Vladimir Putin wins re-election in Russia, the Supreme Court takes up a dispute over social media security, and Lyft and Uber announce their intention to halt operations in Minneapolis. Reporter Daniela Kopřivová has today’s News in :90.
House passes bill that could ban Tik Tok, Russia threatens use of nuclear weapons, Lack of snow causes concerns of wildfire by DNR.
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Several people were killed after a single-engine plane crashed in Tennessee, tensions are on the rise between Germany and Russia after a recording of German Military officers discussing the use of long-range missiles leaked and the Minnesota House passed a change meant to allow school resource officers to use prone restraints on students. Eli Bieber has today’s News in :90.
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine, a wildfire burning in the Texas Panhandle grew to 1,700 square miles and Minnesota officials said the current budget period is now expected to end with a surplus of just over $3.7 billion. University Affairs CME Gwynn Vang has today’s News in :90.
A court in the Russian Capital ruled to keep Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in custody pending his trial on espionage charges, court records show the man who shot and killed two police officers and a firefighter in Burnsville was not allowed to own guns after a previous assault conviction and protestors gathered on the corner of Summit and Cretin avenues to protest the construction of the Lee and Penny Anderson Ice Arena on Monday. Miles Schiffer has today’s News in :90.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba insisted on Wednesday that NATO allies are showing no sign of war fatigue and remain committed to helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia and take back occupied territory.
Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich lost an appeal to be released from a Russian jail and auto workers at three General Motors facilities walked off the job early Tuesday. Lily Lupardus has today’s News in :90.
Russia is replenishing its supplies of ammunition and is expected to turn to North Korea for support, a California law will require many large companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions and the Carver County Library is considering the removal of “Gender Queer: A Memoir” at a meeting today. Opinions Editor Rhynn Paulson has today’s News in :90.
This week marks the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the southern border for the last three years. U.S. Rep. George Santos, infamous for fabricating his life story, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he duped donors, stole from his campaign and lied to Congress about being a millionaire, all while cheating to collect unemployment benefits he didn’t deserve. The U.K. is sending Ukraine long-range cruise missiles to help push back Russian forces, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Thursday. It’s the first known shipment of the weaponry that Kyiv has long sought from its allies.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling naloxone without a prescription.The Senate is poised to vote Wednesday to repeal the 2002 measure that greenlighted the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. Russia will no longer give the U.S. advance notice about its missile tests, a senior Moscow diplomat said Wednesday.
Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Wednesday protecting the rights of LGBTQ people from Minnesota and other states to receive gender affirming health care, as he slammed the tide of other states rolling back transgender rights. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most in five months, but layoffs remain historically low as the labor market continues to be largely unaffected by the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes. Russia launched a massive barrage of missiles and drones that hit residential buildings and critical infrastructure across Ukraine on Thursday, killing six people and leaving hundreds of thousands without heat or electricity.
President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war” days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
Russia announced it will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day next month, rescuers pulled several people alive from the shattered remnants of buildings in Turkey and Syria and China dismissed a U.S. House of Representatives resolution condemning Beijing over a a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down above U.S. waters. Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
Ukraine’s prime minister is appealing for Patriot missile batteries and other high-tech air defense systems to counter Russian attacks. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told French broadcaster LCI that Russian wants to swamp Europe with a new wave of Ukrainian refugees by targeting infrastructure in Ukraine. Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States. Yasmin Berganza has today’s News in :90.
The head of NATO expressed his worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a war between Russia and NATO, according to an interview released Friday. Democratic Sentator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Friday that she has registered as an independent, a move that could bolster her political brand but won’t upend the Democrats’ narrow senate majority. Sinema says she will not caucus with Republicans. A rash of COVID-19 cases in schools and businesses were reported Friday in areas across China after the ruling Communist party loosened anti-virus rules as it tries to reverse a deepening economic slump. Sam Larson has today’s News in :90.
