EU, US will announce new energy partnership that envisions additional LNG deliveries - Von der Leyen

⚡⚡ Polish Prime Minister proposes to send "humanitarian" mission of NATO or "another organisation" to Ukraine

❗ Canada imposing new sanctions on 160 members of Russian Federation Council - Trudeau

⚡⚡ Trump sues Hillary Clinton, DNC, others, saying they tried to rig 2016 US election, falsely accused him of colluding with Russia - court filing

⚡ Biden says US, allies would respond "if Russia uses chemical or biological weapons"

❗ Biden says he thinks Russia needs to be removed from G20, topic was raised at today's NATO meeting, decision up to G20

Biden says he made clear to Xi consequences of aiding Russia, but made no threats

On the 23rd anniversary of NATO’s bombing of Yugoslavia we remember Joe Biden. The man who’s been condemning “Russian aggression” all the while aiding Ukrainian authorities to kill thousands in the Donbass.

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The Russian Defence Ministry has provided a briefing on the Ukraine op:

▪ The Kremlin has created a humanitarian corridor for the exit of foreign ships from the maritime regions of Ukraine, which will start operating daily from March 25, as foreign vessels cannot leave Ukrainian ports because of the threat of shelling;

▪ Since March 2, Moscow has offered 4,933 tons of humanitarian cargo (food, clothing, hygiene products and medicines) to civilians in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Kiev, Chernigov, Sumy, Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Kherson and Nikolayev regions;

▪ The Russian Armed Forces have strictly observed a ceasefire on all routes, including those declared by Ukraine;

▪ Kiev's approach to Moscow’s humanitarian corridors reveals an indifference to the current government and to its people

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⚽️ Arizona GOP votes to restrict transgender sports, surgeries

The Arizona Legislature passed bills Thursday to prohibit gender reassignment surgery for minors and ban transgender athletes from playing on women’s sports teams, joining a growing list of Republican-controlled states attempting to restrict transgender rights which have gained visibility in culture and society.

Two GOP governors this week bucked conservatives in their own party and vetoed bills in Indiana and Utah requiring trans women to play on men’s sports teams.

Arizona is one of 20 states that have considered legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care. The bill originally would have banned all such care for minors, but was scaled back to restrict only irreversible procedures, such as surgeries related to gender reassignment.

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⚡️ Trudeau: Canada can play 'modest role' in replacing Russian energy on global markets

🔫 Feds: Forced-reset triggers are machine guns under US law

Federal officials are notifying gun dealers that some forced-reset triggers, which allow guns to fire rapidly with a single continuous pull of the trigger, are considered machine guns under federal law and subject to strict regulation. The notification was made Thursday in an open letter from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to federally licensed firearms dealers.

The Justice Department announced it is taking a hardline approach to gun dealers who break federal law and has established several strike forces to stop firearm trafficking. The Biden administration has been working to strengthen gun regulation, stepping up its fight against gun violence and tackling rising violent gun crime rates in the country.

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👮‍♀️ Police: 5 people injured in shooting at Arizona outlet mall

Five people including a young child were injured Wednesday when an altercation at a Phoenix area outlet mall erupted in gunfire and sent hundreds fleeing.

The incident at Tanger Outlets, a mall in a bustling entertainment district in the western suburb of Glendale, was “an altercation between two groups of people” that turned into a fight and then a shooting, said Glendale police Officer Tiffany Ngalula.

Police said a young man armed with a handgun was with a woman and a small child at the mall. The man got into an altercation with a group of young men known to him and a shooting occurred, according to police.

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✅ Jackson heading for likely confirmation despite GOP darts

Federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faced down a barrage of Republican questioning Wednesday about her sentencing of criminal defendants, as her history-making bid to join the Supreme Court veered from lofty constitutional questions to attacks on her motivations on the bench.

During more than 22 hours of hearings over two days, GOP senators aggressively questioned her on the sentences she has handed down to child pornography offenders in her nine years as a federal judge, her legal advocacy on behalf of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, her thoughts on critical race theory and even her religious views.

President Joe Biden chose Jackson in February, fulfilling a campaign pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. She would take the seat of Justice Stephen Breyer, who announced in January that he would retire this summer after 28 years.

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‼️ Moscow confirms information About Russia, Ukraine Exchanging Soldiers on 10-for-10 Basis

🌱 Cannabis stocks soar after report says Congress plans vote on federal legalization of the drug next week

The US House of Representatives will vote next week on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement act, a bill that would remove cannabis from the list of federally-controlled substances.

The legalization of marijuana is an issue that has garnered bipartisan support, and while chances are good that a bill would pass the House and the Senate. Marijuana is legalized for recreational use in 18 states, and is legalized for medical use in 38 states.

Recreational legalization of the drug at the federal level would more than double the geographical target market for marijuana growers, refiners, and distributors.

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‼️ A newly released schedule for US President Joe Biden has revealed that the commander-in-chief will be making a trip over to Rzeszow, Poland, on Friday. Insiders have speculated that a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could take place.