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US & Canada · Washingtonresident Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color.See the Story
Biden to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession
53% Center coverage: 358 sources
Europe · New YorkPresident Joe Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the eight-month invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “a guy I know fairly well” and the Russian leader was “not joking when he talks about the use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons.”See the Story
Biden: Nuclear 'Armageddon' risk highest since '62 crisis
48% Center coverage: 199 sources
Riots · WashingtonJeremy Joseph Bertino, 43, is the first member of the extremist group to plead guilty to a seditious conspiracy charge. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly agreed to release Bertino pending a sentencing hearing that wasn't immediately scheduled. Bertino has agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department's investigation of the role that Proud Boys leaders played.See the Story
Proud Boys member pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy for U.S. Capitol attack
64% Center coverage: 130 sources
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US & Canada · FloridaRotting fish and garbage lie scattered in Sanibel Island’s streets. On the mainland, debris from washed-away homes is heaped in a canal like matchsticks. Huge shrimp boats sit perched amid the remains of a mobile home park.See the Story
Ian evacuees return to mud, rubble as death toll hits 101
78% Center coverage: 85 sources
Europe · AlaskaThe two unidentified men arrived in Gambell via boat on Oct. 4. By the morning of Oct. 5, the two foreign nationals were transferred to Anchorage. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan identified the duo as Russian nationals. The men told locals they were fleeing the Russian military.See the Story
2 Russians seek asylum after reaching remote Alaska island
44% Center coverage: 84 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonWhistleblower says internal review found 665 FBI personnel have resigned or retired to avoid accountability in misconduct probes. Justice Department launched review of the FBI's disciplinary database in 2020 after AP investigation. FBI declined to comment specifically on the whistleblower's allegation or to provide its own tally of disciplinary cases.See the Story
Whistleblower: Hundreds left FBI over misconduct in 20 years
72% Center coverage: 61 sources
Voter · WashingtonWith early voting less than three weeks away, Nicole Mickley was staring down a daunting to-do list: voting machines to test, poll workers to recruit, an onslaught of public records requests to examine.See the Story
Falsehoods, harassment stress local election offices in US
68% Center coverage: 22 sources
US & Canada · CaliforniaIn California's capital, massive tent encampments have risen along the American River and highway overpasses have become havens for homeless people. Sacramento County had more than 9,200 people experiencing homelessness during this year's annual count, conducted in February. Numbers are also up about 30% in South Dakota and Prince George's County, Maryland, and 15% in Asheville, North Carolina.See the Story
Amid end to COVID help, homelessness surging in many cities
44% Center coverage: 25 sources
US & Canada · PoughkeepsiePresident Joe Biden hails IBM's $20 billion investment in New York's Hudson River Valley. Biden was in Poughkeepsie to celebrate with two House Democrats in competitive races. Biden also celebrated Intel's plant groundbreaking in Ohio and an investment by WolfSpeed for chip production in North Carolina.See the Story
Biden touts recent IBM, Micron investments amid broader economic concerns
44% Right coverage: 9 sources
E-Cigarettes14% of high school students said they had recently vaped, according to a new government study. In last year's survey, about 11% of teens said they'd vaped recently. Experts say it's difficult to compare the two because of a change in the survey.See the Story
New survey suggests little progress against U.S. teen vaping
75% Center coverage: 4 sources
Military · UkraineRussia calls for a secret ballot vote on a Western-backed resolution on Ukraine. The resolution would condemn Russia's annexation of part of four Ukrainian regions. It would also demand that Moscow immediately reverse its actions. Russia vetoed what would have been a legally binding Security Council resolution.See the Story
Russia Seeks Secret UN Vote on Condemning Ukraine Annexation
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