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Secretary of State Tony Blinken reports on meeting with top Russian official, the Justice Department says Trump can be sued for damages from January 6th riot, victims of train crash in Greece demand answers, residents in East Palestine grilled representatives of Norfolk Southern and EPA in public hearing, jobless claims continue to decrease, and the Conservative Political Action Conference is coming to its premiere conclusion.
Foreign weapons ruled out in recent cases of Havana Syndrome, the FBI rules out bats being the origin of COVID-19, a deadly train accident in Greece, lawmakers propose rail safety legislation while EPA continues cleanup in East Palestine, the Senate passes a bill to keep ESG funds out of 401(k)s, and snow blankets Arizona and Northern California.
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case regarding Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, House lawmakers discuss the China threat, Putin wants to tighten the border between Russia and Ukraine after drone strikes inside Russia, the FDA is being sued for not disclosing details on transgender hormone treatments for minors, and Mississippi blocks transgender procedures for minors
The White House downplays Department of Energy report on COVID origins, tension in the West Bank rises with more bloodshed, severe weather buries Northern California in snow and knocks out power in Michigan, the EU and UK have worked out a trade deal regarding Northern Ireland, a new earthquake in Turkey knocks down more buildings, Florida takes control of Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, and Senator John Fetterman is in recovery following treatment for clinical depression.
The US Government is holding off on sending F-16s to Ukraine, Ukraine is considering a Chinese plan for peace with Russia while US intelligence says China is selling weapons to Moscow, Israel and Palestine talk about steps towards peace while militants fight in the streets, winter storms hit Southern California, and Donald Trump is the early favorite in a new GOP poll.
Today marks one year since Russian tanks rolled across the border into mainland Ukraine, the European Union will no longer allow its employees to have TikTok on their phones, the White House is asking Congress to increase the fines for rail companies, a massive winter storm knocked out power to almost a million homes, lawyers for former President Donald Trump are blasting a special grand jury in Georgia, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is now facing new charges of securities fraud and conspiracy fraud, rescue crews in China are searching for dozens of missing people after a coal mine collapsed
Russia and China are hardening their military and strategic alliance, President Biden wrapped up a two-day stay in Poland, the Supreme Court has now heard two cases over whether social media companies can be held liable for aiding and abetting a terrorist attack, the U.S. is urging calm in the West Bank, a British woman who lost her citizenship after joining ISIS as a teenager says she will appeal a court’s decision, thousands of people in the western United States are without power
President Biden took aim at Vladimir Putin in remarks from Poland, Vladimir Putin announced he is suspending the New START treaty, U.S. sanctions against Russia are reportedly contributing to losses on the battlefield, the EPA says railroad giant Norfolk Southern will have to foot the bill for the recovery efforts in eastern Ohio, the Supreme Court is weighing a case that could turn the social media industry upside down, a winter storm is moving across the northern U.S., the Southern Baptist Convention is separating itself from a well-known Southern California megachurch
President Biden is in Warsaw, another earthquake struck near the Syrian border, heavy rain triggered landslides and flooding in Brazil, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is kicking off a pro-police tour of major cities in blue states, the Israeli parliament is one step closer to overhauling the country’s legal system, a woman paralyzed for roughly a decade can now move her limbs due to a medical breakthrough
President Biden is flying to Poland this week, rescue teams in Syria and Turkey are still finding earthquake survivors, Secretary of State Tony Blinken spoke about his weekend meeting with China’s foreign minister, former President Jimmy Carter entered hospice care over the weekend, lawmakers from Texas are renewing calls for the White House and Congress to tackle the border crisis, a 12-day long chapel service at Asbury University in Kentucky is winding down, Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania conquered the weekend box office
