forces.  —  The United States has picked up intelligence that Russia is discussing next Wednesday as the target date for the start of military action, officials said, acknowledging the possibility that mentioning a particular date could be part of a Russian disinformation effort.

Police Set to Move In on Truckers Blocking Ontario Bridge: Canada Protest Updates  —  Officers began approaching the truckers, who have blocked traffic across the U.S. border at a critical juncture.  In Paris, the authorities used tear gas on a copycat protest along the Champs-Élysées.

Family company of Dr. Oz had largest fine in ICE history  —  A tree-trimming company partly owned by Dr. Oz and his wife Lisa's family was fined $95 million by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency over a scheme to knowingly employ illegal immigrants.

The TikTok buildup: Videos reveal Russian forces closing in on Ukraine  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin and top Russian officials for months have been denying that Moscow is preparing to mount an invasion of neighboring Ukraine.  But videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms tell another story.

Texas ban on encouraging mail-in votes likely unconstitutional, judge rules  —  The challenged provision makes it a state jail felony for election officials to “solicit the submission” of an application to vote by mail if the voter did not request it.  —  Copy link

With Biden's agenda hanging by a thread, Democrats question Schumer-Klain strategy  —  For all the ire directed by liberal activists at two moderate senators who in recent weeks scuttled President Biden's most ambitious plans, Democratic members of Congress increasingly cast blame on another duo …

Slate, the Pioneering Web Magazine, Struggles to Find Identity and Profit  —  After high-profile departures, the publication is trying to find a new voice.  —  In early January, two days after an abrupt announcement that the top editor of Slate was stepping down, the publication's staff signed …

Vulnerable Democrats plan to run on kitchen-table issues, but some in party want voters focused on Trump, too  —  Democrats heading into turbulent reelection battles want to focus their campaigns on the bread-and-butter issues that appeal to swing voters, not Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

The Many Lives of Crypto's Most Notorious Couple  —  How the accused bitcoin launderers spent their time.  —  “Who is Heather R Morgan?” read the PowerPoint slide above Heather Rhiannon Morgan as she began what was supposed be a TED-style talk in the library room of the Williamsburg Hotel …

After Covid, risks of heart problems remain elevated for up to a year  —  As far as Michelle Wilson knew, she'd recovered from Covid-19.  —  Wilson, 65, contracted the virus in November 2020.  Her illness, she said, was mild, and she was feeling ready to go back to work as a nurse in St. Louis by early December.

15 boxes: Inside the long, strange trip of Trump's classified records  —  The journey underscores how defiantly and indiscriminately Trump violated the Presidential Records Act  —  For the 15 boxes of documents — some classified and marked “top secret” — the long journey …

Selling Trump: A Profitable Post-Presidency Like No Other  —  Much as he did while in the White House, Donald Trump has thoroughly blurred the lines between his political ambitions and his business interests, with a wide-ranging set of moneymaking ventures.  —  In early December …

Far From the Big City, New Economic Life  —  Incomes are low in small-town Tennessee, but so is the cost of living.  That attraction could be a key to reviving many rural areas.  —  GAINESBORO, Tenn. — There is not much to suggest prosperity in Gainesboro, a hamlet of 920 in Tennessee's Upper Cumberland region.

Affordable housing plan voted down in Ohio village after opposition from Dave Chappelle  —  An affordable housing plan was nixed in Yellow Springs, Ohio, after resident and comedian Dave Chapelle said that he would pull his businesses out of the town should the plan go through.

The US supreme court is letting racist discrimination run wild in the election system  —  The court has approved or tolerated massive voter roll purges, extreme gerrymandering and election laws that have a disparate impact on minorities  —  he US supreme court, in a 5-4 decision …