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U.S. claims Russia has list of Ukrainians ‘to be killed or sent to camps’ following a military occupation — The United States has informed the United Nations it has credible information showing that Moscow is compiling lists of Ukrainians “to be killed or sent to camps following a military occupation …
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Biden agrees ‘in principle’ to meet Putin as invasion threat looms … President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed “in principle” to meet, U.S. and French officials said — even as troops continue to gather near the Ukraine border, suggesting the window for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis is closing.
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New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: France Pushes for Biden-Putin Meeting — President Biden has “agreed in principle” to meet the Russian leader if there is no invasion. Mr. Biden has stepped up his warnings about Moscow's plans after seeing evidence that an attack on Ukraine was imminent.
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Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE U.S. plans to cut ties with targeted Russian banks if Ukraine is invaded - sources … President Joe Biden's administration has prepared an initial package of sanctions against Russia that includes barring U.S. financial institutions from processing transactions for major Russian banks …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Blitzkrieg or Minor Incursion? Putin's Choice Could Determine World Reaction. — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may be looking for fissures in the Western alliance, which so far has been united against him. — MUNICH — When President Biden declared on Friday …
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: Putin Summons Russia's National Security Officials — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has called an unscheduled meeting of his Security Council, his spokesman said, while declining to confirm suggestions of potential for direct talks between Mr. Putin and President Biden.
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Putin warned the West 15 years ago. Now, in Ukraine, he's poised to wage war.
Putin warned the West 15 years ago. Now, in Ukraine, he's poised to wage war.
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
There Are No Chamberlains in This Story — In 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain …
There Are No Chamberlains in This Story — In 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain …
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Alexander Gabuev / The Economist:
Alexander Gabuev writes from Moscow on why Vladimir Putin and his entourage want war
Alexander Gabuev writes from Moscow on why Vladimir Putin and his entourage want war
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Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
A country on the brink: The situation inside Ukraine as Russian forces loom
A country on the brink: The situation inside Ukraine as Russian forces loom
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Washington Post:
Wielding the threat of war, a new, more aggressive Putin steps forward
Wielding the threat of war, a new, more aggressive Putin steps forward
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Biden abruptly cancels Delaware trip after top level meeting on Ukraine crisis
Biden abruptly cancels Delaware trip after top level meeting on Ukraine crisis
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Havana Syndrome: High-level national security officials stricken with unexplained illness on White House grounds — Since 2016, U.S. government officials overseas and their families have reported sudden, unexplained, brain injuries with symptoms of vertigo, confusion and memory loss.
Associated Press:
Mexico to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz: At least our presidential candidates accept defeat — Mexico's president and U.S. ambassador needle Texas senator over Donald Trump's ongoing lies about 2020 election after Cruz claims ‘deepening civil unrest in Mexico.’ — MEXICO CITY — Sen. Ted Cruz …
New York Times:
After Trucker Protest, Canada Grapples With a Question: Was It a Blip, or Something Bigger? — The demonstrators were passionate, organized and supported financially, but such spontaneous movements often have a tough time converting their energy into real change.
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Mary Kekatos / ABC News:
Who is dying of COVID? It's still mainly the unvaccinated — Recent CDC data shows unvaccinated people are 20 times more likely to die. — When the recent COVID-19 wave fueled by the omicron variant hit the U.S., no one expected it would lead to the number of deaths it did.
Washington Post:
Education, traditionally a strength, has Democrats on their heels — Minutes after Democrat Stacey Abrams announced her candidacy for Georgia governor, incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp made clear he would put education at the center of his campaign to keep his job.
Conor Dougherty / New York Times:
The Next Affordable City Is Already Too Expensive — In Spokane, Wash., home prices jumped 60 percent in the past two years. The increase is fueled by buyers fleeing the boom in cities like Austin. Who will have to flee next? — Maybe it was the date night when he and his wife spent …
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump's ‘Days Are Numbered’—Kirschner Predicts Ex-President to Be Indicted — Former U.S. Army prosecutor Glenn Kirschner predicted that former President Donald Trump “will be indicted,” asserting that his “days are numbered.” — Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron ruled …
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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
This ‘Could Kill Far More Afghans Than the Past 20 Years of War’ — Ninety-five percent of Afghans don't have enough to eat. Nearly nine million are at risk of starvation. The U.N.'s emergency aid request, at more than $5 billion, is the largest it has ever made for a single country.
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Andrew Roberts / Washington Free Beacon:
Munich: The Edge of Nonsense — REVIEW... The movie Munich is well-written (based on Robert Harris's bestselling 2017 thriller), lavishly produced (by Netflix), fast-paced—and an absolute historical travesty. Ever since the 1980s, Harris has been trying to rehabilitate the reputation …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
The C.D.C. Isn't Publishing Large Portions of the Covid Data It Collects — The agency has withheld critical data on boosters, hospitalizations and, until recently, wastewater analyses. — For more than a year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has collected data on hospitalizations …
The Guardian:
Revealed: Credit Suisse leak unmasks criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians — Massive leak reveals secret owners of £80bn held in Swiss bank — Whistleblower leaked bank's data to expose ‘immoral’ secrecy laws — Clients included human trafficker and billionaire who ordered girlfriend's murder
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