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Ukraine refugees top 677,000 in what could be 'Europe's largest displacement crisis this century,' UN says
Fox News - 2 Mar 2022 03:27
At least 677,000 people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries after Russian forces invaded last week, leading to what the United Nations says could be "Europe's largest refugee crisis this century."
Russia-Ukraine live updates: US to ban Russian flights from its airspace
ABC News - 2 Mar 2022 03:25
Live updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Biden delivers his State of the Union address: 5 takeaways for New Yorkers
NY Daily News - 2 Mar 2022 05:44
President Biden gave a State of the Union Address on Tuesday with global implications, responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine that has seized the attention of the world. But much of Biden's 62-minute speech surely...
Woman throws ex-boyfriend's pet dog from 7th floor balcony during argument
IBTimes - 2 Mar 2022 05:54
The woman also threw her ex-boyfriend's cell phone and keys off the balcony and hit him.
Russia strikes civilian areas in Ukraine, including site of Kyiv's Holocaust memorial
NY Daily News - 2 Mar 2022 03:21
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared poised to escalate the furious air fusillade that he has unleashed on his previously peaceful democratic neighbor.
Russia ready for peace talks while warning new world war would include nuclear bombs
New York Post - 2 Mar 2022 14:49
The invading nation's "delegation will be in place to await Ukrainian negotiators," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Mardi Gras tourist killed in hotel parking lot crossfire
New York Post - 2 Mar 2022 15:19
Brandon Bovain, a 33-year-old father who went to the Big Easy with his brother and girlfriend last week, was gunned down late Friday.
Driver on a variety of drugs charged with crash that killed pregnant Alabama mother-of-four
NY Daily News - 2 Mar 2022 14:33
The woman accused of plowing her vehicle into another car in Alabama, killing a pregnant body builder who was driving with her four sons at the time, has been charged in connection with deadly head-on collision.
Inflation in 19 nations using euro sets record for 4th month
ABC News - 2 Mar 2022 14:21
Inflation in Europe hit a record high for the fourth month in a row.
Germany to give $720 million to Holocaust survivors globally
ABC News - 2 Mar 2022 14:18
An organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis says Germany has agreed to extend another $720 million (647 million euros) to provide supportive services for vulnerable Holocaust surviv...
COVID cases, deaths continue to fall globally, WHO reports
ABC News - 2 Mar 2022 14:18
The number of new coronavirus cases reported globally dropped by 16% last week.
Ukrainian athletes join military after Russian invasion
ABC News - 2 Mar 2022 14:17
Many athletes have joined up with the Ukrainian armed forces.
California snowpack drops below average despite early season deluge
NY Daily News - 2 Mar 2022 05:50
There's snow chance of improvement.
Biden Focuses on Global Unity Against Russia's Invasion in State of the Union
The New York Times - 2 Mar 2022 05:26
President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address amid spiraling inflation at home and an escalating war in Europe.
Biden announces crackdown on pandemic aid fraud
The Week - 2 Mar 2022 04:52
During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Biden promised to crack down on fraudsters who stole billions of dollars of COVID-19 aid. Biden said the Trump administration "undermined the watchdogs" whose j...
Ukrainian ambassador receives a standing ovation at Biden's State of the Union address
The Week - 2 Mar 2022 04:19
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova received a standing ovation at President Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday. Markarova attended the address as a guest of first lady Jill Biden and sa...
US Capitol cop arrested for drunken fight in Israel ahead of Pelosi visit: report
New York Post - 2 Mar 2022 04:17
The unidentified member of the US Capitol Police Dignitary Protection Detail allegedly needed to be hospitalized after he became intoxicated and got into an altercation.
Chechen hit squad sent to murder Zelenskyy 'eliminated,' top Ukrainian defense official says
Fox News - 2 Mar 2022 04:14
A team of elite Chechen commandos sent into Ukraine to hunt down and assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was "eliminated" by security forces, a top Kyiv defense official told national media.
At the Capitol, a New Normal Greets Biden
The New York Times - 2 Mar 2022 03:56
President Biden's address unfolded in a Capitol still grappling with a pandemic and the aftermath of a deadly riot, and now confronting a war in Ukraine.
Kamala Harris to mark 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary in Selma
ABC News - 2 Mar 2022 03:56
Vice President Kamala Harris is traveling to Alabama this weekend to commemorate a key moment of the civil rights movement
Pro-Ukraine protesters at Capitol demand Biden 'stand up' to Putin in SOTU
New York Post - 2 Mar 2022 03:46
"Ukrainians would rather die free than spend the rest of their lives in Putin's gulag, but they need Biden's help," said Ilona Doerfler, who was draped in the yellow and blue flag.
Mississippi county OKs contracts for Emmett Till statue
ABC News - 2 Mar 2022 03:27
A Mississippi county has approved contracts for a sculptor to make and install a bronze statue of Emmett Till