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Dan Snyder Responds to Latest Allegations of Workplace Misconduct

Six former employees of the Washington franchise detailed instances of workplace harassment, including claims of misconduct by Snyder himself.

Sports Illustrated

Rep. Zoe Lofgren's bill would move immigration courts outside DOJ

WASHINGTON — Rep. Zoe Lofgren unveiled sweeping legislation Thursday to overhaul the immigration court system by moving the courts outside the executive branch and making them an independent entity.

Tribune News Service

ISIS leader Quraishi kills himself during Syria raid, U.S. says

The leader of Islamic State died when he blew himself and family members up during a U.S. military raid in Syria, President Joe Biden said on Thursday, dealing a blow to the jihadist group's efforts to reorganize as a guerrilla force after losing large swathes of territory.

Reuters

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Day after name change, Washington Commanders’ Snyder faces new allegations

Owner Dan Snyder denied the accusations in a statement after ex-Washington football team employees shared their stories on Capitol Hill.

Roll Call

US forces killed leader of Islamic State in Syria raid, Biden says

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that U.S. forces killed the leader of Islamic State during an overnight raid in Syria that first responders reported left 13 civilians dead, calling the operation a success because it eliminated a “major terrorist threat to the world.”

Los Angeles Times

Cheers: Whiskey sales start comeback in bars, restaurants

When COVID-19 shuttered much of the economy in 2020, Bill Thomas sold off his whiskey inventories to keep his Washington, D

The Independent UK

‘Nervous’ wandering chicken caught at US Pentagon security checkpoint

Hen was found running loose near the US Department of Defense headquarters on the outskirts of Washington DC

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New IS chief died as Baghdadi did, by blowing himself up: US

WASHINGTON: In a raid reminiscent of the strikes that killed Osama bin Laden and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, US Special Forces conducted a counter-terrorism mission in northwestern Syria killing Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, who had succeeded al-Baghdadi as the leader of ISIS.

The Times of India

Mum gives birth to baby boy at 30,000ft on board 11-hour transatlantic flight

Cabin crew and passengers helped to deliver the baby boy after the mum went into labour weeks before her due date onboard a United Airlines flight between Accra, Ghana, and Washington, DC

Daily Mirror

Pelosi's reelection bid keeps Democrats in suspense on leadership

WASHINGTON — When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her reelection bid last week, it was a sign that Democrats may be in limbo for another nine months before knowing who their next leader will be.

Los Angeles Times

Examining Potential Trade Destinations For Spencer Dinwiddie

Bryan Fonseca takes a look at three logical landing spots for Wizards point guard Spencer Dinwiddie.

Zenger

Kremlin Urges US to ‘Stop Escalating Tensions’ over Ukraine

The Kremlin on Thursday urged the United States to stop inflaming tensions after Washington sent several thousand troops to bolster NATO forces in eastern Europe amid the Ukraine crisis. “We are constantly urging our American partners to stop escalating tensions on the European continent,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Poland to lobby for permanent rotational U.S. troop increase

Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau will lobby the United States for a proposed U.S. troop increase to remain in the country permanently on a rotational basis, a Polish official said on Thursday ahead of Rau's visit to Washington this week.

Reuters

Kremlin accuses U.S. of stoking tension with troop deployments

Russia accused the United States on Thursday of ramping up tensions and ignoring Moscow's calls to ease a standoff over Ukraine, a day after Washington announced it would deploy nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania.

Reuters

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The Guardian - US

‘We have to adapt’: US Pacific north-west weighs plans to cope with extreme weather

After a cataclysmic year of heat and floods, Washington state considers bills to help adapt to climate change challenges

Reuters

U.S. warns Russia may stage video as pretext to invade Ukraine

Russia has formulated several options as an excuse to invade Ukraine, including the potential use of a propaganda video showing a staged attack, the United States said on Thursday, as the Kremlin condemned American troop deployments in the region.

Axios

NFL audit: Washington team has cleaned up its act

Congress is investigating sexual harassment and other workplace misconduct at the NFL's Washington franchise.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: US says Russia plotting false flag attack

Ukraine news from February 3: The US claims Moscow is planning to fabricate an attack by Ukrainian forces.

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Reason

Brickbat: If at First You Don't Succeed

A Redmond, Washington, police officer who fatally shot Andrea Churna in 2020 while she was unarmed and lying on the floor of a hallway outside her apartment had been fired from the Whatcom County sheriff's office just a month before being hired in Redmond and about a year before shooting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taliban Closer to International Recognition, Says Foreign Minister

The Taliban are inching closer towards international recognition but any concessions Afghanistan's new rulers make will be on their terms, the regime's foreign minister said in an interview with AFP. In his first interview since returning from talks with Western powers in Oslo, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi also urged…

The Times of India

Tesla, who? Biden can’t bring himself to say it, irking Musk

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden calls himself a union guy and a car guy, and he’s embraced electric vehicles as vital to his economic and climate ambitions.

Tribune News Service

Cruz tries to preempt ‘Cancun Ted’ jokes a year after Mexican getaway during Texas’ deep freeze

WASHINGTON – If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.

Tribune News Service

Republican senator wants to pick a better battle than black Supreme Court nominee

WASHINGTON — Some Republicans say they are worried that overheated rhetoric about President Joe Biden’s promise to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court could backfire, detracting from arguments about the pandemic and the economy in this year’s midterm elections.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Feds pledge they’ll do more to help rebuild Puerto Rico’s electric grid

WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi and a coterie of top White House officials signed an agreement Wednesday directing the federal government to do more to help the territory rebuild its ailing electric grid and meet its renewable energy goals, the latest attempt from the Biden administration to provide…

Los Angeles Times

Appeals court skeptical of judge’s ruling blocking access to Sen. Burr warrant

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court indicated Wednesday it may overturn a judge’s ruling that blocked the public’s access to a search warrant for Sen. Richard Burr’s cellphone, which was part of an investigation into his stock trades.

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