Headlines for February 23, 2022

U.S. Imposes Sanctions, Ukraine Calls for Stronger Action After Russian Recognition of Breakaway Areas, Jury Finds Ahmaud Arbery’s 3 Murderers Guilty of Federal Hate Crimes, Trial for Ex-Cop Brett Hankison, Who Shot into Breonna Taylor’s Home During Fatal Raid, Starts in KY, U.N. Report Warns of Climate Disaster-Fueled “Global Wildfire Crisis”, Mining Companies, Foreign Investors Driving Destruction of Amazon, Violation of Indigenous Rights, Hong Kong to Conduct Mass COVID Testing on Entire Population; U.K. Removes All Pandemic Restrictions, Israeli Forces Kill 14-Year-Old Palestinian; Israeli Court Halts Expulsion from Sheikh Jarrah, Mining Site Explosion in Burkina Faso Kills 60 People, Women’s Soccer Team, U.S. Soccer Reach Landmark Deal in Equal Pay Dispute, California Bill Would Allow Citizens to Enforce State’s Gun Law, Modeled on Texas Abortion Ban, Black Farmers’ Pandemic Funds Delayed Due to Lawsuits from White Farmers Alleging Discrimination, SCOTUS Rejects Trump Attempt to Shield Jan. 6 Documents from Lawmakers, Philadelphia Housing Advocate Jennifer Bennetch Dies at 36