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Derek Jeter Steps Down as Chief Executive of the Marlins

By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/X29wJDV

Concrete Barriers Installed Outside Capitol Building as Trucker Protests Head Toward Washington

Concrete barriers and fencing were installed along the perimeter of the US Capitol Building on February 27, ahead of the ’People’s Convoy’ and other protesting truckers who were scheduled to arrive in the DC area on March 5. The cross-country protests against COVID-19 related restrictions were inspired by Canadian truckers who blockaded Ottawa. Credit: Justin Pearson via Storyful from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/uLeSEM6

Russian convoy north of Kyiv is now stretched out over at least 17 miles.

By BY CHRISTOPH KOETTL from NYT World https://ift.tt/EdPj0gw

The ‘off-site’ is still popular, even for workers who are never on site.

By BY LORA KELLEY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/AuzvVY1

BP to ‘exit’ its 20 percent stake in the Russian oil company Rosneft.

By BY STANLEY REED from NYT World https://ift.tt/AadOE1Z

U.S. deflects Putin’s nuclear alert as another effort at escalation.

By BY DAVID E. SANGER from NYT World https://ift.tt/EqhvsJS

Ucrania accede a conversaciones con Rusia

By BY ANTON TROIANOVSKI AND VALERIE HOPKINS from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/RY64XGB

Stranded Soccer Stars, Frantic Phone Calls and a Race to Flee Kyiv

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/cs7x1om

Combate en Kiev: la resistencia ucraniana retrasa la invasión rusa

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/36OJjkQ

Video Shows Missile Striking Residential Building in Kyiv

A missile struck a residential building in southwestern Kyiv on Saturday morning, February 26. The building is located less than two miles from Sikorsky Memorial Airport. Emergency services said six people were injured in the incident, which occurred during intense fighting between Ukranian and Russian troops in the city. Security camera video released by the mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, shows the moment of the strike. Credit: Vitali Klitschko via Storyful from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/ZgFCenu

Putin Faces Sanctions, but His Assets Remain an Enigma

By BY MIKE MCINTIRE AND MICHAEL FORSYTHE from NYT World https://ift.tt/TKAQX1m

Satellite images show a significant number of Russian helicopters within reach of Kyiv.

By BY CHRISTOPH KOETTL from NYT World https://ift.tt/ihLXv8o

Refugees who fled Afghanistan are now trapped in another war.

By BY SHARIF HASSAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/4QMH5CB

Albany Birds Caught in ‘Wintry Mix’

A ‘wintry mix’ moved over the Albany area on Friday, February 25, bringing snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the region, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. Video taken by Twitter user @TruePlayer_ shows two birds toughing out the weather in Slingerlands, a suburb of Albany, on Friday morning, they said. The NWS said snow would linger into Friday afternoon. Credit: @TruePlayer_ via Storyful from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/6gMEiDt

Venus Shows Its Hot, Cloudy Side

By BY KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://ift.tt/O5CtG0U

Más allá de Ucrania, el objetivo de Putin es lo que llama el ‘imperio de la mentira’ de EE. UU.

By BY ROGER COHEN from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/tAUshxy

You May Sound Silly, but Don’t Be Afraid to Order a Grasshopper

By BY ROBERT SIMONSON from NYT Food https://ift.tt/GDHl2gx

Citigroup to Get Rid of Overdraft Fees, the Biggest Bank to Do So

By BY LANANH NGUYEN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/Qle3zXU

Facebook Will Make You Love Reels

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/O7HETNt

Lesson of the Day: ‘The Invasion of Ukraine: How Russia Attacked and What Happens Next’

By BY KATHERINE SCHULTEN AND NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3DZqtUT

Ukrainians Abroad Talk of Shock and Disbelief as Homeland Is Invaded

By BY MEGAN SPECIA from NYT World https://ift.tt/Jwjae0h

Extreme wildfires are here to stay – and multiply

Indonesia's peatlands, California's forests, and, now, vast swathes of Argentine wetland have all been ravaged by extreme wildfires, heralding a fiery future and the dire need to prevent it. With climate change triggering droughts and farmers clearing forests, the number of extreme wildfires is expected to increase 30% within the next 28 years. Emer McCarthy reports. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/CREKD9k

Starbucks Strategy for Responding to Union Elections Is Dealt a Setback

By BY NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/8w4zgBq

A Comeback for Physical Stores

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/fNCFgeL

Facing Fraud Charge, Former N.Y.P.D. Union Head Turns Himself In

By BY BENJAMIN WEISER AND WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM from NYT New York https://ift.tt/Qivu16t

Review: Two Years Later, a Beethoven Cycle Reaches Its Finale

By BY JOSHUA BARONE from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/bYQcue9

Russia ratifies treaties with Donbass regions

Russia's upper house of parliament voted unanimously on Tuesday (February 22) to approve friendship treaties with two self-proclaimed people's republics in eastern Ukraine, escalating its standoff with Ukraine and the West. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/K2E5j4i

Have You Created a New Space for Your Child After a Divorce?

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/2h9Fo8B

‘Our life and our freedom are not as important’: High-risk people in England react to the rules lifting.

