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Doesn’t sound like Biden changed Xi’s mind about Russia during their phone call

Chinese media began posting details of the call hours ago, while it was in progress, a tactic they’ve taken lately in hopes of shaping public perceptions before the White House issues its own readout of what was said.That readout is now available. It’s not super encouraging.
I suppose it was naive to expect a breakthrough today in which Xi formally put some distance between China and Russia on Ukraine, never mind the sudden turn against Russia in Chinese media. The call was advertised beforehand as an opportunity for Biden to threaten Xi with sanctions if China granted Russia’s request for military and economic aid. Under those circumstances, it was unrealistic to expect Xi to make any sudden concessions. To do so would have looked weak.
Maybe he’ll make those concessions quietly in the weeks ahead? A boy can dream.

It took the White House four hours to craft this readout of Biden’s call w/ Xi (while Xi’s side has been out there for hours) pic.twitter.com/y5WxsdeV95
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) March 18, 2022

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Mother of Hunter Biden’s child provides docs to Delaware investigators, Devine says

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An attorney for a woman who had a child out of wedlock with Hunter Biden said she testified before a Wilmington, Del., grand jury litigating a federal tax probe into the 52-year-old first son, New York Post columnist Miranda Devine reported Friday on “Jesse Watters Primetime.“Devine cited reports that Clint Lancaster, an attorney for Lunden Roberts, disclosed the development this week.Lancaster told CNBC he also offered “a significant amount of [Biden’s] financial records” to investigators in response to a subpoena. The attorney also said he “expects” the son of President Biden to be indicted as the case rolls on in his home state.
Then Vice President-elect, Sen. Joe Biden, D‑Del., left, stands with his son Hunter (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)On “Jesse Watters Primetime”, Devine spoke about her own research and reporting on the case.”[Roberts] was working as a stripper in Washington, D.C. when Hunter met her. He frequented a lot of strip joints and got her pregnant,” Devine reported.PSAKI SEEKS TO QUASH RUSSIA-CHINA QUESTIONS REGARDING HUNTER BIDEN
Hunter Biden on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ (Randy Holmes via Getty Images)
“He said in his memoir ‘Beautiful Things’ last year that he had no recollection of her at all – couldn’t remember the encounter that they had. And yet what his laptop shows is that they knew each other for at least almost a year.“Devine claimed Hunter Biden would bring her into his Washington office through the back door and that he told building staff that she was a scholastic basketball coach for his younger daughter.“So he knew her very well, but she had to chase him for about 10 months through the courts to get him to acknowledge paternity. She had to get a …

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GOP Congressman Dies Midair On Flight From LA To Seattle

Republican Representative Don Young, who was first elected to Congress in 1973 and was its longest-serving current member, died on Friday, his office said in a statement.

The 88-year-old congressman died while traveling home to Alaska, his office said.

‘Don Young’s legacy as a fighter for the state will live on, as will his fundamental goodness and honor. We will miss him dearly,’ the statement said.

His office did not give the cause of death.

Jack Ferguson, who had served as Young’s chief of staff, told the Anchorage Daily News that Young lost consciousness on a flight from Los Angeles to Seattle and could not be resuscitated.

Young was Alaska’s only member in the House of Representatives. The longest-serving member of the current U.S. Congress, according to his website, he represented Alaska for 25 terms and last year he filed to enter this November’s election.

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Over 170,000 migrants amass at US — Mexico border anticipating Bide’s easing of border restrictions: report

A significant change to US — Mexico border policy is slated to come next week as the Biden administration is making moves to end Title 42, a policy mechanism that allowed for the swift removal of migrants from the USA.Senator Marco Rubio tweeted a statement that captures the unease of the moment.We are on the verge of an unprecedented migration crisis 200,000 migrants are now massed in Mexico near the border waiting for Biden to lift a Covid rule that allows for immediate deportation He can do this at any moment When disaster happens don’t say we weren’t warned— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 18, 2022
The 170,000 number comes from US intelligence officials speaking to Axios. 170,000 migrants are waiting for Biden to revoke Title 42 so they can enter America more easily.According to Newsweek, Biden’s Department of Homeland Security is expected to discontinue the usage of Title 42, making it official as of Monday. In part the statement given by the agency said that they conducted a “thorough review” and concluded that they need to get rid of it because of “the Department’s need to prioritize its limited enforcement resources … by utilizing expedited rem …

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Russian cosmonauts wear Ukrainian colors in arrival at International Space Station

