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Bloomberg:
U.S. and U.K. Poised for Ban on Imports of Russian Oil Today — The U.S. and the U.K. will impose a ban on imports of Russian energy on Tuesday without the participation of European allies, according to people familiar with the matter. — The U.S. ban will include Russian oil …
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Emily Rauhala / Washington Post:
E.U. presents plan to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds this year, stops short of boycott — BRUSSELS — The European Union presented a plan Tuesday to cut Russian gas imports by two thirds this year, steeply reducing — but not severing — energy ties to Moscow.
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Washington Post:
U.S. to ban oil imports from Russia as White House explores drastic plans to buffer economy from energy shock … The Biden administration plans to ban imports of oil and natural gas from Russia as soon as Tuesday, following days of behind-the-scenes talks where officials studied far-flung ideas …
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Marc Santora / New York Times:
Two Million Refugees Have Fled Ukraine, U.N. Says
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Talia Kaplan / Fox Business:
Pence doesn't rule out a run in 2024
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Republicans are laying a trap for Biden on Russian energy sanctions
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Vast Majority Of Americans Say Ban Russian Oil, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly 8 In 10 Support U.S. Military Response If Putin Attacks A NATO Country
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Politico:
Biden set to ban Russian oil under pressure from Congress
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New York Times:
As Russia's Military Stumbles, Its Adversaries Take Note — President Vladimir Putin could still reduce cities in Ukraine to rubble, officials say. But European countries that once feared Russia say they are not so scared anymore. — CONSTANTA, Romania — When it comes to war, generals say that “mass matters.”
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Washington Post:
Odessa braces for Russian assault as humanitarian conditions deteriorate
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Kathleen Ronayne / Associated Press:
Climate change is like war, California's Jerry Brown says
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Yuras Karmanau / Associated Press:
People flee embattled Ukrainian cities along safe corridors
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New York Times:
Socialists' Response to War in Ukraine Has Put Some Democrats on Edge — The Democratic Socialists of America's view that U.S. “imperialist expansionism” through NATO fueled Russia's invasion has created challenges for politicians aligned with the group. — Not long after Russia invaded Ukraine …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Biden's Approval Rating Improves After State of the Union as More Back His Tack in Ukraine — 45% approve of Biden's job performance; 46% support his handling of Ukraine — President Joe Biden posted his best approval rating in months following his first State of the Union address …
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Shell Global:
Shell announces intent to withdraw from Russian oil and gas — Shell plc (Shell) today announced its intent to withdraw from its involvement in all Russian hydrocarbons, including crude oil, petroleum products, gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a phased manner, aligned with new government guidance.
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Danica Kirka / Associated Press:
Shell says it will stop buying Russian oil, natural gas — LONDON (AP) — Energy giant Shell said Tuesday that it will stop buying Russian oil and natural gas and shut down its service stations, aviation fuels and other operations in the country amid international pressure for companies to sever ties over the invasion of Ukraine.
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Mark Thompson / CNN:
Shell won't buy any more Russian oil and gas
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Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
How Did This Many Deaths Become Normal? — The United States reported more deaths from COVID-19 last Friday than deaths from Hurricane Katrina, more on any two recent weekdays than deaths during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, more last month than deaths from flu in a bad season …
Washington Post:
Arizona lawmaker speaks to white nationalists, calls for violence — and sets fundraising records … Midway through a white nationalist's conference in Orlando last month, one speaker drew applause calling for gruesome violence against “traitors” after excoriating critics of the “honorable” …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Mark Meadows, his wife, Debra, and their trailer-home voter registration — “I don't want my vote or anyone else's to be disenfranchised. ... Do you realize how inaccurate the voter rolls are, with people just moving around. ... Anytime you move, you'll change your driver's license …
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Bryan Anderson / WRAL-TV:
Former NC congressman registered to vote in home where he purportedly never stayed
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: EXCLUSIVE: ‘Limited’ no-fly zone gains steam among foreign policy elite — DRIVING THE DAY — This morning we have a pair of significant Ukraine-related exclusives. — The first is a letter signed by more than two dozen of the nation's top foreign policy minds calling for a partial no-fly zone over Ukraine.
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The Kyiv Independent
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
Taylor Lorenz Introduces Her Brand to the Washington Post
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Clarence Thomas' Strange Pick to Promote His Book Says It All — Right-wing judicial activist Leonard Leo has been exerting influence over the Supreme Court for three decades. So why is Clarence Thomas hiring Leo's firm to do public relations? — When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Two Days of Russian News Coverage: An Alternate Reality of War — To watch news broadcasts of the fighting in Ukraine on the main state channels in Russia is to witness the extent of the Kremlin's efforts to sanitize its war. — At a televised gathering with female pilots and crew members from Aeroflot …
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Naomi O'Leary / The Irish Times:
United Nations bans staff from using ‘war’ or ‘invasion’ regarding Ukraine — Email on communications policy reminds staff of their responsibility to ‘be impartial’ — The United Nations has banned its staff from referring to the situation in Ukraine as a “war” or “invasion” …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
A 459-Foot Mystery in a Tuscan Port: Is It a Russian's Superyacht? — As European authorities seize the luxury assets of oligarchs close to Vladimir Putin, a superyacht cloaked in secrecy has come under investigation. — From Germany's North Sea ports to the French Riviera, open season has been declared on superyachts.
Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Chief Negotiator Unexpectedly Leaves Vienna as Nuclear Talks Hit Standstill — Ali Bagheri-Kani says he will return to the negotiations soon, but Western diplomats warn the talks could fail — VIENNA—Iran's chief negotiator at the nuclear talks in Vienna unexpectedly returned home Monday night …
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Axios:
The new silent majority: People who don't tweet — Most people you meet in everyday life — at work, in the neighborhood — are decent and normal. Even nice. But hit Twitter or watch the news, and you'd think we were all nuts and nasty. … We dug into the data and found that, in fact …
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Congress Gives Final Approval to Make Lynching a Hate Crime — The bill's unanimous passage in the Senate ended more than a century of failed attempts to explicitly criminalize lynching. — WASHINGTON — The Senate unanimously approved a bill that would make lynching a federal hate crime …
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