The violence intensifies in Ukraine as negotiations apparently stall. Local officials say the Russians are shelling indiscriminately, hitting hospitals and residential areas. President Biden prepares to end normal trade relations with Russia.  The senate approves billions in aid for Ukraine -- but the U.S. says no to sending warplanes. Turning to the pandemic -- travelers in the U.S. will need to keep masking up on planes and public transportation for at least another month. American officials say Kim Jong-un's regime has been test-firing components of a new intercontinental ballistic missile. The annual inflation rate is at a 40-year high -- hitting 7.9% in February. Jussie Smollett is waking up behind bars this morning, after a Chicago judge sentenced him to 150 days in jail with 30 months probation, for lying -- after he staged a hate crime against himself.

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