President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for almost an hour Wednesday, one day after Zelenskyy praised Biden for accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of “genocide.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/04/13/ukraine-russia-invasion-live-updates/7299593001/
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Statues of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sandra Day O’Connor to go up on Capitol Hill
They made history as the first two women to serve on the Supreme Court, and now trailblazers Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O’Connor are being honored with statues on Capitol Hill. https://theweek.com/supreme-court/1012541/statues-of-ruth-bader-ginsburg-sandra-day-oconnor-to-go-up-on-capitol-hill
April blizzard blasts northern Plains; tornadoes and gigantic hail strike Texas, injuring 23
Wild weather raged across parts of the nation Tuesday, including a blizzard in the Northern Plains and tornadoes in Iowa and Texas. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/04/12/blizzard-plains-severe-storms-central-us/7288998001/
3 Sikh men attacked in the same New York neighborhood in just over a week
Two Sikh men were attacked in the New York borough of Queens on Tuesday, less than two weeks after another Sikh man was assaulted in the same neighborhood, authorities said. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/13/us/sikhs-attacked-richmond-hill-queens/index.html
Mexico’s fight to sue US gun manufacturers for $10bn
Mexico claims that half a million guns flow south from the US every year. Can a lawsuit against American gun manufacturers stem the tide? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61073823