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Islamophobia and the insurrection

For two decades, the FBI ignored white supremacist radicals while spying 24/7 on largely innocuous Muslim Americans

Salon

Beijing slams U.S. inclusion of Chinese entities in 'unverified list'

China's commerce ministry on Tuesday hit out at a U.S. decision to include some Chinese entities on a "unverified list", saying Washington should correct its "wrongdoings".

Reuters

How could the US aid Ukraine if Russia invades?

Washington is said to be considering sending thousands of US troops to Nato allies in Eastern Europe

The Independent UK

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Latest Ukraine updates: Macron says resolution may take months

Ukraine news from February 8: After talks with Putin and Zelenskyy, French president offers his analysis of the crisis.

Al Jazeera

LZ Granderson: We love to love teachers, but budgets don't show that

Don't you just love those viral videos of teachers being awesome? Like the one of Kathleen Fitzpatrick — Ms. Fitz — swishing a long jumper, which led to her third-graders at Holy Trinity School in Washington, D.C., getting hot chocolate. This weekend I repeatedly watched a clip of a special…

Los Angeles Times

Biden’s rebranded conservation plan has critics on all sides

WASHINGTON — The environmental community last year welcomed President Joe Biden setting a goal of conserving 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030, even as critics on the right denounced the initiative as a federal land grab.

Tribune News Service

US Defends Warnings in Standoff with Russia over Ukraine

Faced with accusations of "alarmism" over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Washington is on the defensive over the credibility of its warnings, even as it keeps certain cards close to its chest. "This is not alarmism.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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US Says Iran Nuclear Deal 'in Sight' but Urgent Need to Finalize

The United States said Monday a deal was possible with Iran on its nuclear program but that an agreement had to be completed urgently as Tehran advances its capabilities, on the eve of renewed talks. The negotiations -- attended by China, France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, Iran and the United…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden retools economic to-do list as inflation shadows midterms

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s top advisers are repackaging his economic message to the American public as his approval ratings sink and his legislative agenda stalls in Congress, just months before crucial midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

U.S. approves $100 million sale for Taiwan missile upgrades

The United States has approved a possible $100 million sale of equipment and services to Taiwan to "sustain, maintain, and improve" its Patriot missile defense system, the Pentagon said on Monday, drawing an angry threat of retaliation from Beijing.

Reuters

U.S. think tank identifies North Korea base likely intended for ICBMs

A Washington think tank says it has identified a military base close to North Korea's border with China that is likely intended for stationing of intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Reuters

Biden vows to end German-Russian gas pipeline if Ukraine is invaded

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, alongside Germany’s new chancellor, pledged Monday that their two nations are “united” in their efforts to deter Russia from invading Ukraine following their first formal meetings at the White House.

Los Angeles Times

Police: 1 dead in Washington state grocery store shooting

Authorities are searching for a man who opened fire at a grocery store in Washington state, killing one person and injuring another

The Independent UK

‘We’re going to lose every single one our children’: Scientists’ warning of 9.0 earthquake to hit Washington prompts rush to tsunami-proof schools

Residents of Ocean Shores to vote on tax-raising measure to protect communities along Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

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Reuters

Germany prepared to keep funding Ukraine economic stabilisation - Scholz

Germany is prepared to continue to provide a large amount of funding for the economic stabilisation of Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday during a joint news briefing with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington.

The Independent UK

The unvaxxed ex-Green Beret aiming to take down an anti-Trump Republican

Jaime Herrera Beutler is one of just 10 Republicans in House who voted for impeachment and former president wants them gone, writes Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK

Washington shooting - live: Fred Meyer shooting suspect arrested

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Macron Tells Putin He Seeks to Avoid War and Build Trust

French President Emmanuel Macron, the top Western leader to visit Moscow since Russia began massing troops on the border with Ukraine, told Vladimir Putin at the start of talks in the Kremlin on Monday that he aimed to avoid war and build trust. Macron, who is expected to seek re-election…

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Tribune News Service

Democrats mulling revival of employee retention tax credit

WASHINGTON — Democrats are considering bringing back a tax benefit meant to help smaller businesses, nonprofits and their employees weather the COVID-19 pandemic.

Benzinga

Boeing Buys 2M Gallons Of Sustainable Aviation Fuel For Commercial Operations

Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) entered a supply agreement for two million gallons (7.5 million liters) of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with EPIC Fuels. Deal terms not disclosed. The agreement will help power Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes operations in Washington state and South Carolina through 2022. Through this agreement, Boeing plans to reduce its carbon…

Los Angeles Times

Germany's new chancellor has wobbled on Ukraine. Biden's giving him a do-over

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host the new chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, at the White House on Monday, where the two will discuss how to aid Ukraine — and punish Russian President Vladimir Putin — if Russia invades the neighboring former Soviet republic.

Tribune News Service

Ocean heat waves trigger ‘squid bloom’ along Pacific coast, scientists say

SEATTLE — Marine heat waves driven by climate change have fueled a dramatic increase in market squid along the Washington and Oregon coast over the past two decades, new research shows.

The Guardian - US

Scholz and Biden warn Russia would pay ‘high price’ for Ukraine invasion – as it happened

Joe Biden issues stark advice to Americans in Ukraine: ‘Leave’

The Conversation

Sports teams are finally scrapping Native American mascots – on both sides of the Atlantic

After two years of simply being called the Washington Football Team, the US capital’s American football franchise has unveiled its new name and branding: the Washington Commanders. Following over 80 years known as the Washington Redskins, the offensive name was removed in 2020 as a result of sustained activism from…

Los Angeles Times

Vice President Kamala Harris is making some changes, but don't call it a reboot

WASHINGTON — As lawmakers negotiated a criminal justice bill last year, Vice President Kamala Harris seemed like a natural person to go to for guidance and leadership. She'd served as the top prosecutor in San Francisco and as the attorney general of California. As a senator, she had co-written the…

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