🛢 Oil, sanctions, jets: How Congress pushes Biden on Ukraine
At first, the White House resisted calls from Congress to ban Russian oil imports to the US, but then, it did just that.
The administration earlier hit the brakes on legislation that would have revoked Russia’s favored-nation trade status with the US, but then US President Joe Biden announced the move to remove Russia from the trade group on Friday. The administration persuaded senators to hold off on imposing Russian sanctions, before slapping crippling sanctions itself. It rejected efforts in Congress to stop the Nord Stream 2 energy pipeline, then led the allies in halting it.
More than 40 Republican senators signed onto a letter unsuccessfully demanding that Biden reverse course after the Pentagon rejected an offer from NATO-member Poland to transfer Soviet-era MiG fighter jets to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy also unsuccessfully pleaded with the US last weekend for NATO to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
At first, the White House resisted calls from Congress to ban Russian oil imports to the US, but then, it did just that.
The administration earlier hit the brakes on legislation that would have revoked Russia’s favored-nation trade status with the US, but then US President Joe Biden announced the move to remove Russia from the trade group on Friday. The administration persuaded senators to hold off on imposing Russian sanctions, before slapping crippling sanctions itself. It rejected efforts in Congress to stop the Nord Stream 2 energy pipeline, then led the allies in halting it.
More than 40 Republican senators signed onto a letter unsuccessfully demanding that Biden reverse course after the Pentagon rejected an offer from NATO-member Poland to transfer Soviet-era MiG fighter jets to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy also unsuccessfully pleaded with the US last weekend for NATO to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
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‼️New York's Museum of Modern Art has been evacuated after two women were stabbed, police have revealed. The two individuals are being treated with non-life-threatening injuries as the search for the suspected attacker continues
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🚙 Uber is raising rates for rides and UberEats orders, with a new fuel surcharge designed to offset skyrocketing gas prices
Your next Uber trip or UberEats order will soon cost a bit more. The extra fees will go into effect on March 16. Based on location, the surcharge for an Uber trip is either 45 or 55 cents, while for an UberEats order, it's either 35 or 45 cents.
The adjustment comes as gas prices have skyrocketed in recent days thanks to an oil market disruption and a ban by the US on imported Russian oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal.
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Your next Uber trip or UberEats order will soon cost a bit more. The extra fees will go into effect on March 16. Based on location, the surcharge for an Uber trip is either 45 or 55 cents, while for an UberEats order, it's either 35 or 45 cents.
The adjustment comes as gas prices have skyrocketed in recent days thanks to an oil market disruption and a ban by the US on imported Russian oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal.
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💵 Workers are quitting because they want higher wages. Employers are starting to listen.
For months, a common refrain by employers who offer subpar pay has been that ‘nobody wants to work’. Over 4 million Americans have been quitting low- or poorly-paying jobs every month, for eight months. It's a trend that's seen little sign of slowing down.
The quit rate for leisure and hospitality, historically one of the lowest-paying sectors in the US economy, was 5.6% in January 2022, higher than its pre-pandemic rate of 3.9% in February 2020.
Walk offs are particularly concentrated in low-wage industries, with a record of almost one million restaurant and hotel workers quitting in November 2021. Quitting workers say they're leaving over low pay and the inability to advance.
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For months, a common refrain by employers who offer subpar pay has been that ‘nobody wants to work’. Over 4 million Americans have been quitting low- or poorly-paying jobs every month, for eight months. It's a trend that's seen little sign of slowing down.
The quit rate for leisure and hospitality, historically one of the lowest-paying sectors in the US economy, was 5.6% in January 2022, higher than its pre-pandemic rate of 3.9% in February 2020.
Walk offs are particularly concentrated in low-wage industries, with a record of almost one million restaurant and hotel workers quitting in November 2021. Quitting workers say they're leaving over low pay and the inability to advance.
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🚫 Disney suspends all political donations in Florida in the wake of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
Disney announced that it would pause all political donations in Florida in the wake of a controversial state bill that restricts discussion of LGBTQ issues in public schools.
Over the last few weeks, the company had received criticism for remaining silent about the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which passed in the state Senate this week and is expected to be signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).
The company has given nearly $300,000 to backers of the Florida bill in the last two years. More than 150,000 visitors come to Orlando’s Walt Disney World during what are known as annual “gay days.”
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Disney announced that it would pause all political donations in Florida in the wake of a controversial state bill that restricts discussion of LGBTQ issues in public schools.
Over the last few weeks, the company had received criticism for remaining silent about the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which passed in the state Senate this week and is expected to be signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).
The company has given nearly $300,000 to backers of the Florida bill in the last two years. More than 150,000 visitors come to Orlando’s Walt Disney World during what are known as annual “gay days.”
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🩱 Rihanna considers taking her lingerie brand Savage X Fenty public at a $3 billion valuation
Last year, Forbes reported that Rihanna's wealth was $1.7 billion, a majority of which stemmed from her retail empire, which includes the $2.8 billion makeup company Fenty. Her lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty, promotes both luxury and body diversity.
Rihanna's commitment to inclusivity was front and center at her third annual Savage X Fenty fashion show last year, which featured queer, transgender, and BIPOC models.
The four-year-old brand is quickly becoming a leader in the lingerie industry. Taking the company public could value the business at $3 billion or more.
