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⚡ US watching 'very closely' for Chinese support to Russia amid Ukraine op, State Department says
State Department says US will ensure that no country is able "to get away with trying to bail out Russia"
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❗ NASA: Nothing has changed in terms of US-Russia ISS cooperation, no indication Russia wants to do anything different, cooperation to continue
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❗ World Bank making $923 mln in financing available for Ukraine
⚡ World Bank hopes to finalize $3bln package for Ukraine in 6 to 8 weeks
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‼️Fox News on Monday said one of the network's journalists has been injured while covering the conflict outside Kiev but no details are available yet about his condition.
"A Fox News journalist has been injured while news gathering outside of Kiev," network co-host John Roberts said. "Very few details but teams on the ground are working as hard as they can to try to gather more information."
The name of the injured journalist is Benjamin Hall and he has a wife and three young children, his colleague Fox News reporter Garrett Tenney said in a Twitter message.
"A Fox News journalist has been injured while news gathering outside of Kiev," network co-host John Roberts said. "Very few details but teams on the ground are working as hard as they can to try to gather more information."
The name of the injured journalist is Benjamin Hall and he has a wife and three young children, his colleague Fox News reporter Garrett Tenney said in a Twitter message.
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🛰 US astronaut to ride Russian spacecraft home amid tensions
US astronaut Mark Vande Hei has made it through nearly a year in space, but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth in the midst of deepening tensions between the countries. Despite the deadly conflict, Kelly believes the two sides “can hold it together” up in space.
The US and Russia are the prime operators of the orbiting outpost, permanently occupied for 21 years. Until SpaceX started launching astronauts in 2020, Americans regularly hitched rides on Russian Soyuz capsules, for tens of millions of dollars per seat.
NASA wants to keep the space station running until 2030, as do the European, Japanese and Canadian space agencies, while Russia has not committed beyond the original end date of 2024.
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US astronaut Mark Vande Hei has made it through nearly a year in space, but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth in the midst of deepening tensions between the countries. Despite the deadly conflict, Kelly believes the two sides “can hold it together” up in space.
The US and Russia are the prime operators of the orbiting outpost, permanently occupied for 21 years. Until SpaceX started launching astronauts in 2020, Americans regularly hitched rides on Russian Soyuz capsules, for tens of millions of dollars per seat.
NASA wants to keep the space station running until 2030, as do the European, Japanese and Canadian space agencies, while Russia has not committed beyond the original end date of 2024.
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‼️The International Court of Justice plans to deliver its order on the Ukraine vs Russia case related to Kiev’s request for the indication of provisional measures concerning allegations of genocide.
"On Wednesday 16 March 2022, the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will deliver its Order on the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Ukraine in the case concerning Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation)," the ICJ said in a statement.
"On Wednesday 16 March 2022, the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will deliver its Order on the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Ukraine in the case concerning Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation)," the ICJ said in a statement.
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⚡Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a bill to extend martial law in Ukraine for another 30 days, Strana.ua reported, citing the document.
The martial law regime will be extended from March 26.
Zelensky said February 24 that martial law was introduced throughout the country.
The martial law regime will be extended from March 26.
Zelensky said February 24 that martial law was introduced throughout the country.
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📺 Discovery will combine HBO Max and Discovery Plus following TimeWarner merger
Months after announcing their purposed $43 billion merger, WarnerMedia and Discovery have answered what will happen to HBO Max and Discovery Plus once they form the imaginatively named Warner Bros. Discovery.
Discovery Plus and HBO Max currently start at $5 and $10 per month. It’s not surprising to learn that Discovery and TimeWarner plan to unify their streaming platforms.
When the merger was first announced last year, it was positioned as a move that would make the two companies better able to compete with Netflix, Disney+ and other rivals.
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Months after announcing their purposed $43 billion merger, WarnerMedia and Discovery have answered what will happen to HBO Max and Discovery Plus once they form the imaginatively named Warner Bros. Discovery.
Discovery Plus and HBO Max currently start at $5 and $10 per month. It’s not surprising to learn that Discovery and TimeWarner plan to unify their streaming platforms.
When the merger was first announced last year, it was positioned as a move that would make the two companies better able to compete with Netflix, Disney+ and other rivals.
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📚 Canceling $50,000 in student debt would help Americans whose 'only sin was to be born into a family who couldn't write a check for them to go to school,' Elizabeth Warren says
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has said it once, and she'll say it again: US President Joe Biden can and should cancel student debt. Student-loan payments have been paused, with interest waived, for two years as part of pandemic relief. Biden extended that pause for the third time, through May 1.
Biden pledged during his campaign to approve $10,000 in student-debt cancellation for every borrower, and his silence on the issue has voters frustrated as Biden has not yet fulfilled his campaign promise.
Republicans recently called student-loan forgiveness "reckless" and "short-sighted," claiming without evidence that the cost of relief would hurt taxpayers and the economy.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has said it once, and she'll say it again: US President Joe Biden can and should cancel student debt. Student-loan payments have been paused, with interest waived, for two years as part of pandemic relief. Biden extended that pause for the third time, through May 1.
Biden pledged during his campaign to approve $10,000 in student-debt cancellation for every borrower, and his silence on the issue has voters frustrated as Biden has not yet fulfilled his campaign promise.
