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A Pittsburgh man admits to calling in bomb threats at federal buildings

PITTSBURGH — A man from Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood admitted Thursday that he threatened to blow up the federal building in Downtown Pittsburgh and the FBI headquarters building in Washington, D.C.

Tribune News Service · Feb 25, 2022

Beijing may be tempted to side with Putin in the Ukraine conflict. But at what cost?

TAIPEI — As Russia pushes into Ukraine and President Biden marshals the global response, the elephant standing in the shadows is China.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 24, 2022

U.S., India cracks? Biden says talks on Russia 'unresolved'

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday Washington is in still unresolved "consultations" with India, when asked if Washington and Delhi were fully in sync on a response to Russia's attack on Ukraine ahead of an expected U.N. Security Council vote.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2022

‘In consultation with India’ on Russia, says Joe Biden

New Delhi shares a close relationship with both Moscow and Washington and is having to walk a tightrope given the increasingly isolated position Russia finds itself in following Ukraine invasion

The Hindu · Feb 24, 2022

U.S. expelling Russian diplomat in tit-for-tat move -State Dept

The United States is expelling the No. 2 diplomat at the Russian Embassy in Washington in response to Russia's recent expulsion of the U.S. deputy chief of mission in Moscow, a senior State Department spokesperson said on Thursday.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2022

US expels Russia's No. 2 diplomat at Washington embassy

The United States has expelled Russia’s second-ranking diplomat in Washington in retaliation for the Russian expulsion of the No. 2 U.S. diplomat in Moscow earlier this month

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022

Biden hits Russia with new sanctions for 'premeditated' Ukraine attack

President Joe Biden hit Russia with a wave of sanctions on Thursday after Moscow invaded Ukraine, measures that impede Russia's ability to do business in major currencies along with sanctions against banks and state-owned enterprises.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2022

‘Putin chose this war,’ Biden says as he announces new sanctions – US politics as it happened

President condemns Putin’s ‘brutal assault on the people of Ukraine’ – follow all the latest US politics news

The Guardian - US · Feb 24, 2022

Other states keep watchful eye on snags in Washington’s pioneering public-option plan

With prospects dim for the U.S. to adopt a single-payer “Medicare for All” program, health care reform advocates turned instead to an insurance plan designed by the government that could compete with private insurance plans sold on the health care exchanges. The idea behind this “public option” is that it…

Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2022

Russia-Ukraine: Biden vows ‘support’ in call with Zelenskyy

Biden previously said the US and its allies would announce ‘severe sanctions’ on Russia after a G7 meeting on Thursday.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2022