidence collected as part of the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection rivals what the Hubble telescope has amassed in its three-decade orbit. And sorting through it all has ground many of its criminal cases to a halt.

Los Angeles Times

Iran nuclear talks on hold over last-minute Russian demands

Moscow is insisting that Washington pledge not to sanction trade between it and Tehran over Ukraine

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Rich Eisen wishes the Washington Commanders ‘good luck’

Rich Eisen can only with the Commanders good luck after trading for Carson Wentz.

Radio France Internationale

US-funded biolabs in Ukraine at the heart of ongoing propaganda war

Since the 1990s, Washington and Kiev have cooperated in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and fighting the spread of dangerous diseases. However, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a group of allegedly US-funded laboratories have become the subject of stepped-up and relentless conspiracy theories which the US…

USA Today Sports Media Group

Can Carson Wentz resurrect his career in Washington?

"Speak for Yourself" debated if Carson Wentz can resurrect his career in Washington. One host has hope, the other, not so much.

Tribune News Service

Former Sen. Dan Coats dishes on Supreme Court, Ukraine, Trump

WASHINGTON — Dan Coats took on many different roles in his four decades in national and international politics, and all of them seem to be colliding at once as Russia invades Ukraine, as Europe and former President Donald Trump respond, and the Senate starts a historic Supreme Court confirmation process.

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Commentary: Threats, vilification and screaming parents: The death of public service

Rep. Rodney Davis joined a number of his fellow Republicans on June 14, 2017, for an early morning baseball practice on a field in Alexandria, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. They were getting ready for an annual charity game that Republicans and Democrats have played for over 100 years,…

Reuters

U.S.'s Harris slams Putin, credits Romania for Ukraine refugee help

President Vladimir Putin shows no sign of being willing to engage in diplomacy, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Friday during a visit to Romania three weeks into Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Security Council to Meet Friday on Biological Weapons at Moscow's Request

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Friday on alleged manufacture of biological weapons in Ukraine at the request of Moscow, whose credibility on chemical weapons was questioned during a session on Syria. Russia on Thursday accused the United States of funding research into the development of biological…

Bangkok Post

US says N Korea tested ICBM system, Kim orders space programme expanded

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: North Korea recently used what would be its largest ever intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system in two secretive launches, likely paving the way for a resumption of long-range tests, US and South Korean officials said.

Reuters

U.N. Security Council to convene on Friday at Russia's request -diplomats

The United Nations Security Council will convene on Friday at Russia's request, diplomats said, to discuss Moscow's claims, presented without evidence, of U.S. "biological activities" in Ukraine, a move Washington described as gaslighting.

Tribune News Service

Biden rallies Democrats as crises threaten the party’s majority

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, in a speech to the Democratic National Committee on Thursday night, presented an optimistic vision of the party’s prospects in November’s midterm elections despite the Russian invasion of Ukraine and inflation continuing to slice into Americans’ purchasing power.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Suspending the 18.4 cent-a-gallon federal gas tax is on the table. Will lawmakers do it?

WASHINGTON — Serious talk has begun in Washington and among governors about suspending the 18.4 cent a gallon federal gasoline tax this year.

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