will move to revoke "most favored nation" trade status for Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.That's according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the announcement.

Each country would have to follow its own national processes, the person said. Stripping most favored nation status from Russia would allow the U.S.

and allies to impose higher tariffs on some Russian imports, increasing the isolation of the Russian economy in retaliation for the invasion.Biden's move comes as bipartisan pressure has been building in Washington to revoke what is formerly known as "permanent normal trade relations" with Russia.

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PUCSL wants Social Media ban lifted immediately

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has requested the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka and all Mobile Service Providers to activate/restore all social media platforms immediately.The PUCSL said it is unable to inform the consumers of electricity, which is an essential service, about impending power cuts.

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‘Macbeth’ on Broadway canceled after star Daniel Craig tests positive for COVID

Daniel Craig tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday.“We apologize for the inconvenience this causes ticket holders, but the safety of our audiences, the cast and crew remains our top priority,” producers said in a social media post.The show first announced the 007 actor’s positive test and the cancellation of Saturday’s matinee and evening performance, but said later Saturday that it was canceling all performances through Thursday “due to the detection of a limited number of positive covid test results within the company.”Refunds will be given for the canceled shows at the point of purchase, show organizers said.PERFORMANCE UPDATE: Performances are being cancelled through Thursday, April 7th.We deeply apologize for the inconvenience this causes ticket holders. All tickets for the cancelled performances will be refunded at the original point of purchase.

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Make booster shots mandatory for all before Covid vaccines get expired: Biocon chief tells Centre

Covid-19 vaccines that will expire soon. She suggested to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya that Covid booster shots can prevent the wastage of the unused stocks of vaccines. "Boosters are essential and we should not delay," the Biocon boss wrote on Twitter.All healthcare institutions are worried about unused stocks of vaccines that will expire soon. If boosters are announced this will address this problem. Boosters are essential n we should not delay. @mansukhmandviya

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Start of B.C. cruise season delayed

The province’s first cruise season in three years appears to be getting off to a bumpy start after the first vessel scheduled to dock in B.C. since the beginning of the pandemic was delayed as U.S.

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Auf Wiedersehen PUP: Pandemic Unemployment Payment ends

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Start of B.C. cruise season delayed as first planned arrival in Victoria scrapped

British Columbia’s first cruise season in three years appears to be getting off to a bumpy start, with the cancellation of the first vessel scheduled to dock in B.C. since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Calgary police investigate third suspicious death in two days

Police are investigating a string of suspicious deaths in Calgary. As Michael King reports, the latest death occurred Friday evening in the Crescent Heights neighbourhood where a man in his 20s died.

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Calgary animal rescues seeing surge in dog surrenders

Calgary animal rescue groups have seen a recent surge in the number of dogs being surrendered by their owners. As Lauren Pullen reports, the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society says it has seen two main reasons why.

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Okanagan fruit growers react to foreign worker quarantine program ending

Okanagan fruit growers are happy the B.C. Government has lifted its temporary foreign worker quarantine program.

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Fixing my gut health made me feel and look ten years younger

Gwyneth Paltrow, 49, the notoriously disciplined, lithe-limbed founder of the lifestyle brand, must have been tough. Not to mention how the pressure to embody the wellness principles that underpin Goop’s brand philosophy would take its toll on any mortal, especially if you haven’t grown up in Hollywood’s glare as Paltrow has.I can relate to Loehnen’s sentiment. At my core I am a comfort eater, dining like a teenager for bouts of time in a thinly veiled attempt to soothe and distract from the undulating hormones and responsibilities that plague women in midlife.

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Have Brexit, pollution and the pandemic killed the great British shellfish industry?

the industry has been in a steady downward spiral.A post-Brexit world has proven to be a difficult place for shellfish fishermen. EU red tape in the immediate wake of Brexit caused prices to plummet and created chaos at the border, as British exporters got stuck with lorries full of live shellfish, only to be turned away if a form was filled out in the wrong colour pen. One company sent £15,000 worth of scallops to the border in January 2021 and got delayed due to paperwork errors; by the time they arrived in France, the scallops had gone off.In the year since, exporters have been trying to fathom the new regulations after Brussels ruled they could no longer bring live mussels, oysters, scallops, clams and cockles into Europe from what are referred to as ‘category B’ waters, unless they had been purified.

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Living safely with respiratory infections, including COVID-19

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Scottish ministers failed to visit any care homes during two years of Covid pandemic

Nicola Sturgeon and her senior ministers have admitted failing to visit a single care home since the start of the Covid pandemic.

