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Supreme Court confirmation hearing starts with historic mark

WASHINGTON — The weeklong Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson starts Monday heavy on history and relatively light on political drama.

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2022

China Warns of ‘Unimaginable’ Fallout if Ukraine-Like Crisis Happened in Asia

Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng says that region could be pushed into ‘an abyss’ resulting from Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy that is ‘as dangerous as the NATO strategy of eastward expansion in Europe’

Caixin Global · Mar 21, 2022

US sends Patriot interceptors to Saudi to ease tensions: Reports

The transfer fulfils an urgent Saudi request that has become a point of tension between Riyadh and Washington.

Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2022

Stars continue to ride Jake Oettinger and cling to one-goal victory over Washington

WASHINGTON — In the third period of the Stars’ 3-2 win over the Capitals on Sunday night, Jake Oettinger dispatched his stick and launched himself to his right. He sprung off his left foot directly into John Carlson’s oncoming one-timer, catching the puck with his right shoulder and preserving a…

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2022

Supreme Court hearings put spotlight on Jackson —and 2024 presidential hopefuls

WASHINGTON — Republicans know they’re not likely to keep Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson off the Supreme Court — but that won’t stop 2024 presidential hopefuls who sit on the Senate’s judiciary panel from trying to create ad-worthy moments for themselves this week at her confirmation hearing.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 20, 2022

Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar's military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, U.S. officials told Reuters, a move that advocates say should bolster efforts to hold the junta that now runs Myanmar accountable.

Reuters · Mar 20, 2022

China will work to de-escalate war in Ukraine, ambassador says

WASHINGTON — China’s top envoy to Washington pledged his country “will do everything” to de-escalate the war in Ukraine and said its relationship with Russia is “not part of the problem.”

Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson has one last obstacle to the Supreme Court: Those hearings

WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s mission is simple as her confirmation hearings to become the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court start Monday: Don’t fall for the traps.

Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2022

US COVID infections likely to rise again, Fauci says

WASHINGTON — A likely rise in U.S. COVID-19 cases probably won’t amount to a full-scale surge or prompt a renewal of widespread restrictions, one of President Joe Biden’s top advisers said.

Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2022

Solo cyclist thwarts the trucker ‘freedom convoy’ on the roads of Washington DC

Video of bike rider has now been watched more than 4.2 million times

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2022