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Travel mask mandate extended from March 18 to April 18  NPR TSA extending mask mandate on planes, public transit through April 18  WAVY TV 10 First on CNN: Biden administration set to extend travel mask mandate for another month  CNN TSA to extend

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with members of the Government via videoconference. -/The Kremlin/dpa Russia has no intention of suspending oil and gas deliveries to Europe, despite unprecedented sanctions being imposed on Moscow by the West, Russian President

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is embracing calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the bombing of civilians, including a maternity hospital.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference at St. Mary’s Palace. Kay Nietfeld/dpa Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected Russian allegations that ultra-radical fighters had been stationed at a maternity hospital in Mariupol. The hospital in the Ukrainian

U.K. calls Russian strike on Ukraine hospital a “war crime” as Moscow dismisses “pathetic outcries” over “so-called atrocities”  CBS News Russia denies it bombed Ukrainian maternity hospital: ‘fake news’  Fox News Russia Says Injured Pregnant Woman Is a Crisis Actor. She’s Actually

Writing for the Atlantic Council blog, Peter Dickinson wrote a column on Thursday arguing that the world shouldn’t be giving Russian people a pass when it comes to the invasion of Ukraine. Videos have purportedly shown Russian soldiers angry about

White House warns Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine, rejects false ‘conspiracy’ of U.S. biolabs  The Washington Post White House warns Russia may use chemical weapons in Ukraine  News 19 WLTX China accuses US of ‘biological military activities’ in Ukraine  Fox News

The 2020 census had big undercounts of Black people, Latinos and Native Americans  NPR 2020 Census missed 18.8 million people, Census Bureau estimates  The Washington Post U.S. Census undercounted Black people, Latinos, Native Americans, officials say  Reuters.com Civil rights leaders decry missed minorities

U.S. extends airplane mask mandate through April 18  CNBC First on CNN: Biden administration set to extend travel mask mandate for another month  CNN TSA extending mask mandate on planes, public transit through April 18  WAVY TV 10 TSA to extend COVID mask

Boris Johnson has said he fears Vladimir Putin may deploy chemical weapons in Ukraine as that would be “straight out of Russia’s playbook”.