Spurred by Putin, Russians Turn on One Another Over the War  —  Citizens are denouncing one another, illustrating how the war is feeding paranoia and polarization in Russian society.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Marina Dubrova, an English teacher on the Russian island …

Intel: Putin may cite Ukraine war to meddle in US politics  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin may use the Biden administration's support for Ukraine as a pretext to order a new campaign to interfere in American politics, U.S. intelligence officials have assessed.

Lachlan Murdoch, once the ambivalent Fox heir, makes his views clear … Lachlan Murdoch's first major media moment was also his first public humiliation.  —  It was 2005, and the oldest son of Rupert Murdoch was on the cover of New York magazine as “The Boy Who Wouldn't Be King.”

Putin's long shadow hangs over an unpredictable French election  —  Le Pen closes in on Macron as the cost of living crisis trumps Ukraine in voters' priorities  —  The writer is editorial director and columnist at Le Monde  —  It was supposed to be a walk in the park for Emmanuel Macron.

Explaining Mitch McConnell's Warped Moral Framework  —  It's all about power. … I want to, if you don't mind, try to step back and try to explain Mitch McConnell and maybe look at his February 13th remarks in a little bit of a different context.  —  Look, throughout all of history …

War Crimes Watch: A devastating walk through Bucha's horror  —  BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — There is a body in the basement of the abandoned yellow home at the end of the street near the railroad tracks.  The man is young, pale, a dried trickle of blood by his mouth, shot to death and left in the dark …

Disagreement and Delay: How Infighting Over the Border Divided the White House  —  The Biden administration has furiously debated how — and whether — to unravel Trump-era immigration policies.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden was livid.

The four stages of ‘groomer speech’  —  We're used to seeing conservatives accuse the powerless of sex crimes.  We're not used to seeing them accuse the powerful of the same. … Something I've been meaning to tell you.  My dad is a pedophile.  I'm not the victim.  As always, though, there's never just one.

China Is Accelerating Its Nuclear Buildup Over Rising Fears of U.S. Conflict  —  Beijing believes U.S. could turn to nuclear weapons in a war; Ukraine invasion underscores the value of a robust arsenal … China has accelerated an expansion of its nuclear arsenal because of a change …

A sour and angry America poised to punish Dems this fall  —  Biden and his top advisers know that the window to change the economic narrative through executive action is rapidly closing.  —  The professionals who track American attitudes toward the economy say they can see the trouble coming.

Russian Blunders in Chernobyl: ‘They Came and Did Whatever They Wanted’  —  Tank treads ripped up the toxic soil, bulldozers carved trenches and bunkers, and soldiers spent a month camped in — and dug into — a radioactive forest.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Texas woman charged with murder for ‘self-induced abortion’  —  Police in Starr County on the Texas-Mexico border have arrested and charged a woman with murder for allegedly performing what they called a “self-induced abortion.”  —  The Starr County Sheriff's Office arrested 26-year-old Lizelle Herrera on Thursday.

Russia's Ukraine Propaganda Has Turned Fully Genocidal  —  Egged on by the language of annihilation and extermination, Russian soldiers have become willing executioners.  —  On Feb. 26, only two days into the war, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti published an op-ed titled “The Coming of Russia and of the New World.”

The elite D.C. social scene sees a rash of covid cases, but parties on … To party or not to party?  That is the question.  —  Washington got a crash course in risk-reward ratios after a spate of boldface names tested positive for the coronavirus this week.  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) got it.

Judge appears likely to allow January 6-related candidacy challenge against Marjorie Taylor Greene  —  Washington (CNN)A federal judge signaled Friday that she'll likely allow a group of Georgia voters to move forward with their constitutional challenge against GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene …

Land Mines on a Timer, Scattered Over a Ukrainian Town  —  Civilians near Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine are discovering a new threat: munitions that eject up to two dozen small mines that explode at intervals.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  BEZRUKY, Ukraine — When Sergiy …

Trump Officials Failed to Provide Accounting of Foreign Gifts  —  The State Department could not compile a list of gifts for 2020, making it difficult to determine whether officials did anything improper.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The Trump administration left office without providing …

Amazon says landmark Staten Island union vote should be thrown out.  —  The company listed a series of complaints against an upstart union's organizing efforts.  Both Amazon and another union noted objections to another vote in Alabama.  —  Amazon objected on Friday to a landmark union election …

President Raisi says Iran will not retreat from ‘nuclear rights’  —  Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday Tehran would not give up its right to develop its nuclear industry for peaceful purposes, and all parties involved in talks to revive the 2015 nuclear accord should respect this.

Are the Sanctions Against Russia Working or Not?  —  Six weeks after the U.S. and the G7 countries weaponized the global financial system to impose their harshest-ever sanctions on Russia, the fissures are becoming apparent.  The ruble strengthened to its prewar value against the dollar by Thursday …

Trying Everything, Even Lettuce, to Save Florida's Beloved Manatees  —  Pollution has killed the sea grass that manatees feed on, and they are starving to death in large numbers.  Extraordinary intervention may not be enough to protect them.  —  INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, Fla. — At first, the manatees stayed away from the romaine lettuce.

The War in Ukraine Has Made This D.C. Writer's Newsletter a Must Read  —  Since the start of the war in Ukraine, journalist Julia Ioffe has emerged as one of the most prominent, incisive and in-demand experts on the horrific conflict.  —  She is a regular guest on cable news, frequently popping up to do hits on CNN and MSNBC.