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Explosion levels half of apartment building in Washington DC suburb

Several residents remain ‘unaccounted for’ as the search for survivors, or remains, begins

The Independent UK

Supreme Court upholds government's claim of secrecy in case of prisoner tortured by CIA

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday the government may invoke the "state secrets" privilege to block former U.S. contractors from testifying about the now well-known waterboarding and torture of prisoners held at CIA sites in Poland.

Los Angeles Times

United Airlines Debuts New 'Bag Drop Shortcut' Service

United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) introduced bag drop shortcut, a new, simple way for customers to skip the line and check their bag in a minute or less on average. United said it is streamlining the process as recent customer surveys show that the bag check process can be a more stressful…

Benzinga

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PureCycle, iSustain Partner To Bring PureZero To Plastics Recycling Conference

PureCycle Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PCT) teams up with iSustain Recycling, Inc. to bring its PureZero program to the Plastics Recycling Conference in the Washington, D.C. area, March 7-9, 2022. The Plastics Recycling Conference will be the first sustainability conference to adopt the PureZero program. Sustain Recycling and PureCycle will work together to ensure…

Benzinga

White House announces new sanctions on Russian oligarchs and Putin’s ‘cronies’ – as it happened

‘We want him to feel the squeeze,’ says press secretary Jen Psaki

The Guardian - US

Quad leaders agree Ukraine experience should not be allowed in Indo-Pacific -Japan, Australia

Leaders of the Quad grouping of countries - the United States, India, Australia and Japan - agreed on Thursday that what is happening to Ukraine should not be allowed to happen in the Indo-Pacific, the prime ministers of Japan and Australia said.

Reuters

Ken Duberstein, Reagan chief of staff, dies at 77

He was one of Washington's most connected people.

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Andy Burnham: I never thought I’d see an invading power threaten to drop the bomb again

If I go back 15 years, to the time when I was in Gordon Brown’s Cabinet, if someone had told me then about the events we would see since, I wouldn’t have been able to believe them. For instance, I wouldn’t have been able to conceive of the circumstances in…

Evening Standard

US, Russia Allies Witness Friction in Northeast Syria

Syrian government forces used automatic weapons to attack a military checkpoint in the village of Kozliya in the northern countryside of al-Hasakah governorate. The outpost was run by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is backed by the Washington-led International Coalition. The attack resulted in the death of a government…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. ties with Gulf partner UAE are being tested, envoy says

U.S. ties with the United Arab Emirates are being tested, a senior Emirati diplomat said on Thursday, in a rare admission of strains in their strategic partnership which have been highlighted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

US to invite 'non-political' Myanmar representative to summit with Asean

WASHINGTON: The United States said on Wednesday it would follow the lead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) by inviting a non-political representative from military-ruled Myanmar to

Bangkok Post

9/11 advocates, Jon Stewart demand Congress pass legislation to help military veterans exposed to toxins

WASHINGTON — Jon Stewart and 9/11 advocate John Feal are putting the heat on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to pass a bill now working its way through the House that would help millions of veterans exposed to toxins overseas.

Tribune News Service

Man pleads not guilty in death of officer killed by deputy

A Washington man who was being chased when a sheriff’s deputy mistakenly shot and killed off-duty police officer Donald Sahota has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges including murder

The Independent UK

U.S. to invite 'non-political' Myanmar representative to summit with ASEAN

The United States said on Wednesday it would follow the lead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by inviting a non-political representative from military-ruled Myanmar to a summit with the 10-country bloc in Washington this month.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Prosecutor says the first Capitol rioter on trial ‘lit the match’

Jurors have heard attorneys' opening statements in the first trial for one of the hundreds of people charged with storming the U.S. Capitol last year

Foreign Affairs

Invasions Are Not Contagious

Russia’s War in Ukraine Doesn’t Presage a Chinese Assault on Taiwan

Reason

"Tacoma Woman Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Arson at Downtown Seattle Protest"

From a Justice Department press release distributed yesterday: A 26-year-old Tacoma, Washington, woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 5 years in prison for arson for burning five Seattle Police vehicles parked around Sixth and Pine in downtown Seattle on Saturday, May 30, 2020, announced U.S.…

Tribune News Service

First Jan. 6 trial starts against Texas man turned in by son

WASHINGTON — The first person to go on trial for participating in the Jan. 6 riot was accused by prosecutors of being “the match that started the fire” for thousands of people who stormed the Capitol.

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Tribune News Service

Texas primary puts Cuellar and Taylor in runoffs

WASHINGTON — Two Democratic incumbents who switched districts after a new Texas map was released won their primaries Tuesday, as did a Republican who came under fire for calling some of the conservatives in his party “grifters.”

The Independent UK

Trade group settles GMO-labeling case for $9 million

A trade group that represents some of the biggest U.S. food companies has agreed to pay $9 million for violations of Washington campaign finance laws, after the state Supreme Court upheld a penalty twice that much

Roll Call

As Ukraine burns, Washington splits over how to help - Roll Call

Republicans are calling for sending more weapons to Ukraine and to impose sanctions on Russian oil and gas.

Reuters

Colombian President Duque to meet Biden next week -White House

Colombian President Ivan Duque will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden on March 10 on a visit to Washington during which the two leaders will discuss regional and global issues including Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the White House said on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

The IRS dropped ID.me's facial recognition tech after backlash. WA is rolling it out in June

Washington state is getting ready to roll out the ID.me facial recognition system dropped by the IRS last month over privacy and equity concerns.

Tribune News Service

Las muertes por accidentes viales en EEUU aumentaron 21% en 2020, pese a que los automovilistas condujeron menos

WASHINGTON — Las tasas de mortalidad por accidentes automovilísticos aumentaron 21% en 2020, incluso cuando el total de accidentes y lesiones disminuyó, según un informe final publicado el miércoles por la Administración Nacional de Seguridad del Tráfico en las Carreteras.

The Independent UK

Prosecutor: First Capitol rioter on trial 'lit the match'

Jurors have heard attorneys' opening statements in the first trial for one of the hundreds of people charged with storming the U.S. Capitol last year

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