Feb 24 U.S. judge won't block huge lithium mine on Nevada-Oregon line By Scott Sonner, Associated Press A federal judge has sided with the Biden administration and a mining company in a fight with environmentalists and tribal leaders trying to block a huge lithium mine in Nevada near the Oregon line. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: 54 dead as heavy rain devastates coastal areas in Brazil By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the death toll from heavy rain in Brazil that devastated coastal areas has risen to 54, parts of California saw blizzard and flood warnings as a storm intensified across the western U.S., the Federal Reserve’s… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 3:45 McCarthy drawing criticism for giving Carlson exclusive access to video of Jan. 6 attack By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori Republicans began relitigating what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy delivered 44,000 hours of video footage to a Fox anchor. Tucker Carlson has been a megaphone for baseless conspiracy theories that deflect blame… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 11:28 Brooks and Capehart on Tucker Carlson's access to Jan. 6 video, war in Ukraine By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the larger implications of Tucker Carlson's access to the Jan. 6 footage and what the year of… Continue watching
Feb 24 Federal Reserve rate hikes likely to cause a recession, research says By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Can the Federal Reserve keep raising interest rates and defeat the nation's worst bout of inflation in 40 years without causing a recession? Not according to a new research paper. Continue reading
Feb 24 Tensions around Ukraine invasion flare at G-20 finance meetings in India By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Geopolitics affected the atmosphere, if not the agenda at the meeting of financial leaders of the Group of 20 leading economies in the technology hub of Bengaluru. Continue reading
Feb 24 Israeli settlers shoot, wound 2 Palestinians in West Bank, officials say By Associated Press Palestinian health officials say Israeli settlers have shot and seriously wounded two Palestinians in the northern occupied West Bank, in what officials describe as the latest incident in a wave of settler violence. Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: Pentagon unveils new Ukraine weapons package, Russia sanctions By Fatima Hussein, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Biden administration declared its solidarity with Ukraine with fresh action as well as strong words on Friday, piling sweeping new sanctions on Moscow and approving a new $2 billion weapons package to re-arm Kyiv a year after Russia’s invasion. Continue reading
Feb 24 U.S. commits $2 billion in drones, ammunition, aid on anniversary of war in Ukraine The Pentagon is announcing a new package of long-term security assistance for Ukraine. It's marking the first anniversary of Russia's invasion with a $2 billion commitment to send more rounds of ammunition and a variety of small, high-tech drones into… Continue reading
Feb 24 U.S. to sanction Russian companies and individuals a year after invasion of Ukraine By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The action, taken in coordination with Group of Seven allies, seeks to punish 250 people and firms, puts financial blocks on banks, arms dealers and technology companies tied to weapons production. Continue reading