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[Image] Ukraine conflict escalates, prompting sanctions from Biden

On Thursday, amid the rapidly swelling war in Ukraine, Biden spoke with international allies, his national security team, and even some American citizens. He then announced a new round of sanctions targeting Russia after its unprovoked invasion, charging that Russian leader Vladimir Putin “chose this war” and that his country… Read More

Scientific community learns more about ‘stealth omicron’

The coronavirus mutant widely known as “stealth omicron” is now causing more than a third of new omicron cases around the world, but scientists still don’t know how it could affect the future of the pandemic. Researchers are slowly revealing clues about the strain, a descendant of omicron known as… Read More

LIVE FOOTAGE: Russia launches bloody invasion of Ukraine

Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee. Ukraine’s government said Russian tanks and troops rolled across the border in what is called a “full-scale war” that could rewrite the geopolitical order… Read More

UK queen cancels events amid COVID symptoms

Queen Elizabeth II postponed two virtual audiences as she continued to experience cold-like symptoms from COVID-19, Buckingham Palace said Thursday. It was the second time this week that Elizabeth, 95, had canceled virtual sessions. However, she spoke by telephone with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday in what was… Read More

Japanese keyboard highlights strange origins of Jamaican reggae

A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The pattern that resonates in the 1985 reggae hit by Wayne Smith, “Under Mi Sleng Teng,” came from Casiotone MT-40, which went on sale in 1981,… Read More

AP-NORC releases poll shocker on Ukraine-Russia crisis

There’s little support among Americans for a major U.S. role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to a new poll, even as President Joe Biden imposes new sanctions and threatens a stronger response that could provoke retaliation from Moscow. Biden has acknowledged a growing likelihood that war in Eastern Europe would… Read More

Russia evacuates Kyiv embassy as crisis escalates

Russia began evacuating its embassy in Kyiv, and Ukraine urged its citizens to leave Russia on Wednesday as the region braced for further confrontation after Russian dictator Vladimir Putin received authorization to use military force outside his country and the West responded with sanctions. Hopes for a diplomatic way out… Read More

Eco-activists block access to three airports

Climate activists on Wednesday blocked roads leading to Germany’s three biggest airports, gluing themselves to the ground before police arrived. Members of the group Uprising of the Last Generation said they wanted to disrupt cargo and passenger traffic at the airports in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin. CAUTION — Do NOT… Read More

NATO allies await Biden’s next move

The world has been pessimistically watching east Ukraine, due to worries about a Russian invasion. Now, there’s been a shocking development. Several leaders of NATO countries said Tuesday that Russian troops have moved into rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin’s recognized their independence — but some indicated… Read More