banning dealing with their securities and making loans to them. we will limit the amount of money that russian nationals will be able to deposit in their uk bank accounts and sanctions will also be applied to belarus for its role in the assault on ukraine. overall, we will be imposing asset freezes on more than 100 new entities and individuals on top of the hundreds we have already announced. this includes all the major manufacturers that support putin s war machine. furthermore, we are also banning aeroflot from the uk. on top of these financial measures and in full concert with the united states and eu, we will introduce new trade restrictions and stringent export controls similar to those that they in the us are implementing. we will bring forward new legislation to ban
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) announced new sanctions against Russia and called President Vladimir Putin moves in eastern Ukraine the beginn
covid cases hitting record high as broadway shows, hamilton and aladdin cancel performances through at least christmas due to rising caseload and breakthrough infections and the fully vaccinated cast and production. they already canceled entire season because of covid concerns. washington, d.c., re-implementing the city s indoor mask mates just a month after the new mandate kicks in and set to go through the end of january. boston tonight following new york and announcing vaccine mandate passport, of course to enter bars, jams, theaters and mowers and requiring the jab for city employees with no testing option. they nhl to pause its season early. according to espn several outbreaks with 15% of the league s players in virus protocol. only one nhl player s unvaccinated. the nfl and mba postponing games
CBP: 100K Southwest Border Encounters Show 28 Percent Increase in February
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports more than 100,000 encounters in February up 28 percent from January.
The agency adds that 25,000 of the latest crossers show prior apprehension records.
The Houston Chroniclereported that the Biden Administration is downplaying the surge in migration:
The Biden administration acknowledged some responsibility for the surge on Wednesday, saying it is at least in part attributable to the hope offered by his administrations shift to a more humane immigration system.
But officials stressed the administration is still turning away the vast majority of migrants who arrive, and blamed the Trump administration for pushing policies that didnt just neglect our immigration system, they intentionally made it worse.