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  The Guardian

  

  20 hours ago

  US accuses Russia of holding food supplies hostage

  Guardian US - Vivian Ho

  Good morning. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine entering its 86th day, the US is accusing Russia of holding the world’s food supply hostage amid growing fears of famine in developing countries. Antony Blinken, US secretary of state, demanded at a UN security council meeting yesterday that Russia …

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  The Guardian

  

  1 day ago

  Biden takes action on baby formula shortage

  Guardian US - Vivian Ho

  Good morning. As parents across the country continue to struggle to find infant formula to feed their babies, Joe Biden yesterday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas. “I know parents across the country are …

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  The Guardian

  

  2 days ago

  Joe Biden says ‘white supremacy is a poison’

  Guardian US - Nicola Slawson

  Good morning. Joe Biden has condemned those who spread white supremacist lies “for power, political gain and for profit” during a visit to Buffalo, New York, where 10 people were killed in a racist shooting last Saturday. The US president was close to tears as he recalled the victims’ lives, then …

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  The Guardian

  

  3 days ago

  Buffalo gunman ‘plotted attack for months’

  Guardian US - Nicola Slawson

  Good morning. The white gunman accused of the massacre of 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket wrote as far back as November about staging a livestreamed attack on African Americans. He also practised shooting from his car and traveled hours to scout out the store in March, according to diary …

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  The Guardian

  

  4 days ago

  Buffalo gunman allegedly did reconnaissance of area

  Guardian US - Nicola Slawson

  Good morning. As Buffalo, New York, mourns the victims of a mass shooting at a supermarket Saturday that left 10 dead and three wounded, details are emerging about the shooter’s movements and how the devastating racist attack unfolded. The 18-year-old shooter, who is a self-confessed white …

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  The Guardian

  

  The first war crimes trial in Ukraine begins

  Guardian US - Vivian Ho

  Good morning. For the first time since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, a court in Kyiv will hear a war crime trial – of a Russian soldier accused of murdering a 62-year-old civilian. Vadim Shysimarin, a 21-year-old commander of the Kantemirovskaya tank division, is accused of shooting …