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Facebook, Whatsapp, YouTube etc, blocked in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka has blocked access to Social Media following a request by the Ministry of Defense. This was confirmed by the Secretary to the Ministry of Technology.The move comes after the government decided to impose an nation-wide curfew that came into effect from 6 PM on Saturday (2) to 6 AM on Monday (4).Nation-wide Protests :Nation-wide ‘Peoples Protests’, were planned for Sunday (3), most publicly affirming zero political affiliation.

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Mumbai: BMC to dismantle jumbo centres as Covid cases decline

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Covid-19: India logs 1,096 new cases, 81 deaths in last 24 hours, active tally falls to 13,013

COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the Health Ministry said.

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China reports highest new covid cases since February 2020

coronavirus cases in the previous day, the national health authority said on Sunday, down from 2,129 a day earlier.

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Chris Rock performs in Atlantic City after Oscar slap

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Comedian Chris Rock took to the stage in Atlantic City a week after the smack heard around the world and it appears Rock and venues like the Borgata are getting the last laugh as ticket prices skyrocket.Two-hours before show time the cheapest tickets found were around $550, with people telling FOX 29 they couldn’t find anything under $800 in the days after the slap."Afterword, I said, ‘Babe did you see the slap,’ because she was asleep," said Andrew Hackman. "I said oh this is real.

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Covid-19 alert: Why WHO has warned against the new virus strain ‘XE’

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WHO suspends UN supply of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin vaccine for Covid-19

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Kansas cruises to 81-65 win over Villanova in Final Four

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA: David McCormack #33 of the Kansas Jayhawks shoots the ball as Jermaine Samuels #23 of the Villanova Wildcats defends in the second half of the game during the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal. (Photo NEW ORLEANS, La. - Kansas and Villanova waged a 3-point shooting contest at the Final Four with one of them racing out to a big lead in the opening minutes and the other spending the rest of the night trying in vain to catch up.It all may sound familiar to basketball fans.But in a rematch of a rout by the Wildcats four years ago in San Antonio, it was the Jayhawks who joyously walked off the court with the win this time at the final buzzer Saturday night.

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8,810 community cases; 690 hospitalisations; 26 in ICU; 18 deaths

Today we are reporting 8,810 community cases, 690 hospitalisations and 18 deaths.

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Daniel Craig Tests Positive For COVID, Prompting Cancellation Of ‘Macbeth’ Shows

Daniel Craig has tested positive for COVID-19 and, as a result, the diagnosis has led to the cancellation of at least two shows of the Broadway production he’s starring in, Macbeth.

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NCAA: UConn, South Carolina women meet for title game

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 01: Cameron Brink #22 of the Stanford Cardinal shoots the ball over Olivia Nelson-Ododa #20 of the UConn Huskies during the 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four semifinal game 2 at Target Center on April 01, 2022 in Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - It’s one of the most remarkable records in sports. Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies are 11-0 in NCAA championship games.The Huskies will look to continue that run when they face South Carolina for the women’s basketball title on Sunday night.Auriemma always downplays his role in the undefeated mark saying it’s easy when you have the best players."I think for me the approach that’s worked the best is make sure you bring the best team," Auriemma said. "So I would venture to say that all 11 times that we’ve won — maybe there was one time — but I don’t think we surprised anybody by winning because we had the best team.

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Two men sent to the hospital in critical condition after being shot in North Philadelphia, police say

PHILADELPHIA - Two men are in critical condition after being shot Saturday afternoon in North Philadelphia, according to Philadelphia police. Authorities say the incident happened on the 2600 block of W.

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Daniel Craig Tests Positive for COVID, Prompting Cancellation of 'Macbeth' Shows

Daniel Craig has tested positive for COVID-19 and, as a result, the diagnosis has led to the cancellation of at least two shows of the Broadway production he's starring in, .The production's official Twitter account made the announcement, saying that Saturday's matinee and evening performances of have been cancelled after the star tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this afternoon.«We apologize for the inconvenience this causes ticket holders, but the safety of our audiences, the cast and crew remains our top priority. All tickets for the cancelled performance will be refunded at the original point of purchase,» the statement continued.PERFORMANCE UPDATE FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 2 Today’s matinee and evening performance of MACBETH are cancelled due to Daniel Craig just testing positive for COVID this afternoon.

