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Stalled and frustrated, Putin will likely double-down in the coming weeks, CIA says
03/08/2022
[npr.org – 2022.03.08] CIA Director William Burns said Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fallen far short of Vladimir Putin’s expectations and he believes
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US strikes harder at Putin, banning all Russian oil imports
03/08/2022
[apnews.com – 2022.03.08] Striking harder at Russia’s economy, President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a ban on Russian oil imports in retaliation for Vladimir Putin’s
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Global Covid-19 deaths surpass 6 million
03/07/2022
[cnn.com – 2022.03.07] The global Covid-19 death toll surpassed 6 million on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Global daily deaths have been
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Protests across Russia see thousands detained
03/06/2022
[bbc.com – 2022.03.06] More than 4,300 people were detained at anti-war protests across Russia on Sunday, rights groups and Russian authorities say. Some 1,700 people
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‘It’s time to reopen our city’: N.Y.C. mayor lifts a school mask mandate and indoor vaccination rules.
03/04/2022
[nytimes.com – 2022.03.04] Mayor Eric Adams said on Friday that he was officially ending New York City’s mask mandate for public schools and a proof-of-vaccination
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Apple workers set to return to office beginning April 11
03/04/2022
[cnbc.com – 2022.03.04] Apple employees will start to return to offices on April 11, the company confirmed to CNBC on Friday. The move signals that
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Russian Troop Deaths Expose a Potential Weakness of Putin’s Strategy
03/02/2022
Videos and photos show the bodies of soldiers left behind on the battlefield, officials say, and the charred remains of tanks and armored vehicles. [nytimes.com
Google tells employees in Bay Area and other U.S. locations to return to offices in April
03/02/2022
[cnbc.com – 2022.03.02] Google said it will end the voluntary work-from-home period and start having employees in the Bay Area and several other U.S. locations
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‘I love Mardi Gras’: Carnival spirit takes over New Orleans
03/01/2022
[apnews.com – 2022.03.01] Revelers decked out in traditional purple, green and gold came out to party on Fat Tuesday in New Orleans’ first full-dress Mardi
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California, Oregon, Washington to drop school mask mandates
03/01/2022
[apnews.com – 2022.03.01] Schoolchildren in California, Oregon and Washington will no longer be required to wear masks as part of new indoor mask policies the
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Russia attacks Ukraine; peace in Europe ‘shattered’
02/24/2022
[apnews.com – 2022.02.24] Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending troops and tanks from
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