❗️ Biden: US to continue to supply military assistance to Ukraine until Russia's operation ends
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❗️ Biden says that he just signed request to Congress for critical security, economic and humanitarian assistance to help Ukraine
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⚡️ 📹 Mariupol citizen tells how the Security Services of Ukraine shot people who gathered for evacuation at the drama theatre building.
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🗣 US president Joe Biden's request to Congress for an additional $33 billion in security, economic and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine is not an escalation to the conflict, a senior US defense official said on Thursday.
"Not all of that $33 billion is going to be dedicated to defense," the defense official told a press briefing. "I mean, it's worth $16 billion will be dedicated to the Defense Department's ability to continue to help Ukraine and again, you'll hear more from the Secretary about that later, but it's a continuation, it's not an escalation."
The defense official insisted there had been no change to Biden's policy of not deploying US forces to Ukraine or to the US stance on imposing a no fly zone.
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"Not all of that $33 billion is going to be dedicated to defense," the defense official told a press briefing. "I mean, it's worth $16 billion will be dedicated to the Defense Department's ability to continue to help Ukraine and again, you'll hear more from the Secretary about that later, but it's a continuation, it's not an escalation."
The defense official insisted there had been no change to Biden's policy of not deploying US forces to Ukraine or to the US stance on imposing a no fly zone.
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⚡️ 📹 "Why are you shooting at civilians?": Kherson residents curse Kiev regime for shelling civilians and thank Russian soldiers for their help.
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❗️Air defense system activated in Russia's Belgorod region, blast heard, correspondent says
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Democrats have prepared new legislation in both chambers of Congress to punish major oil corporations for market manipulation and price gouging.
🗣 "The House and the Senate have been hard at work for weeks [on the new legislation]," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. "Big Oil has exploited the market place. They are hoarding the windfall. There is no excuse for the big oil companies to price-gouge. They have made $200 billion in profits over the past year.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the new legislation would strengthen the powers and expand the staff and capabilities of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to expose and enforce penalties on major oil companies for their price gouging and other practices.
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🗣 "The House and the Senate have been hard at work for weeks [on the new legislation]," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. "Big Oil has exploited the market place. They are hoarding the windfall. There is no excuse for the big oil companies to price-gouge. They have made $200 billion in profits over the past year.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the new legislation would strengthen the powers and expand the staff and capabilities of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to expose and enforce penalties on major oil companies for their price gouging and other practices.
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📊 The US should prepare for a recession after avoiding a depression from the coronavirus outbreak, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday as she urged policy-makers to insulate the economy from the next downturn — after growth turned negative in the first quarter of the year.
🗣 "It is imperative to build and maintain an effective and efficient set of recession remedies," Yellen said in a speech after the United States posted a 1.4% decline in gross domestic product (GDP) growth between January and March. "Over the long run, such measures will reduce volatility while [they] also lessen the depth of future recessions."
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🗣 "It is imperative to build and maintain an effective and efficient set of recession remedies," Yellen said in a speech after the United States posted a 1.4% decline in gross domestic product (GDP) growth between January and March. "Over the long run, such measures will reduce volatility while [they] also lessen the depth of future recessions."
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❗️ The US is prepared to deter nuclear aggression - ambassador to Russia
"We are prepared to deter nuclear aggression against the United States as we have been for decades," Ambassador in Moscow John Sullivan said.
"We are prepared to deter nuclear aggression against the United States as we have been for decades," Ambassador in Moscow John Sullivan said.
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❗️🇺🇸The US is awaiting formal decisions from Sweden and Finland about whether to join NATO in the buildup to an alliance summit in June, Blinken says
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❗️🇺🇸The House has approved a bill to allow Biden to lend, lease military equipment to Ukraine, Other Eastern European countries
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😲💸Elon Musk, the billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX, chipped in at least $500,000 to ex-girlfriend Amber Heard’s donation to the American Civil Liberties Union, the organization’s general counsel testified Thursday.
Terence Dougherty said Heard never made good on her $3.5 million pledge to the group, paying only $350,000, according to the ACLU exec’s taped deposition played during Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against his ex-wife.
The rest of the $1.3 million the ACLU eventually received came from Depp, who forked over $100,000, and a donor Dougherty believes was Musk.
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Terence Dougherty said Heard never made good on her $3.5 million pledge to the group, paying only $350,000, according to the ACLU exec’s taped deposition played during Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against his ex-wife.
The rest of the $1.3 million the ACLU eventually received came from Depp, who forked over $100,000, and a donor Dougherty believes was Musk.
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Russian national Konstantin Yaroshenko claims that he was kidnapped rather than arrested by the US as no formal procedures of the arrest have been conducted.
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⚡️🇺🇸👶The Oklahoma House passed the Heartbeat Act 68-12 on Thursday, which would ban abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy
Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to sign the bill in the coming days
Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to sign the bill in the coming days
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🚭🚭New standards-based on clear science and evidence establish the addictiveness and harm of flavored cigarettes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing proposed product standards to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in cigars.
These actions have the potential to significantly reduce disease and death from combusted tobacco product use, the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., by reducing youth experimentation and addiction and increasing the number of smokers that quit.
“The proposed rules would help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers and help adult smokers quit,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. “Additionally, the proposed rules represent an important step to advance health equity by significantly reducing tobacco-related health disparities.”
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These actions have the potential to significantly reduce disease and death from combusted tobacco product use, the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., by reducing youth experimentation and addiction and increasing the number of smokers that quit.
“The proposed rules would help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers and help adult smokers quit,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. “Additionally, the proposed rules represent an important step to advance health equity by significantly reducing tobacco-related health disparities.”
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🇺🇸Rep. Thomas Massie, who voted against the bill allowing Biden to engage in lend-lease deals for military equipment with Ukraine and other Eastern European countries, slammed the legislation on Thursday
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🧐As the US and Taiwan have grown closer in recent years, Beijing has accused Washington of encouraging pro-separatist forces on the island who might seek to declare independence from China, which would trigger a war.
In its latest move to normalize the treatment of the Taiwanese government as a national-level entity, the US invited a senior Taiwanese official on Thursday to attend a White House-hosted event on the future of the internet.
According to a White House release, the event is to launch a “Declaration for the Future of the Internet,” by which some 60 nations will pledge “to advance a positive vision for the Internet and digital technologies.”
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In its latest move to normalize the treatment of the Taiwanese government as a national-level entity, the US invited a senior Taiwanese official on Thursday to attend a White House-hosted event on the future of the internet.
According to a White House release, the event is to launch a “Declaration for the Future of the Internet,” by which some 60 nations will pledge “to advance a positive vision for the Internet and digital technologies.”
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