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Taron Egerton quits West End show for ‘personal reasons’ after on stage collapse and Covid battle

TARON Egerton has quit West End play Cock due to 'personal reasons'. The A-list star, who has been replaced by understudy Joel Harper-Jackson, has had a torrid run of luck since the show launched last month.

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Pennsylvania State Police searching for suspect accused of carjacking man in Boyertown

BOYERTOWN, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police is investigating a carjacking that took place in Reading on Saturday. According to police, the incident happened just before 3:30 p.m.

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COVID-19: People should continue to wear masks despite relaxed mandates, says Tam

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday that Canadians should continue to wear a mask or face covering despite provinces across the country relaxing mask mandates, adding that a resurgence in COVID-19 cases is inevitable as provinces lift restrictions.

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COVID-19 free: How have so many people escaped the virus? Here’s what we know

COVID-19 free – or at least, have not tested positive for it.In Canada, nearly 3.5 million coronavirus cases have been reported, which is nine per cent of the total population — but what about the rest?Experts say due diligence with public health measures, the power of vaccination and a little luck have kept many COVID-19 free. COVID-19 will be with us for ‘foreseeable future’ PHAC says, warning of future waves “To not get COVID, you have to be careful, meticulously careful and also fortunate,” said Colin Furness, infection control epidemiologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto.Your location and living arrangement can increase the likelihood of catching COVID-19, with studies showing that marginalized communities are at greater risk of infection.Genetic factors, that have not yet been identified, could also be playing a role with some people being simply impervious to COVID-19, said Furness.That can also explain why people have different reactions to the virus and experience varying symptoms.

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Inheritance Pass offers entry to Yellowstone National Park in 150 years

GARDINER,MT - JUNE 08: Visitors arrive at the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park on June 8,2021. Yellowstone is seeing a record number of visitors since all entrances were open for the 2021 tourist season.

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Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts lawsuit dismissed after claim of false advertisement

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Kellogg’s after a woman sued for the lack of berries in the company’s strawberry-flavored Pop-Tarts. In a court ruling Friday, the Honorable Andrew L.

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Man shot in the chest during daytime shooting in Port Richmond, police say

Police are investigating after a man was shot in the twice in a daytime shooting in Port Richmond. PHILADELPHIA - A man is in critical condition after being shot Saturday afternoon in Port Richmond, according to Philadelphia police. Authorities say a 40-year-old man was shot on the 2600 block of W.

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Police: Man driving at high rate of speed killed after crashing into parked cars in Wynnefield

PHILADELPHIA - An unidentified man is dead after crashing into several parked cars in Wynnefield on Saturday, police say. According to Philadelphia police, officers with the 19th District responded to the 2000 block of N 54th Street at 1:30 p.m. The man, who is believed to be in his 30s, was driving a White Hyundai Elantra north on 54th Street at a high rate of speed when he swerved and hit multiple parked cars, police say. Authorities say he was transported to Lankenau Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:30 p.m. ___MORE LOCAL HEADLINES___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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Biden to assess where Chinese President Xi Jinping stands on Russia's war

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping are set to speak on Friday as the White House warns Beijing that providing military or economic assistance for Russia's invasion of Ukraine will trigger severe consequences from Washington and beyond.Planning for the call has been in the works since Biden and Xi held a virtual summit in November, but differences between Washington and Beijing over Russian President Vladimir Putin's prosecution of his three-week-old war against Ukraine are expected to be at the center of the call.White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Biden would question Xi about Beijing's "rhetorical support" of Putin and an "absence of denunciation" of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine."This is an opportunity to assess where President Xi stands," Psaki said.China on Friday again sought to highlight its calls for negotiations and donations of humanitarian aid, while accusing the U.S. of provoking Russia and fueling the conflict by shipping arms to Ukraine."China has called for every effort to avoid civilian casualties all the time," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters at a daily briefing.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Russian strikes hit edges of Kyiv, western city of Lviv

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces struck Ukrainian cities from a distance again on Friday, hitting sites in the capital Kyiv and the country’s west as their ground offensive inched forward under fierce Ukrainian resistance.The war launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin ground into its fourth week as his troops have failed to take Kyiv — a major objective in their hopes of forcing a settlement or dictating the country’s future political alignments.Missiles and shelling struck the edges of Kyiv as well as Lviv, close to Ukraine’s western border with NATO countries such as Poland.LVIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 18: Smoke is seen above buildings close to the airport on March 18, 2022, in Lviv, Ukraine. (Photo by Getty Images) Late Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nighttime video address to the nation that he is thankful to U.S.