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Three Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station early Saturday wearing bright yellow suits trimmed in blue — the colors of the Ukrainian flag.The cosmonauts were the first new arrivals at the station since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, The Associated Press reported.RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATESCosmonaut Oleg Artemyev said each new crew that travels to the station gets to choose its own style of flight suit, the AP report said.
In this frame grab from video provided by Roscosmos, Russian cosmonauts Sergey Korsakov, Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveyev are seen during a welcome ceremony after arriving at the International Space Station, Friday, March 18, 2022. (Associated Press)
“It became our turn to pick a color. But in fact, we had accumulated a lot of yellow material so we needed to use it,” he said. “So that’s why we had to wear yellow.“Artemyev and fellow cosmonauts Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov embarked from Kazakhstan just before 9 p.m. Friday and arrived at the station just over three hours later, according to the AP.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAlready aboard the station were two Russians, four Americans and a German, the AP reported.The Associated Press contributed to this story. …

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MSNBC, CNN, PBS embrace Biden rhetoric on inflation, gas price hike: ‘Putin’s price hike a great’ message

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Liberal pundits and journalists have claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is the true catalyst behind the rising cost of American goods, including gasoline, all while deflecting criticism aimed at President Biden and his administration. Despite the possible impact of the White House’s rampant spending and progressive energy policies, many outlets brushed and laughed off criticisms levied against the Biden administration, instead bending over backward to link inflation and the cost of oil explicitly to the turmoil in Ukraine.Last Thursday, Biden said the recent inflation report is representative of the negative impacts Americans are feeling as a result of Putin’s actions. THE WORST RUSSIA-UKRAINE MEDIA TAKES MAKE WAR ABOUT RACE, CLIMATE CHANGE, TRUMP, AND MORE“Today’s inflation report is a reminder that Americans’ budgets are being stretched by price increases and families are starting to feel the impacts of Putin’s price hike. A large contributor to inflation this month was an increase in gas and energy prices as markets reacted to Putin’s aggressive actions,” Biden said in a written statement.“PUTIN’S PRICE HIKE”
NBC’s Chuck Todd dinged President Biden for failing to make a comparison between Ukraine and the U.S. during his first State of the Union. 
(William B. Plowman/NBC)NBC was responsible for a number of attempts to tie the recent war in Europe to price hikes hitting Americans, in many cases even repeating Biden’s newly coined “Putin price hike” phrase. “W …

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The 7 Best Strength Exercises You’re Not Doing

Less than 25 percent of Americans over the age of 45 engage in strength-training exercises, which are actually among the most important exercises to stay fit and healthy. It’s a matter of fact that your muscle strength decreases with age… unless you do something to stop it.That “something” is strength training. Without it, by the time you’re in your 70s, your muscle strength and tone will have declined by roughly 25 percent from what you had in your mid-30s. You’ll lose up to 50 percent once you approach your 90s.
Yet, gaining muscle strength is only one benefit of strength training. This form of exercise also helps prevent osteoporosis, improves your range of motion, and ability to perform functional (day-to-day) movements and even, when done properly, can act as a form of aerobic exercise and even help you lose weight.
The more muscle mass you have, the higher your resting metabolic rate. Unlike traditional cardio, strength training causes you to continue burning more calories for up to 72 hours after the exercise is over through a process known as afterburn.
Many are also not aware that strength training has been shown to slow cellular aging, helping you to live a longer, healthier life. It also increased BDNF brain derived neurotropic factor th …

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Fed Governor Waller Says Half-Point Rate Hikes Could Be Needed to Fight Inflation

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Ocasio-Cortez says fossil fuel industry to blame for missing and murdered indigenous women

Socialist Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said that the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women was connected to the proliferation of fossil fuel extraction cites in the United States.

Ocasio-Cortez was speaking at a congressional meeting on “The Neglected Epidemic of Missing BIPOC Women and Girls” when she made the comments on March 3.
“Today, I want to discuss part of this crisis that is all too often overlooked, but whose evidence shows that there’s a very meaningful connection here: The correlation between fossil fuel extraction sites and abductions and murders of indigenous women across the United States,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

She asked Angel Charley, the executive director of the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women, to explain why they believed the two were related. Charley said that extraction sites would often lead to hastily organized “man camps” of workers in regions with indigenous and other minori …

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Case Against Direct Military Intervention

Over at The Strategist, Kevin James had a piece called, “The case for direct military intervention in Ukraine.” Given that James is not alone in his desire to insert American forces into the war between Russia and Ukraine, it seemed like a column that deserved a response. Quite frankly, James’ reasoning seemed a bit foggy, but here’s the main thrust of his argument:Yet this war is destined to end in a terrible defeat for the West unless it changes its strategy. The reason is simple: you can’t wage an economic war against a hostile, nuclear-armed opponent if you accept whatever nuclear red lines your opponent chooses to proclaim.If Ukraine does fall and Russia responds to the economic war with actions backed by nuclear threats, the West is either going to have to either call Russia’s bluff or choose defeat—with all of the terrible consequences that that would entail. So, i …

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