Summary: Putin orders troops to halt storming of Mariupol; US imposes sanctions on the first crypto mining company; Could Bitcoin be poised to fall further?

Summary: Russia sets deadline for Ukrainians to surrender in Mariupol; Recent strikedown of Covid mask restrictions deemed questionable by the DOJ; Bipartisan members of Congress appeal for extension of Title 42.

Summary: Why Russia is moving the battle to eastern Ukraine; Meth rampage in Manhattan's Upper East Side; Bitcoin held afloat by HODLers?

Summary: NY subway gunman may have ties to Wisconsin; Ukrainian forces in Mariupol slowly waning; cannabis festival planned on Mississippi coast.

Summary: Increased ethanol authorized this summer to increase fuel supply; is Russia using chemical weapons?

Summary: Opinion piece asks tough questions about Western response to Russian invasion of Ukraine; China's COVID outbreak worsens; US crackdown on ghost guns coming?

Summary: European energy-dependent countries delay phase-out of Russian coal imports; Miami unveils their own Wall Street Bull; Crypto markets react to FOMC meeting minutes.

Summary: China’s reaction to mass casualties in Bucha, Ukraine; Product review of Plex’s beta mode; NASA astronaut’s recent comments on spending nearly a year in space.

Summary: All of Shanghai under lockdown despite majority of asymptomatic cases,; President Biden comments on atrocities in Bucha; seizure of a Russian oligarch’s $90mm Yacht by Spanish police.

Summary: Russia faces barrage of new sanctions after accusations of atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine; 6 dead, more wounded in Sacramento shootout.