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Cyberattacks accompany Russian military assault on Ukraine

BOSTON (AP) — Cyberattacks against Ukrainian government websites and affiliated organizations added to the confusion of Russia’s military assault Thursday, including data-wiping malware activated a day earlier that cybersecurity researchers said infect...

California convoy opposing COVID-19 mandates hits the road

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) — A small convoy of truckers demanding an end to coronavirus mandates began a cross-country drive from California to the Washington, D.C., area on Wednesday.

Court: Medical marijuana can’t be taxed in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court has last stand a lower court ruling that found cannabis purchases by medical marijuana patients should not be subject to gross receipts tax.

Space Station ‘largely isolated’ from tensions over Ukraine

ATLANTA (AP) — Tensions in eastern Ukraine and heightened Western fears of a Russian invasion should not have a significant impact on the International Space Station or U.S.-Russia cooperation in space, the former head of the National Space Council tol...

Czechs to lift all limits on gatherings as infections drop

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government agreed Wednesday to further ease coronavirus restrictions as the wave of infections caused by the highly transmissible omicron variant has been receding.

USPS gets final signoff to order new delivery vehicles

(AP) — The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it cleared the final regulatory hurdle to placing orders for next-generation mail vehicles — and getting some of them on delivery routes next year — despite pushback from the Environmental Protection

EU sanctions hit Russian officials, companies, lawmakers

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union sanctions against Russia took effect Wednesday, targeting senior government officials, several companies and hundreds of lawmakers who voted in favor of recognizing the independence of separatist parts of southeast Ukrain...

Ontario puts $250K toward proposed EV battery production lines

TORONTO — The Ontario government is putting $250,000 toward the development of two battery production lines at a proposed new facility in the province's north.  Electra Battery Materials Corporation says its future facility in Cobalt, Ont., could suppl...

Hundreds protest COVID-19 mandates in Bulgaria’s capital

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Several hundred people opposing COVID-19 mandates staged a protest rally on Wednesday in Bulgaria's capital. The demonstrators waved national flags and banners of

Critics say mild UK sanctions on Russia don’t match promises

LONDON (AP) — Britain promised to hit Russia with “powerful” sanctions over its military confrontation with Ukraine. But the slim sheaf of measures announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson has disappointed allies and critics alike.

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