The Wall Street Journal’s owner opts for a ‘flexible’ return to the office.
Date: 22 February 2022
By Katie Robertson
Katie Robertson
Team leaders will decide what type of return would work best, the chief executive of Dow Jones wrote in a companywide email.
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How a Death-Row Inmate’s Embrace of Conservatism Led to His Release
Date: 22 February 2022
By Katherine Dykstra
Katherine Dykstra
In “Scoundrel,” Sarah Weinman examines the right-wing support network that helped free Edgar Smith from prison until he struck again.
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Boris Johnson Is Questioned Over Strength of Britain’s Russia Sanctions
Date: 23 February 2022
By The Associated Press
Boris Johnson defended the scope of Britain’s sanctions against Russia, telling lawmakers that “there is more to come.” The prime minister also said regulators would investigate the Russian TV news channel, RT.
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White House weighs how hard to hit Putin with sanctions.
Date: 22 February 2022
By Michael D. Shear and David E. Sanger
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Early indications suggested the Biden administration would hold some punishments back in hopes of preventing a broader attack.
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U.N. Chief ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Events in Ukraine
Date: 23 February 2022
By Reuters
António Guterres, the United Nations secretary general, described Russia’s actions as a violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and disparaged the Kremlin’s descriptions of its troops as peacekeepers.
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Watch Live: Blinken Hosts Talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister
Date: 22 February 2022
By Reuters
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken discusses the escalating situation between Ukraine and Russia with Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba.
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Watch Live: Biden Delivers Speech on Russia and Ukraine
Date: 22 February 2022
By The Associated Press
President Biden is expected to impose severe sanctions on Russia over President Vladimir V. Putin’s action in Ukraine.
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2 Louisiana Deputies Are Arrested and Fired After Fatal Shooting
Date: 22 February 2022
By Azi Paybarah and Steve Eder
Azi Paybarah
The Jefferson Parish officers each face a count of manslaughter in the shooting of an unarmed man in a parked car, the latest in a long line of seemingly avoidable killings by the police in recent years.
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Germany Halts Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline Project With Russia
Date: 22 February 2022
By The Associated Press
Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that Germany would stop the certification of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline that would link his country with Russia.
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China Dismisses Sanctions Against Russia as Ineffective
Date: 23 February 2022
By The Associated Press
A spokeswoman for China’s foreign ministry criticized the sanctions against Russia and warned that such moves could have wider effects on Beijing’s interests.
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