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The US is banning Russian oil imports, but an embargo that includes European allies would have more impact

President Joe Biden announced on March 8, 2022, that the U.S. will ban imports of oil from Russia, along with refined petroleum products, natural gas and coal. The ban is the latest U.S. action designed to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Global energy policy expert Amy Myers Jaffe…

The Conversation

Sprawling $1.5 trillion appropriations package nears finish line - Roll Call

The measure would head off a partial government shutdown and resolves a partisan standoff over defense and nondefense spending.

Roll Call

First Thing: Russia ‘agrees’ to ceasefire in humanitarian corridors

Scepticism as Russia says it will observe ‘regime of silence’ in several Ukraine cities. Plus, Nadya Tolokonnikova on Vladimir Putin

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US Could Ease Venezuela Sanctions Conditional On Direct Oil Supply: Reuters

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday banned U.S. imports of Russian oil in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.

Benzinga

Biden signing order on cryptocurrency as its use explodes

President Joe Biden is signing an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should create its own digital currency

The Independent UK

Protecting the vulnerable comes with added nuance in new COVID-19 phase - Roll Call

The effort to protect the vulnerable is more nuanced in the newest phase of the pandemic, one with an easing of government mandates.

Roll Call

Voters will decide whether Biden or Putin gets blame on gas prices - Roll Call

President Joe Biden’s announcement of a ban on Russian fossil fuel imports set off a barrage of renewed Republican attacks on his domestic energy policies, while Democrats rushed to point the finger at Russia for driving up gas prices. The responses indicated both parties clearly recognize that Democrats’ chances of…

Roll Call

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‘Traumatised and terrified, with nowhere else to go’: huge numbers of people stuck at US border

Title 42, enacted under Trump and kept in place by Biden, has led to hundreds of thousands being denied their right to asylum since the start of the pandemic

The Guardian - US

Cambodia says Asean-US summit postponed, seeking new date

PHNOM PENH: A summit between United States President Joe Biden and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) due to be held later this month has been postponed and organisers will seek a new date, Cambodia's foreign minister told Reuters.

Bangkok Post

Cambodia says ASEAN-U.S. summit postponed, seeking new date

A summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) due to be held later this month has been postponed and organisers will seek a new date, Cambodia's foreign minister told Reuters on Wednesday.

Reuters

Hispanic ‘long haulers’ struggle against lingering effects of COVID-19

WIMAUMA, Fla. — In his State of the Union address last week, President Joe Biden spoke of a “new moment” where the coronavirus will be more manageable and the need for masks less frequent.

Tribune News Service

Stuart Rothenberg: Why the Marist Poll is worth considering

The March 1-2 NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, which contained some good news for President Joe Biden, didn’t get the usual amount of attention when it was released last week.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Honoring the likely first Black female Supreme Court justice means respecting her full name

I am not going to discuss Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s professional history, her husband or President Joe Biden’s choice to nominate her for the Supreme Court.

Chicago Tribune

Brooke Sutherland: Why revive the commute when gas prices are so high?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is fueling sticker shock at the pump for Americans and sharpening already uneasy feelings about the impact of inflation. Why then are we in such a hurry to end pandemic-era work-from-home policies and force employees to commute to offices again?

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The Guardian - US

‘This is a fossil fuel war’: Ukraine’s top climate scientist speaks out

As western governments untangle themselves from Russian oil and gas, Svitlana Krakovska notes that the roots of the climate crisis and invasion are in fossil fuels

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

Biden’s impossible bind: how should the US tackle Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?

Biden is facing demands for America to do more for Ukraine – but he’s also determined to avoid being the US president who started a third world war

Benzinga

Janet Yellen's Leaked Press Release Reveals Details Of Biden's Crypto Executive Order

A now-deleted press release from the office of Janet Yellen details how the Treasury would respond to U.S. President Joe Biden’s executive order on cryptocurrency.

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The Independent UK

Changing snowfall makes it harder to fight fire with fire

Thinning the dense stands of trees across millions of acres of U.S. forestlands is a central piece of the Biden administration’s $50 billion plan to protect against deadly firestorms that have been exploding across western states

The Independent UK

Harris trip to Poland takes a turn over jets for Ukraine

Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Warsaw to thank Poland for taking in Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion is taking an unexpected turn

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil Extends Rally After US Bans Russian Imports, Prompting Supply Fears

Oil prices rose on Wednesday as the US ban on Russian oil imports and Britain's plan to phase them out by year end raised concerns of tighter global supply. Brent crude futures were up $2.17, or 1.7%, at $130.15 a barrel at 0133 GMT, after jumping 3.9% the previous day.…

The Independent UK

Limits on insulin costs revived in push for Senate action

Legislation to limit insulin costs for people with diabetes is getting a new push in the Senate

The Independent UK

Biden's inflation plan upends thinking on jobs sent overseas

President Joe Biden has a solution for high inflation that seems counterintuitive: Bring factory jobs back to the U.S. This challenges a decades-long argument that employers moved jobs abroad to lower their costs by relying on cheaper workers

Axios

Venezuela frees Americans Gustavo Cardenas and Jorge Fernandez from detention

It follows a Biden administration delegation's secret weekend trip to Venezuela.

ABC News

Higher fuel prices to drive up cost of living in rural, regional Australia

Farmers and transport operators are bracing for even higher fuel prices after US President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil imports overnight.

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