Helen Branswell: Vaccine experts are worried the US is sleepwalking into annual Covid-19 boosters without evidence they're needed. / STAT As of the end of February, nearly 60 percent of Americans have been infected with the coronavirus, including three out of four children. / Poynter Reports from the Coachella
In the first clemency grants of his presidency, Biden pardons three and commutes sentences for 75 serving sentences for non-violent drug offenses. / Axios New reports show more countries are now working on anti-satellite and other "counter-space" weaponry. / WIRED "If enforcing abortion bans is hard,
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he wants to see Russia weakened to a point of being unable to invade its neighbors. / BBC News The US plans to reopen its embassy in Kyiv. / Haaretz Why doesn't the whole world stand against Russia? Rising food prices and a history of
Satellite photos near Mariupol show what appear to be mass graves that Ukrainians say may hold 9,000 bodies. / Associated Press Relatives of crewmen missing after the sinking of Russia's flagship have come forward publicly to demand answers from the government. / The New York Times According to the
Vladimir Putin claims victory in the port city of Mariupol, declaring it "liberated" after nearly two months of siege. / Reuters David Herszenhorn: Western allies’ additional help for Ukraine may be too little, too late. / Politico Europe Mystery clouds the case of Brittney Griner in Moscow, “easily the most
Kreminna, in eastern Ukraine, is the first city in the Donbas region that appears to have been captured by Russian forces. / Al Jazeera Claims of tanks' obsolescence have circulated since WWI, yet—except in the hands of Russia—they can still dominate battlefields. / VICE "I bet Russian satellites
Three mass shootings in the US over the holiday weekend left two dead and at least 31 wounded. / Associated Press Infowars and two other companies owned by Alex Jones have filed for bankruptcy, after several defamation lawsuits. / CBS News Florida rejected 41%—a state record—of math textbooks for its
Ukraine is using facial recognition on dead Russians to contact their families—some experts deem it "classic psychological warfare" and worry it could backfire. / The Washington Post Taiwan is top of mind when we talk about US-China relations now, yet those discussions elude easy Cold War metaphors.
Russia formally warns the United States of "unpredictable consequences" if Washington continues to arm Ukraine. / Reuters In France's presidential contest, Marine Le Pen is said to find her strongest support in places that embrace middlebrow Americana / UnHerd A proposal in London would send migrants seeking asylum
Maps show the Russian military has entered the center of Mariupol, after a siege that's lasted more than 40 days. / The New York Times This week, Kentucky lawmakers overrode the governor's veto of a bill that effectively ends abortion access, and Oklahoma's governor signed