Republicans recently called student-loan forgiveness "reckless" and "short-sighted," claiming without evidence that the cost of relief would hurt taxpayers and the economy.
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⚡⚡US adds 11 members of Russia's defense enterprise to anti-Moscow sanctions list - State Dept.
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🚕 Lyft follows Uber in adding temporary fuel surcharge
Lyft will soon add what they describe as a “temporary” fuel surcharge to rides. The company asserted that they will give the extra fee to drivers to offset the cost of gas. "We’ve been closely monitoring rising gas prices and their impact on our driver community," says Lyft senior communications manager CJ Macklin.
The addition of a surcharge follows a similar move by Uber. Starting Wednesday, customers who take an Uber ride will pay a fuel surcharge of between 45 and 55 cents. Uber says it will reevaluate the fee after 60 days and promises, as with Lyft, that all of the surcharge fees will go to drivers and couriers.
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Lyft will soon add what they describe as a “temporary” fuel surcharge to rides. The company asserted that they will give the extra fee to drivers to offset the cost of gas. "We’ve been closely monitoring rising gas prices and their impact on our driver community," says Lyft senior communications manager CJ Macklin.
The addition of a surcharge follows a similar move by Uber. Starting Wednesday, customers who take an Uber ride will pay a fuel surcharge of between 45 and 55 cents. Uber says it will reevaluate the fee after 60 days and promises, as with Lyft, that all of the surcharge fees will go to drivers and couriers.
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‼️Japan Imposes Personal Sanctions Against 17 Russian Citizens - Foreign Ministry
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🏛 Capitol set to reopen to public after 2 years of COVID restrictions
The US Capitol building will reopen to the public this month, after more than two years of COVID-19 restrictions, if a pending plan is adopted in response to bipartisan pressure. The first phase of reopening will start March 28, with congressional offices allowed to give 15-person tours of the Capitol and four tours per hour for school groups of up to 50, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The US Capitol Police department must still approve the reopening plan. Congress swiftly approved a $2.1 billion package to boost security after last year’s Capitol riot, but Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger in January said that “we’ve got a ways to go before we can reopen the campus.”
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The US Capitol building will reopen to the public this month, after more than two years of COVID-19 restrictions, if a pending plan is adopted in response to bipartisan pressure. The first phase of reopening will start March 28, with congressional offices allowed to give 15-person tours of the Capitol and four tours per hour for school groups of up to 50, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The US Capitol Police department must still approve the reopening plan. Congress swiftly approved a $2.1 billion package to boost security after last year’s Capitol riot, but Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger in January said that “we’ve got a ways to go before we can reopen the campus.”
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‼️Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he had a call with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly and agreed to further tighten sanctions against Russia.
"Call with my Canadian counterpart @melaniejoly... We agreed that sanctions pressure on Russia will further increase. Canada supports Ukraine on all fronts," Kuleba wrote on Twitter.
"Call with my Canadian counterpart @melaniejoly... We agreed that sanctions pressure on Russia will further increase. Canada supports Ukraine on all fronts," Kuleba wrote on Twitter.
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🚚 Convoy of vehicles sought to enter Washington DC but police blocked access to most demonstrators
A convoy of vehicles, including some trucks, attempted to bring a weeks-long, cross-country protest against previously-ended COVID-19 mandates into Washington, DC, on Monday, but police blocked numerous bridges, highway exits and city streets, preventing many of the vehicles from entering the heart of the nation's capital.
It was the first time that protesters sought to enter the city since the group of drivers arrived in the area earlier this month. The procession started out in California in February.
Officials on Monday warned of traffic delays on three major interstates in the capital region due to closures. Leaders of the so-called convoy, inspired by demonstrations last month that paralyzed Canada's capital city of Ottawa, are calling for an end to all pandemic-related restrictions, most of which have already been lifted.
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A convoy of vehicles, including some trucks, attempted to bring a weeks-long, cross-country protest against previously-ended COVID-19 mandates into Washington, DC, on Monday, but police blocked numerous bridges, highway exits and city streets, preventing many of the vehicles from entering the heart of the nation's capital.
It was the first time that protesters sought to enter the city since the group of drivers arrived in the area earlier this month. The procession started out in California in February.
Officials on Monday warned of traffic delays on three major interstates in the capital region due to closures. Leaders of the so-called convoy, inspired by demonstrations last month that paralyzed Canada's capital city of Ottawa, are calling for an end to all pandemic-related restrictions, most of which have already been lifted.
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⚡️ LPR Representative says Ukrainian forces shelled Republic 11 times
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⚡️ Chinese Embassy in London says U.S. claim that Russia asked Beijing for military help in Ukraine is 'malicious disinformation'
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⚡️ Chinese Embassy in London says U.S. claim that Russia asked Beijing for military help in Ukraine is 'malicious disinformation'
⚡️ Сhina says on Ukraine: the top priority now is to ease the situation instead of adding fuel to the fire
⚡️ Сhina has been playing a constructive role in promoting peace talks for Ukraine, Chinese Embassy in London says
⚡️ Сhina has been playing a constructive role in promoting peace talks for Ukraine, Chinese Embassy in London says
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