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Russian envoy: U.S. seeks to inflame Ukraine crisis with claims of crimes against humanity

Washington is trying to demonize Moscow and foment the crisis in Ukraine with allegations of Russian crimes against humanity, Russia's ambassador to the United States said on Sunday.

Reuters

Blinken to Turkey: 'the United States is here' with aid

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday announced further aid to Turkey and said Washington would provide longer term help to Ankara as it seeks to rebuild following this month's earthquake.

Reuters

John Fetterman wanted a quiet start in the Senate. His health has upended that.

WASHINGTON — John Fetterman just wanted to fit in.

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Blinken meets China’s Wang Yi, warns against helping Russia

US, Chinese top diplomats hold ‘direct, candid’ talks in first meeting since spat over suspected spying balloon.

Al Jazeera

Marianne Williamson teases long-shot 2024 challenge to Biden

WASHINGTON — Marianne Williamson, a best-selling self-help author, is throwing her hat in the U.S. presidential race once again, this time facing slimmer odds than with her first attempt in 2020.

Tribune News Service

Ohio chemical train disaster spotlights vacancy at US regulator

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has yet to nominate someone to lead the federal agency that regulates the transport of hazardous materials, including the toxic chemicals that spilled following the fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern Corp. train in Ohio this month.

Tribune News Service

Panthers suffer letdown in Nashville with chance to take sole possession of playoff spot

The Florida Panthers didn’t hide their feelings about the Washington Capitals on Thursday: It wasn’t just a typical mid-February victory to the Panthers, who are desperately fighting for their postseason lives with less than two months left in the regular season. It was a game Florida built its road trip…

Miami Herald

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London-based Iranian broadcaster forced to close after Met warns of ‘hostile’ foreign threats

Iran International TV will relocate to Washington DC after the Met Police warned of “serious” safety concerns for staff

Evening Standard

Iran International Moves Shows to Washington after Threats

A Farsi-language satellite news channel based in London long critical of Iran's government said Saturday it had moved its broadcasts to Washington “to protect the safety of its journalists” after being targeted by Tehran. Iran International described making the decision after London’s Metropolitan Police told it “about the existence of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China's top diplomat renews criticism of US balloon downing

China’s top diplomat has renewed Beijing’s criticism of the United States for shooting down what Washington says was a Chinese spy balloon, arguing that the move doesn’t point to U.S. strength

The Independent UK

North Korea fires a missile as the U.S. and South Korea prepare for military exercises

North Korea fired a long-range missile into the sea off Japan a day after it threatened to take strong measures against South Korea and the U.S. over their joint military exercises.

WEKU

Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, US says

US vice president says Washington has determined Russia has committed crimes against humanity

The Independent UK

Chief of staff exerts quiet power at center of White House

The White House chief of staff is at the fulcrum of the federal government as gatekeeper to the most powerful leader on Earth

The Independent UK

US: Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says Washington has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Tribune News Service

Supreme Court to hear arguments on social media immunity laws

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week about social media giants Google and Twitter in a pair of cases that could determine whether the justices effectively rewrite one of the central laws underpinning the modern internet before Congress does.

Salon

Trump gets caught up in the cover-up

A Special Counsel in Washington D.C. is also comparing the testimony of Trump witnesses for conflicts

Bangkok Post

China blasts 'hysterical' US balloon claims

MUNICH: China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday blasted the United States' reaction to what Washington has called a Chinese spy balloon as "hysterical and absurd", in uncharacteristically strong remarks against the top Western power.

The Guardian - US

Beware: we could be entering a dangerous new era of US-China relations

Incidents like the Chinese spying balloon could too easily spiral out of control in the future, ending in disaster

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington Denies Imposing Sanctions on Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor

The US State Department denied on Saturday that it was considering imposing sanctions on Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh. “We have seen these rumors, and while we generally are not discussing any possible sanctions, I can confirm that these rumors are not based on facts,” a US State Department…

Reuters

White House to hold talks with Taiwan officials in Washington - FT

The White House will meet senior Taiwan officials next week in Washington for talks meant to be private to avoid an angry reaction from China, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, at a time of heightened tensions between Taipei and Beijing.

Reuters

U.S. completes recovery of Chinese balloon but other "object" searches called off

The United States said on Friday it had successfully concluded recovery efforts off South Carolina to collect sensors and other debris from a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon shot down by a U.S. fighter jet on Feb. 4, and investigators are now analyzing its "guts."

Tribune News Service

Sam McDowell: The NFL has earned the distrust that comes with Eric Bieniemy’s move to Washington

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Super Bowl week’s opening night in downtown Phoenix, a particular crowd of reporters ignored a gallery of star players centered inside Footprint Center and instead migrated to the corner to surround one of the Chiefs’ assistant coaches.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis 2024 bid takes shape as he enlists aides, woos donors

WASHINGTON — Ron DeSantis’s 2024 campaign team is quickly taking shape with the Florida governor lining up trusted aides to helm an expected presidential bid, according to people familiar with his plans.

Los Angeles Times

California lawmaker leads delegation to Taiwan amid already high US-China tensions

WASHINGTON — Despite heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over the recent spy balloon downing , a U.S. congressional delegation led by California Rep. Ro Khanna plans to visit Taiwan this weekend, a move sure to be seen by China as a provocation.

Tribune News Service

Washington lawmakers could make Lunar New Year an official state holiday

SEATTLE — Washington could become the first state in the U.S. to make Lunar New Year a paid legal holiday.

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