Average daily Covid cases continue to fall in the US, with total infections hovering near 100,000—down from more than 800,000 a day five weeks ago. / Associated Press US officials have informed the UN that Moscow has lists of Ukrainians "to be killed or sent to camps
Ikea claims the majority of its timber is sustainably harvested, yet it's the largest landowner in Romania, where illegal cutting is rampant. / The New Republic The National Archives has confirmed Trump took classified documents to Mar-a-Lago and that White House staff did not properly keep social
Japan plans to relax its border control measures after two years of lockdown, though not for tourists. / The Guardian Hong Kong, sticking to its "zero Covid-19" ambitions, identifies more than 20,000 hotel rooms for quarantine accommodation. / US News & World Report Some evolutionary scenarios for the
Putin says Russia doesn't want war, but now there's a genocide he needs to address. The White House says this is the fake crisis we told you about. / US News & World Report, The State Department Critical Russian military units continue to move toward Ukraine, not
Sandy Hook families have settled with Remington in the first case of a gun manufacturer being held liable for a mass shooting in the US. / ABC News An Army lawyer says Russian strategy relies on "infolawfare"—high-stakes diplomatic and legal challenges combined with propaganda. / Lawfare This is
Russia plans to withdraw some troops from the border with Ukraine in a possible threat de-escalation. / The Guardian Canada invokes rarely-used special measures to end protests that have shut some border crossings and paralyzed Ottawa. / Reuters Canada plans to bring in more than a million newcomers to support
A UK minister says Europe is closer to war than at any point over the past 70 years. / The Guardian See also: Russia is engaged in the largest military build-up in Europe since the cold war. / The Economist The US warns that Russia may create a surprise pretext for
Pfizer and the FDA pull back from a plan to expedite the review of a Covid-19 vaccine in young children. / STAT Coups and Covid-19 loom large at an African Union summit. / France24 For all of NATO's primacy, it cannot solve the Russia problem, especially without the
What we know about the fast-spreading variant of the Omicron variant that's already circulating in 69 countries, including the US. / Vox New York City is set to fire 3,000 unvaccinated employees today. / The Hill Police shot and killed at least 1,055 people in the US
Ford and Toyota stop some production as anti-coronavirus mandate protesters block US-Canada border crossings. / Reuters One problem facing Ottawa: towing a big truck without driver cooperation is virtually impossible. / CBC News See also: Fifteen things not to do when using a rapid antigen test. / The Conversation Russia'
