President Biden has made clear to Russian President Putin, US concerns about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. Putin's response was less clear. Instagram's CEO faces a Senate panel today to talk about the platform's negative impacts on teens, a former NFL player died Monday while in police custody in Alabama, leaving questions about his treatment while in detention.

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