Negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian officials in a third country on Feb. 28 yielded no results, officials said after concluding. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sent top officials as intermediaries as Russian and Ukrainian forces continued battling in Ukraine, including near major cities like Kyiv. The talks were held in Belarus,…
Yields Will Soon Collapse
Commentary The Federal Reserve is on the cusp of making its biggest policy mistake in modern times and it is seemingly unaware of the damage it is about to cause. Despite appearances of a robust labor market, rising corporate profits, and high asset prices, the underlying economy is rather weak. For many Americans, high inflation…
Twitter Will Label, Reduce Visibility of Tweets Linking to Russian State Media
February 28, 2022
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Twitter is adding labels and reducing the visibility for tweets containing content from Russian state-affiliated media websites like RT and Sputnik, the social media company said on Monday. It said that since Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday, it had seen more than 45,000 tweets a day from people sharing these links. Twitter said this meant…
Texas Voters Evenly Split on Direction of State Ahead of 2022 Primary: Poll
February 28, 2022
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With Texas primary elections looming on March 1, Texans are nearly evenly split over the direction of the Lone Star state, according to a poll released on Feb. 21. The state’s political climate is slightly more positive towards Republicans, the Dallas Morning News/University of Texas at Tyler poll shows. Half of the 1,188 respondents (50…
Media Protest Lack of Access at Trial of Jan. 6 Protester
Jury selection in the first of the Jan. 6-related criminal trials is underway in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C., after a coalition of media organizations challenged Judge Dabney L. Friedrich’s ruling that media would not be allowed in the courtroom for the trial of Guy W. Reffitt. Reffitt, 49, of Wylie, Texas, is charged…
What’s in a Name? When It Comes to Wine, a Lot
When you buy a French Chablis, it will be made only from Chardonnay grapes grown in a small district in France, because that’s required under French law. Likewise, when you buy a Sancerre, it can only be a sauvignon blanc from the eastern Loire Valley. A Beaujolais can only be made from the Gamay Noir à…
McLaughlin Beats Teammate Power to Win First IndyCar Pole
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Scott McLaughlin circled qualifying as the area he had to improve upon in his second season of IndyCar. He nailed it in his first session of the year. McLaughlin beat Team Penske teammate Will Power, one of the best qualifiers in series history, to win the pole Saturday for the season-opening race through…
UK Prepared to Suffer Economic Sacrifices to Support Ukraine: Foreign Secretary
February 28, 2022
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Britain is “prepared to suffer economic sacrifices” to support Ukraine in its effort to resist Russian aggression, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said. Addressing the House of Commons on Feb. 28, Truss said that all Russian banks will be hit with a full asset freeze within days as she announced new powers to limit…
Police Warns of Scam Text Message for Ontario Licence Plate Sticker Refund
Peel Regional Police are warning residents about a scam involving text messages sent to phones regarding an Ontario licence plate sticker refund. The police shared a screenshot of one of the scam text messages sent to them by a follower, in a post on Twitter on Feb. 27. The text reads “Service Ontario*: As you know we…
Japan’s Prime Minister Rules out Nuclear Sharing Arrangement With US
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has ruled out the option of a nuclear sharing arrangement with the United States as a deterrence strategy, local media reported on Monday, despite security concerns amid the Russia–Ukraine crisis. “It is unacceptable given our country’s stance of maintaining the three non-nuclear principles,” Kishida said in Parliament, Kyodo News reported….
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