By BY EMMA BUBOLA from NYT World https://ift.tt/nsTxyLV

Civil rights leaders called the verdict a victory for racial justice.

By BY AUDRA D. S. BURCH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/B1hO2AT

U.S. has sanctions plan for Russia banks: sources

President Joe Biden's administration has prepared an initial package of sanctions against Russia that includes barring U.S. financial institutions from processing transactions for major Russian banks, three people familiar with the matter said. Francis Maguire reports. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/rOvJHcj

Paul Farmer, Pioneer of Global Health, Dies at 62

By BY ELLEN BARRY AND ALEX TRAUB from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/Xk5eRJi

In Margaret Atwood’s Essays and Speeches, Some Hazards of the Trade

By BY DWIGHT GARNER from NYT Books https://ift.tt/XNybJ9k

Travis McMichael’s lawyer tells the jury he acted in self-defense.

By BY TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/vJZbIrK

Russia plans to recognize Donetsk and Luhansk. This is why it matters.

By BY VALERIE HOPKINS AND ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3KGDqYh

‘Watergate: A New History,’ by Garrett M. Graff: An Excerpt

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/XT2ZtMR

U.S. Troops in Poland Brace for Possible Ukrainian Evacuees

By BY ERIC SCHMITT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/4amNb79

Here’s what would happen if Queen Elizabeth were too ill to carry out her duties.

By BY EMMA BUBOLA from NYT World https://ift.tt/7lFsIv0

Newsom’s new Covid plan aims to move California out of ‘crisis mode.’

By BY AZEEN GHORAYSHI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/swu5ZEv

How They Did It: Sandy Hook Families Savor Long-Awaited Legal Wins

By BY ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/cREaCo3

These vaccines have been embraced by the world. Why not in China?

By BY ALEXANDRA STEVENSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/kWBz3R1

‘Shut the f**k up Barnaby’: US comic’s swipe at PM’s text saga

John Oliver once introduced a segment of Last Week Tonight by referring to Australia as being “70 per cent uninhabitable because of desert, and 30 per cent uninhabitable because of Australians”. Did the political satirist and former stand-up comic mean what he said? from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2lt1FoA

At Billie Eilish’s Arena Show, the Only Spectacle Is Herself

By BY LINDSAY ZOLADZ from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/wOKj4G9

‘We are frustrated, and we are terrified’: Ukrainian expats express solidarity with their homeland.

By BY CORA ENGELBRECHT from NYT World https://ift.tt/hgQ0Gky

Soaring Energy Bills Deepen Crisis for Turks, and Erdogan

By BY CARLOTTA GALL from NYT World https://ift.tt/1QUZqcp

How Aussie women are missing signs of ovarian cancer

Confusion over cervical screening could be preventing women from detecting the few warning signs of ovarian cancer. As recently as 2018, 36 per cent of Australians incorrectly believed a cervical screening test helped initial investigation of ovarian cancer. With 1720 Australian women expected to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021, and 1042 expected to die, that misunderstanding could be costing women their lives. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/f2I4iMX

Conflict and Climate Change Ravage Syria’s Agricultural Heartland

By BY JANE ARRAF from NYT World https://ift.tt/tDrbJ29

Zelensky criticizes the allied response to Russia’s buildup.

By BY ROGER COHEN AND DAVID E. SANGER from NYT World https://ift.tt/Ig52c1n

Love Letter: ‘The Former Stripper and the Future Minister’

By BY MIYA LEE from NYT Style https://ift.tt/Jomt3OS

Newly Published, From Cryptocurrency to the Kennedys

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/SkPGrx1

What to Cook This Weekend

By BY SAM SIFTON from NYT Food https://ift.tt/rxDVfJX

‘Writing a Trauma Play Makes Me Want to Dry Heave’

By BY ALEXIS SOLOSKI from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/C0I42TV

Ottawa Police Distribute ‘Last Notices’ to Convoy Protesters in Canadian Capital

Ottawa police continued to distribute notices warning convoy supporters of potential consequences if they remained on protest sites on Thursday, February 17. On Wednesday afternoon, police warned that demonstrators would face “severe penalties” if they did not remove themselves from protest sites. This footage, filmed and posted to Twitter by Caryma Sa’d, shows police handing out notices in downtown Ottawa. Police fences and guardrails were erected around Parliament and Senate buildings in Ottawa on Thursday morning, local media said. Credit: Caryma Sa’d via Storyful from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/ad9oWi5

Nicholas Kristof Can’t Run for Governor in Oregon After Losing Appeal

By BY MIKE BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/9mxhBa4

First Arabic Film by Netflix Stirs Fierce Morality Debate

By BY MONA EL-NAGGAR from NYT World https://ift.tt/EKTYXnQ

Soy rusa y mi familia es ucraniana. La guerra sería una tragedia

By BY ANASTASIA EDEL from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/4l6xLAm

Woman Sues Over Death of Child Born in Georgia Jail

By BY EDUARDO MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/jNDFBqS

San Francisco Ousts School Board Members

By BY AMELIA NIERENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/ivTuAfz