1. Britain Says Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine ‘Has Begun’

IT’S WAR

Earlier, the Biden administration sounded reluctant to call the Russian troop deployment an invasion.

WORLD

2. Germany Hits Russia Where It Hurts, Halts Pipeline Approval

NOT SO FAST

The U.S. said the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline would give Russia a stranglehold over Europe’s energy supply.

WORLD

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4. Mom Ditched Baby as He Died With ‘Bleeding Lungs,’ Cops Say

HORRIFIC

A 3-month-old who was catastrophically ill with COVID-19 was allegedly left in the care of a 9-year-old before he stopped breathing.

U.S. NEWS

5. U.S. Women’s Soccer Wins $24M After Years of Unequal Pay

‘MONUMENTAL WIN’

The women’s team has also secured a promise that their future bonuses will match the men’s.

ENTERTAINMENT

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7. Uber Driver Shoots Pregnant Passenger in Stomach: Police

SENSELESS

The baby is said to be “fighting to survive,” while the mother is being treated in the ICU.

U.S. NEWS

8. ‘Family Reunion’ Actress Reported Missing in Los Angeles

BRING HER HOME

“My baby is missing please help me find her. I can’t breathe,” the 27-year-old’s mom pleaded.

ENTERTAINMENT

9. Billionaire Snaps Up Qatari Prince’s Paris Mansion for $226M

BIG SPENDER

French billionaire Xavier Niel bought the Hotel Lambert, according to Bloomberg News.

WORLD

10. NY Cop Reports Stolen Car, Gets Arrested for Drunk Driving

SELF-OWN

NYPD Detective Edgar Guerrero called the cops when his Honda Accord was stolen. They decided he’d been driving while drunk.

U.S. NEWS

11. Biden Imposes Sanctions on Pro-Kremlin Swaths of Ukraine

CLAPBACK

He signed an executive order barring Americans from investing there after Vladimir Putin declared the areas independent—and ordered so-called peacekeeping troops to move in.

WORLD

12. Humanitarian Physician Paul Farmer Dies Suddenly at 62

SAVIOR

Farmer founded Partners in Health and fought epidemics from Haiti to Rwanda.

WORLD

13. Kremlin Threatens an Even Bigger Land Grab in East Ukraine

KEEPS GETTING WORSE

The Kremlin says it recognizes the republics within the borders “in which they proclaimed themselves,” apparently referring to 2014 borders.

WORLD

14. 16-Year-Old Hero Helps Save 3 Kids Who Fell Through Ice

PIN A MEDAL ON HIM

“It seemed like they were just accepting their fate.”

U.S. NEWS

15. Punch-Throwing Juwan Howard Suspended for Rest of Season

BENCHED

He’ll also have to pay a $40,000 fine.

U.S. NEWS

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