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President Joe Biden is traveling to Poland on Friday for a briefing on the humanitarian crisis sparked by the month-old war in Ukraine and to meet with Ukrainian refugees displaced by the conflict. More than 2 million Ukrainians have fled to Poland since the start of Russia’s invasion of their country, and Biden will meet with …

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Convenience stores and travel plazas boost the pizza chain’s expansion. Columbus, OH  (RestaurantNews.com)  Sbarro, the global leader in the impulse pizza category plans to open over 100 new company and franchise locations in 2022. Sbarro has established key franchise relationships with ARKO Corp’s GPM Investments, EuroGarages, EG America and Travel Centers of America which are …

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The U.S. Marine Corps issued an order through its Marine administrative message service stating that its personnel are prohibited from traveling to Ukraine and the neighboring countries of Belarus and Moldova. This appears to be the first order of its kind by a U.S. military branch amid Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. Captain Ryan Bruce, …

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The CEOs of several major airlines and cargo carriers are asking the White House to lift Covid-19 precautions for travelers — including mask mandates. In a letter to President Joe Biden, Airlines for America, a trade group, wrote: “The high level of immunity in the U.S., availability of high-quality masks for those who wish to …

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Russia blocks numerous media outlets, social media sites Demand for VPNs, encrypted messaging apps surges Internet seen increasingly split along geopolitical lines March 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As a busy tour guide in St. Petersburg, Vsevolod Gavrilov never paid much attention to the day’s headlines, instead tracking travel influencers on social media platforms and …

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The CEOs of several major airlines and cargo carriers are asking the White House to lift Covid-19 precautions for travelers — including mask mandates. In a letter to President Joe Biden, Airlines for America, a trade group, wrote: “The high level of immunity in the U.S., availability of high-quality masks for those who wish to …

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Russia blocks numerous media outlets, social media sites Demand for VPNs, encrypted messaging apps surges Internet seen increasingly split along geopolitical lines March 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As a busy tour guide in St. Petersburg, Vsevolod Gavrilov never paid much attention to the day’s headlines, instead tracking travel influencers on social media platforms and …

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Biden heads to Europe this week, more sanctions against Russia on the table President Biden will travel to Brussels and Warsaw this week to meet with allies about support for Ukraine and their efforts to impose costs on Russia for invading Ukraine. Biden heads to Europe this week, more sanctions against Russia on the table …

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Politics White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, March 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ICHOLAS KAMM / AFP via Getty Images By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press updated on March 22, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that she …

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The Supreme Court upheld the latest version of President Donald Trump’s ban on travel to the U.S. by people from several Muslim-majority countries, in a ruling Tuesday that hands the White House a victory on one of its most controversial measures. The ruling was 5-4 along partisan lines, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for the conservative …

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