Anna Johansen Brown is features editor for The World and Everything in It and based in Chicago. A former speech and debate coach, she graduated from the World Journalism Institute in 2018. Follow Anna on Twitter @AnnaJohansen_.
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Putin visits captured Ukrainian territory for the first time, Xi is set to visit Moscow this week, Swiss UBS is buying Credit Suisse, Trump announces possibility of arrest depending on the outcome of a Manhattan grand jury, Wyoming bans abortion pills, 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocks Ecuador, and protests in France turn violent after the Macron government unilaterally passes pension reform without a parliamentary vote.
Two prominent philosophers squared off on BBC radio to debate the existence of God
The Treasury Department is now taking extraordinary measures to keep the government from defaulting on its debt, President Biden has approved even more federal funding for California’s storm recovery efforts, the FBI is offering a cash reward for information about a string of attacks against pro-life pregnancy centers, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is huddling with Western allies to talk strategy and military aid to Ukraine, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog is already hard at work in Ukraine to safeguard nuclear plants, actor Alec Baldwin is facing criminal charges in New Mexico, the U.S. government has announced a new program called the “Welcome Corps”
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The Supreme Court has extended a policy that will hold back a wave of migrants from crossing the U.S. border, Buffalo is still trying to dig itself out after a winter storm dumped six feet of snow in places, Congressional Republicans are pushing for a more aggressive posture toward TikTok, Taiwan is extending mandatory military service from four months to a full year, Vladimir Putin announced he’ll refuse sales of oil to nations enforcing a price cap on Russian petroleum, the UN human rights chief has condemned the increasing restrictions on women’s rights in Afghanistan
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Sword fighting is an ancient martial art straight from the pages of history
How Dave Radford of The Gray Havens developed his songwriting style
Life on a floating hospital that brings relief around the world
