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Biden announces sanctions against Russian oligarchs, banks

President Joe Biden said he was also moving additional U.S. troops to the Baltic states on NATO’s eastern flank bordering Russia.

World leaders focus on how to punish Russia over Ukraine

World leaders got over the shock of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to deploy troops to separatist regions of eastern Ukraine and are focused on producing as forceful a reaction as possible.

Medina Spirit stripped of Kentucky Derby win, trainer suspended

Medina Spirit was stripped of the victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun was declared the winner after a ruling by state racing stewards on Monday.

 
Putin recognizes separatist eastern Ukrainian regions

With an estimated 150,000 Russian troops massed on three sides of Ukraine, the U.S. has warned that Moscow has already decided to invade.

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Ukraine president calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar

In new signs of fears that a war could start within days, Germany and Austria told their citizens to leave Ukraine. German air carrier Lufthansa canceled flights to the capital, Kyiv, and to Odessa, a Black Sea port that could be a key target in an invasion.

National Archives: Trump took classified items with him after leaving office

The 15 boxes of White House records that were stored at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence contained items marked as classified national security information, the National Archives and Records Administration said Friday.

MLB cancels week of spring training games

Major League Baseball canceled the first week of spring training games through March 4 in the first public acknowledgment of the disruption caused by the lockout.

Ex-cop who killed Daunte Wright sentenced to 2 years

Kim Potter was convicted in December of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 killing of Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist.

 
Biden ‘convinced’ Russia intends to attack Ukraine in coming days

President Joe Biden said Friday he’s “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to launch a further invasion in Ukraine, saying he has “reason to believe” it will occur in the “coming days.”

‘Every indication’ Russia prepared to attack Ukraine, Biden says

NATO allies accused Russia of misleading the world and disseminating “disinformation” by saying it was returning some troops to bases.

Russia to pull back some troops, ready for talks with NATO

Putin said Russia is ready to engage in talks on limiting the deployment of intermediate range missiles in Europe, transparency of drills and other confidence-building measures.

 
West’s megadrought the worst in 1,200 years, study says

The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds.

 
US to close embassy in Ukraine; Russia says it will keep talking

The Kremlin signaled Monday it is ready to keep talking with the West about grievances that led to the current Ukraine crisis, offering hope that Russia might not invade its neighbor within days as the U.S. and European allies increasingly fear.