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White House reportedly doesn’t approve of Dennis Rodman’s plan to rescue Brittney Griner

White House reportedly doesn’t approve of Dennis Rodman’s plan to rescue Brittney Griner

If Dennis Rodman received “approval” for his plan to travel to Russia and help secure Brittney Griner’s release, it doesn’t look like it came from the White House. An anonymous senior official in President Joe Biden’s administration has told Reuters the White House is not a fan of Rodman’s plan, and believe it could actually hurt Griner’s chances of being released. “It is public information that the administration has made a significant offer to the Russians and anything other than negotiating… Source link

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Russia-addled Wall Street may be banking on a rescue: Morning Brief

Russia-addled Wall Street may be banking on a rescue: Morning Brief

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, February 24, 2022 Why things aren’t as bearish as they appear Dispatches from Wall Street — where tensions between Russia and Ukraine turned hot overnight, displacing fears of inflation fighting central bankers — have become decidedly bleak these days. Cratering stocks are “on a war footing,” as Barron’s said this week, which… Source link

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Ashley Judd shares new photos from ‘grueling’ 55-hour rescue after breaking leg in Congo rainforest

Ashley Judd shares new photos from ‘grueling’ 55-hour rescue after breaking leg in Congo rainforest

Ashley Judd is sharing new photos from her 55-hour rescue from the Congo rainforest after her “catastrophic accident” in which she nearly lost her leg. “Without my Congolese brothers and sisters, my internal bleeding would have likely killed me, and I would have lost my leg,” the 52-year-old Double Jeopardy actress and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador wrote Tuesday on Instagram. Judd is recovering in a South African hospital after shattering her leg. It took 55 hours to get her from the… Source link

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Biden unveils $1.9 trillion ‘rescue plan’ including direct payments and extra $400 in unemployment benefits

Biden unveils .9 trillion ‘rescue plan’ including direct payments and extra 0 in unemployment benefits

President-Elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus package that includes direct payments to Americans, a $15 minimum wage, aid to small businesses, and a national vaccination program, among many other provisions. “While Congress’s bipartisan action in December was a step in the right direction, it was only a down payment. It fell far short of the resources needed to tackle the immediate crisis,” according to the statement accompanying the details of the plan. “We are in a… Source link

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