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Last year, Forbes reported that Rihanna's wealth was $1.7 billion, a majority of which stemmed from her retail empire, which includes the $2.8 billion makeup company Fenty. Her lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty, promotes both luxury and body diversity.
Rihanna's commitment to inclusivity was front and center at her third annual Savage X Fenty fashion show last year, which featured queer, transgender, and BIPOC models.
The four-year-old brand is quickly becoming a leader in the lingerie industry. Taking the company public could value the business at $3 billion or more.
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☮️ Volkswagen officially unveils its ID.Buzz EV, the hippie bus reborn
VW executives took to the livestreaming stage on Wednesday, ahead of SXSW 2022 kickoff, to debut the ID.Buzz, which will be available as both a people mover and a cargo van (dubbed the ID.Buzz Cargo) beginning this year.
Volkswagen only had the European model to show off Wednesday, but Keogh noted that the US version would be "more stylized for the American marketplace" but has "no doubt that it will be worth the wait," while teasing a California camper edition.
The company claims the vehicle emits 32 percent less carbon than similar products. VW hopes to cut its carbon emissions in Europe by 40 percent by 2030 and achieve climate neutrality as part of its Way to Zero plan by 2050.
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VW executives took to the livestreaming stage on Wednesday, ahead of SXSW 2022 kickoff, to debut the ID.Buzz, which will be available as both a people mover and a cargo van (dubbed the ID.Buzz Cargo) beginning this year.
Volkswagen only had the European model to show off Wednesday, but Keogh noted that the US version would be "more stylized for the American marketplace" but has "no doubt that it will be worth the wait," while teasing a California camper edition.
The company claims the vehicle emits 32 percent less carbon than similar products. VW hopes to cut its carbon emissions in Europe by 40 percent by 2030 and achieve climate neutrality as part of its Way to Zero plan by 2050.
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📸 Retreating Kiev troops used tanks and a Grad multiple rocket launcher to attack a hospital with patients, including pregnant women, in the city of Volnovakha, the hospital staff tells Sputnik.
Ukrainian soldiers first used the hospital as a "human shield," attacking the forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) from behind the hospital walls. Before leaving, the Kiev troops mined the ER and the maternity ward.
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Ukrainian soldiers first used the hospital as a "human shield," attacking the forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) from behind the hospital walls. Before leaving, the Kiev troops mined the ER and the maternity ward.
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😰 A woman stabbed her date she had met online in retaliation for the 2020 death of an Iranian military leader killed in an American drone strike, Nevada police said.
Nika Nikoubin, 21, has been charged with attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon, and burglary.
Nikoubin reportedly stabbed the man in the neck "for revenge against U.S. troops for the killing of Qassem Soleimani in 2020", police wrote in a report.
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Nika Nikoubin, 21, has been charged with attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon, and burglary.
Nikoubin reportedly stabbed the man in the neck "for revenge against U.S. troops for the killing of Qassem Soleimani in 2020", police wrote in a report.
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⚡️ Missile attacks on Erbil targeted secret Israeli bases - Iranian state TV
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⚡️ The Russian MoD has published footage of a pinpoint strike by a Krasnopol high-precision projectile during the destruction of a Ukrainian troop field command post
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📸 At a hospital in the liberated city of Volnovakha DPR troops discovered British NLAW anti-tank systems, which are designed to destroy various types of armoured vehicles, including tanks
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😡 Americans remind who is to blame for the rise in fuel prices, with the "I Did It" trend and Joe Biden stickers gaining popularity on social networks.
▪️ Some residents of the United States have put up Joe Biden "I Did It" stickers at gas stations, also printing meme t-shirts and comparing the cost of gasoline under Donald Trump and his successor.
▪️ Now the average cost of a gallon (3.7 litres), according to official figures, has reached a record $4.35. At the same time, in some states and capitals, the price has climbed to $7.
▪️ Similar stickers began to appear after Biden blamed Russia for the rising fuel prices.
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▪️ Some residents of the United States have put up Joe Biden "I Did It" stickers at gas stations, also printing meme t-shirts and comparing the cost of gasoline under Donald Trump and his successor.
▪️ Now the average cost of a gallon (3.7 litres), according to official figures, has reached a record $4.35. At the same time, in some states and capitals, the price has climbed to $7.
▪️ Similar stickers began to appear after Biden blamed Russia for the rising fuel prices.
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⚡️ Russian Army destroys 3,687 Ukrainian military infrastructure facilities since start of special operation - MoD
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❗️ Ukrainian radicals were keeping 300 monks and civilians hostage in monastery, Russian MoD says
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📌 The Russian MoD's latest statements on the Ukraine crisis:
🔸 Some 3,687 Ukrainian military infrastructure objects have been disabled during the special operation by the Russian Federation.
🔸 Russian units eliminated some nationalists during the liberation of Nikolskoye in Ukraine, the rest were dispersed.
🔸 "Aidar" militants, having equipped firing positions right on the premises of a monastery, held about 300 civilians and monks hostage.
🔸 The Russian armed forces advanced up to 14 km during the operation in Ukraine.
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🔸 Some 3,687 Ukrainian military infrastructure objects have been disabled during the special operation by the Russian Federation.
🔸 Russian units eliminated some nationalists during the liberation of Nikolskoye in Ukraine, the rest were dispersed.
🔸 "Aidar" militants, having equipped firing positions right on the premises of a monastery, held about 300 civilians and monks hostage.
🔸 The Russian armed forces advanced up to 14 km during the operation in Ukraine.
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