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NYT > U.S. > Politics42 minutes ago
U.S. and Allies Will Strip Russia of Favored Trade Status
The Biden administration said it would join Europe and other allies in stripping Russia of permanent normal trade relations, another step to inflict economic damage on the country over its invasion of Ukraine. read more
 
The action is mostly drama.
Oil and gas are the Russian seat of pain.
 
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Texas Supreme Court Shuts Down Final Challenge to Abortion Law
The ruling says state officials have no authority to enforce the law, which empowers private citizens: “We cannot rewrite the statute.” read more
 
Texas is still fighting The Civil War.
 
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Afghan Embassy, Now Out of Money, Will Shut Down, U.S. Says
The development caps a sad saga for Afghan diplomats, who have 30 days to apply to remain in the United States or face the threat of deportation. read more
 
That Afghan government ended.
The diplomats are refugees.
 
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American Officials Believe They Have Located Putin’s Yacht
They say they have indications that the $700 million, 459-foot yacht, which is in dry dock in Italy, is associated with the Russian president, backing an earlier claim by a former crew member. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment 

A state of war does not exist between Italy and Russia.

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Republicans Sense an Opportunity in Nevada’s Restless Latino Voters
Seizing on signs that suggest Democrats are losing support among Hispanic voters nationwide, Republicans are targeting Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s seat. read more
 
When the votes are counted it will be known.
 
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Theory About U.S.-Funded Bioweapons Labs in Ukraine Is Unfounded
Prominent conservative voices have mischaracterized remarks from American officials to amplify baseless claims promoted by Russian state media. read more
 
The 1918 flu was a world nightmare.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza
 
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Bye Bye Iowa? Democrats to Debate Changes to Primary Calendar
After complaints about disenfranchisement and logistical snafus, the party is reconsidering Iowa and New Hampshire’s coveted spots in the presidential nominating process. read more
 
The Democrats would be advised to think carefully.
 

U.S. Official Ends Sentence of Terrorist Who Was Tortured by C.I.A.
Majid Khan, who confessed to war crimes and turned informant in 2012, will not go free from Guantánamo Bay until U.S. diplomats find a country to take him in. read more
 
Torture is a war crime.
 
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U.S. Official Ends Sentence of Terrorist Who Was Tortured by C.I.A.
Majid Khan, who confessed to war crimes and turned informant in 2012, will not go free from Guantánamo Bay until U.S. diplomats find a country to take him in. read more
 
Torture is a war crime.
 
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With Trump in Her State, Haley Finds Some Political Distance (Gently)
Nikki Haley, the former United Nations ambassador, used a well-timed endorsement of Representative Nancy Mace to get on the opposite side of the former president. read more
 
The opposition is fighting internally.
 
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Bracing for Losses, Democrats Look to Biden for a Reset
At a party retreat in Philadelphia, House Democrats hoped the president would offer a winning strategy heading into a challenging midterm election season. read more
 
A reset would not be a proper action.
 
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Over Ukraine, Lumbering Turkish-Made Drones Are an Ominous Sign for Russia
The Bayraktar TB2 has become a rallying symbol for Ukrainians, who are singing songs about them and posting videos of their success. read more
 
Drones are hard to hit was an early discovery.
Ukraine could build their own.
Russia may have thought they owned the internet.
 
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Yogi Adityanath’s Election Win Raises His Profile Across India
Yogi Adityanath’s return as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh is fueling talk that he might succeed Narendra Modi as prime minister one day, and continue to advance their Hindu political movement. read more
 
The  Bharatiya Janata Party may be a disaster.

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Over Ukraine, Lumbering Turkish-Made Drones Are an Ominous Sign for Russia
The Bayraktar TB2 has become a rallying symbol for Ukrainians, who are singing songs about them and posting videos of their success. read more
 
Drones are hard to hit was an early discovery.
Ukraine could build their own.
Russia may have thought they owned the internet.
 
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Theory About U.S.-Funded Bioweapons Labs in Ukraine Is Unfounded
Prominent conservative voices have mischaracterized remarks from American officials to amplify baseless claims promoted by Russian state media. read more
 
The 1918 flu was a world nightmare.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza
 
The Russians had a test release that went bad.
 
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Covid Stimulus Money Brings Clashes Within Cities and Counties
As communities across the United States receive pandemic relief money, fierce debates have erupted over priorities, and who has the power to set them. read more
 
Failings out among thieves are trite in fiction.
 
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Ian Welsh12 hours ago
What Is Our Plan C If Sanctions and The Guerilla Trap Don’t Take Out Russia?
[image: What Is Our Plan C If Sanctions and The Guerilla Trap Don’t Take Out Russia?] First: to my knowledge, sanctions have never lead to regime change. They didn’t in Iran, Iraq, Venezuela, Libya or anywhere else, not even North Korea and Cuba, which are under some seriously savage ones. Second: the leadership can still have pretty much whatever they want, it’s the population which suffers. Third: while in most ways Russia is weaker than the USSR, it has a food surplus, while the Soviets always struggled. You can’t starve them out. It also has a fairly decent medical industry an... read more
 
A Marshal Zhukov does not appear to be available to Putin.
A broken IP system might be best.
 
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U.S. Fights Bioweapons Conspiracy Theory Pushed by Russia and China
The Biden administration says the two countries’ promotion of anti-U.S. conspiracy theories might be cover for lethal Russian military operations. read more
 
The 1918 flu was a world nightmare.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza
 
The Russians had a test release that went bad.

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Congress Clears $1.5 Trillion Spending Bill, Including Ukraine Aid
President Biden is expected to sign the measure, the first major spending bill since he took office. read more
 
The Republicans insisted on cheaper.
 
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Biden Urges Americans to Blame Rising Prices on Putin. Many Do, for Now.
News that inflation has hit a 40-year high is another blunt reminder of just how much the president is asking voters to sacrifice in an election year. read more
 
The use of fossil carbon must end.
Billions will die.
 
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