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A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
BREAKING: Pres. Biden authorizes "additional strong sanctions" against Russia.
"We have purposefully designed these sanctions to maximize the long-term impact on Russia and to minimize the impact on the United States and our allies." https://t.co/1c4zPiKUgapic.twitter.com/cmyi5dGEIg
NEW: President Biden has been presented with a menu of options for the US to carry out massive cyberattacks designed to disrupt Russia’s ability to sustain its military operations in Ukraine, 4 people familiar with the deliberations say. https://t.co/HxPzhOdki5
Thousands of Russians took to the streets to protest the invasion of Ukraine.
Some 1,702 people in 53 Russian cities were detained, at least 940 of them in Moscow, according to OVD-Info, a rights group that tracks political arrests. https://t.co/7OXJWWjTNQ
U.S. troops are preparing to move closer to Poland’s border with Ukraine to help process people fleeing after Russia invaded Ukraine, an Army spokesman said.https://t.co/PuOshlseczpic.twitter.com/aelsnxnnDy
The Dow tumbled 830 points Thursday morning as investors continue to pull back amid concerns a prolonged conflict could push up energy prices https://t.co/RPb106VE3X
About two years ago, Donald Trump was facing an impeachment trial on charges that he abused his power by essentially extorting the Kyiv government and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy https://t.co/NFNYov13SE
BREAKING: A federal jury has found former Minneapolis police officers Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng guilty of violating George Floyd's civil rights during his deadly arrest. https://t.co/a5lOycXLY9
JUST IN: The White House has begun a sweeping overhaul of its COVID strategy that will signal the nation is moving past crisis mode and into a more manageable phase in the pandemic, @ABC News has learned. https://t.co/C560qItXJb
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