The war of words over Ukraine continues: President Biden says 8,500 US troops are ready to ship out to Eastern Europe while Russia claims a new sub capable of creating a 300-foot radioactive tsunami will deploy within months.

5) More saber-rattling by the US and Russia; 4) New BA.2 variant overtakes Delta in the UK; 3) TSA allows illegal immigrants to fly with arrest warrants as ID; 2) Crypto crash wipes out more than $1 trillion in wealth over last three months; 1) Facebook patents reveal plan to use biometric data to target ads in metaverse based on facial expressions.