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Biden administration announces asylum system overhaul: What you need to know

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced the final version of its long-awaited U.S. asylum overhaul Thursday, aiming to speed up processing at the border and alleviate backlogs throughout the country's immigration courts.

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine war allows UAE to bring Syria’s Assad in from the cold

Geopolitical realignments have allowed the UAE to rehabilitate Bashar al-Assad, with Russian support.

Al Jazeera

Biden arrives at NATO looking to keep allies unified as Russia's war in Ukraine continues

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden arrived at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday for a day of wartime summitry, seeking to keep the 30-nation alliance united in its effort to isolate and punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

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U.S. announces new Russia sanctions over Ukraine invasion

The United States and its allies on Thursday ramped up pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, as Washington imposed fresh sanctions on dozens of Russian defense companies, hundreds of members of its parliament and the chief executive of the country's largest bank.

Reuters

First Thing: US formally accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine

State department says US will pursue accountability ‘using every tool available’. Plus, PFAS found in scores of food packaging wrappers

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin says Russia's latest expulsion of U.S. diplomats is forced measure

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Moscow's latest expulsion of U.S. diplomats was a forced measure, after Washington last month said it was expelling 12 Russian diplomats at the country's U.N. mission in New York over national security concerns.

Reuters

Shane Todd cancels US shows due to illness

"I feel like s*** physically and for having to do this"

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Egypt Requests New IMF Loan

Egypt will apply for a new loan from the IMF, the Washington-based crisis lender announced Wednesday, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine caused inflation to spike in the Middle Eastern nation. "The rapidly changing global environment and spillovers related to the war in Ukraine are posing important challenges for countries around…

Asharq Al-Awsat

High from hemp: States wrestle with chemically made THC

Marijuana regulators around the country face a vexing question: What place does chemically derived THC have in regulated adult-use or medical markets

The Independent UK

White House to seek $813.3 billion national security budget

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to request $813.3 billion in national security spending — including $773 billion for the Pentagon — in the federal budget he will send to Congress on Monday, according to officials familiar with the plan.

Tribune News Service

Ante los asaltos a las tiendas de marihuana, los propietarios le apuestan a una solución simple

Cuando el año pasado robaron el dispensario del Condado Snohomish, en Washington, en el que trabajaba Dexter Warren, cuatro hombres simplemente entraron. Cuando uno de esos hombres lo golpeó en la cara con una pistola y le exigió que abriera la caja fuerte, el negocio, que funcionaba con dinero en…

Tribune News Service

US and Australia accuse Russia of war crimes, as Moscow and Washington expel diplomats

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington is tracking reports of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, "pursuing accountability using every tool available, including criminal prosecutions".

ABC News

Male contraceptive pill 99% effective in mice, for human trials

WASHINGTON: A team of scientists said on Wednesday they had developed a male oral contraceptive that was 99% effective in mice and did not cause observable side effects, with the drug expected to enter human trials by the end of this year.

Bangkok Post

Supreme Court hearing gets heated, as the end is in sight

WASHINGTON — Ketanji Brown Jackson navigated cleanly through a second day of questioning at her confirmation hearing, despite several Republicans who ratcheted up their confrontations with the Supreme Court nominee.

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West gives more support to Ukraine, raises stakes for Russia

NATO promised Kyiv new military support and assigned more troops to the alliance's eastern flank while London and Washington stepped up sanctions on Moscow during a trio of summits on Thursday aimed at showing Western unity against Russia's war in Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Invasion reignites debate over the future of energy

WASHINGTON — Senators clashed Wednesday over what type of energy future the U.S. should pursue in light of Russia’s ongoing attack of Ukraine, with Democrats pushing for a lower-carbon path and Republicans calling for more exports of natural gas.

Tribune News Service

Limited US Capitol tours return Monday, but some say it’s happening too slow

WASHINGTON — Cherry blossoms reached peak bloom in Washington this week, but most tourists in town for the foliage won’t get a chance to step inside the nearby Capitol. Even as the building begins a gradual reopening Monday, spots remain scarce.

Tribune News Service

John Cornyn digs in on claim that Judge Jackson called Bush and Rumsfeld ‘war criminals’

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) defended his assertion that Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson called then-President George W. Bush and his Pentagon chief “war criminals,” rejecting Democrats’ contention Wednesday that he distorted her petitions on behalf of militants detained at Guantánamo Bay.

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Commanders sign defensive end Efe Obada

Efe Obada brings experienced depth to Washington behind Chase Young and Montez Sweat — and that's a good thing.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Commanders will have a new radio partner in 2022

Washington Commanders games will no longer be on the Team 980 in 2022.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to overturn Wisconsin congressional map

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an effort by Wisconsin Republicans to overturn a court-chosen congressional map in the state.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: NATO will ‘respond’ to chemical weapons

Ukraine-Russia news from March 24: US President Joe Biden warns Russia against using chemical weapons in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Washington governor signs bills tightening gun rules

Washington has joined nine other states, including California and New Jersey, that restrict firearm magazine capacity size

The Independent UK

Hiker dies after taking mushrooms, police say

Body of Alisonstar Molaf found by searchers in Washington state river

Sports Illustrated

Commanders Flagship Radio Station Will No Longer Carry Team Games

The team will announce a new radio partner in the coming weeks.

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