News from the Note…
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.
About 8% of U.S. imports of crude oil and petroleum products came from Russia last year, according to preliminary U.S. government data; 3% of U.S. oil came from Russia. https://t.co/YruvJQkjsP
— ABC News (@ABC) March 8, 2022
"We will fight until the end."
— CNN (@CNN) March 8, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gets a round of applause after delivering remarks to the British Parliament as the war between Ukraine and Russia continues. pic.twitter.com/Yq2peSD2km
Blinken says Poland sending fighter jets to Ukraine gets a "green light" from US https://t.co/Mzf9AlvTul pic.twitter.com/KSiwsnxuCm
— The Hill (@thehill) March 8, 2022
Residents began leaving the northeastern city of Sumy in Ukraine after Russia opened ‘humanitarian corridors’ for them https://t.co/ZeiLj3zZYe pic.twitter.com/cOoeEKA6lI
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 8, 2022
"One ruble is now worth less than one American penny."
— ABC News (@ABC) March 8, 2022
Pres. Biden says sanctions have caused Russian economy "to, quite frankly, crater." https://t.co/ZwdF5mLC2a pic.twitter.com/BwoTuTwHeo
NEW: U.S. intel agencies estimate that between 2,000 and 4,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the 2-week long invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/YwfF2CU4vZ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 8, 2022
McDonald's closes in Russia, citing "needless human suffering" in Ukraine https://t.co/HqU4Cjbxyq
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 8, 2022
America needs major new spending in areas like disease surveillance and next-generation PPE if it wants to avoid repeating mistakes of COVID if another pandemic comes along, two new reports warn. https://t.co/uvfsOA3S6M
— Axios (@axios) March 8, 2022
Jury finds Capitol rioter Guy Reffitt guilty on all counts in the first federal trial related to the January 6 attack.https://t.co/xodGLmW7zz
— CNN (@CNN) March 8, 2022
Enrique Tarrio, the national leader of the Proud Boys, has been indicted for conspiracy related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitolhttps://t.co/NP2TktnEIY
— POLITICO (@politico) March 8, 2022
For the first time in 22 years, the U.N.'s human rights chief will visit China — including the Xinjiang region, where the government is committing genocide against Uyghur Muslims.https://t.co/BMdebsaWeM
— Axios (@axios) March 8, 2022
Florida's Senate has passed the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill — aimed at limiting discussion of gender and sexual orientation in schools.
— NPR (@NPR) March 8, 2022
"This is going to endanger the safety of our LGBTQ students," said State Sen. Annette Taddeo.https://t.co/3tVvkMPMUS