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Philadelphia DA again calls for man arrested near vote counting site to have bail revoked

Joshua Macias PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia prosecutors are again asking a judge to jail a Virginia man arrested in November 2020 on weapons charges after he traveled to the Pennsylvania Convention Center where votes were being counted.The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office on Wednesday filed a motion asking a judge to revoke the $850,000 bail of Joshua Macias, saying he violated the conditions of his bail by attending political events and posting on social media.A hearing is scheduled for next week on the motion. It centers on complaints that Macias allegedly can be heard narrating a live video from behind the camera during a recent "trucker protest" in Washington and that he attended at least one political rally for a Virginia candidate who has called for the execution of everyone involved in President Joe Biden’s election.William J.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Bombed Mariupol theater sheltering hundreds had 'children' written on grounds

Zelenskyy invoked 9/11 during an urgent appeal to the U.S. Congress for more weapons to stem the Russian assault.

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New Jersey man trying to bring Ukrainian daughter, granddaughter to U.S. has hit visa snags

PHILADELPHIA - A New Jersey native is trying to bring his daughter and granddaughter stateside from Ukraine, but he said they haven't been able to get visas cleared despite the U.S. government's promise to welcome refugees. Bruce Ahrens said he is trying to get temporary tourist visas for his daughter Yullia and his granddaughter Dasha.

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Trudeau to join Biden, NATO leaders in Brussels for summit on Ukraine war: source

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will head to Brussels next week for a special summit of NATO leaders that will address Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Global News has learned.

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Biden to talk Ukraine with NATO in Europe, White House says

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will travel to Europe next week for face-to-face talks with European leaders about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Tuesday.Biden will meet with NATO and European leaders at a summit in Brussels on March 24. He will also attend a scheduled European Council summit, where efforts to impose sanctions and further humanitarian efforts are underway."While he’s there, his goal is to meet in person face-to-face with his European counterparts and talk about, assess where we are at this point in the conflict in the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

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Russia seeks military aid and equipment from China amid Ukraine conflict, U.S. official says

A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard on a street in front of a damaged church in the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 13, 2022. (DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - A U.S. official said Russia asked China for military equipment to use in its invasion of Ukraine, a request that heightened tensions about the ongoing war ahead of a Monday meeting in Rome between top aides for the U.S.

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Record gas prices plateau in US over the weekend

AAA reported the price fell by about a half-cent to $4.325 after hitting a record $4.326 on Saturday. It’s not a significant decrease by any means, but after days of a continued price hike at the pump, the news may signal a sign of relief for drivers. Prices at the pump were rising long before Russia invaded Ukraine but have spiraled faster since the start of the war.The average price of gasoline in the U.S. hit a record $4.17 a gallon on March 8 as President Joe Biden banned imports of Russian oil, gas and coal in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine. The average price per gallon continued to soar from there, hitting $4.326 on March 12.

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Another deadly day in Ukraine on Saturday, as Russian forces inched closer to the capital of Kyiv and claimed new territory in the south. U.S.

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Russian-owned businesses in US face discrimination, vandalism over Ukraine invasion

Boards cover broken windows at the Russia House restaurant and lounge in Washington, DC, on March 8, 2022. "We’re getting some hate phone calls," owner Aaron McGovern told the Washington Post.McGovern said he thinks that "people just shouldn’t start vandalizing property" for hostile assumptions of what they believe to be the political views of the business owners.Beloved Los Angeles-based independent record store Stellar Remnant announced on Instagram that they were served an eviction notice from their landlords following a stream of threats and hateful messages. RELATED: List of Russian goods that are banned, boycotted in US"As the violence escalates in Ukraine so is hatred towards Russian-speaking immigrants around the globe, we believe we became targeted individuals and businesses. With our cry out for Love we still receive threats and hate and people are asking us to take down and do not sell any Russian artists regardless of their political views just by simply being or associated with Russia," The store wrote on its Instagram page. They believe they have been targeted for being a Russian-immigrant-owned business.Sveta, a New York City restaurant also told Business Insider that they’ve been forced to remove any mention of Russian food from their online presences including their website, social media, Yelp, and changing it to "European."The assault on small Russian-owned businesses comes as President Joe Biden announced Friday the U.S.

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Ukraine at ‘turning point,’ Zelenskyy says, as Russia closes in on Kyiv

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine was at a “strategic turning point” in the war as Russian forces bombarded cities across the country and appeared to be regrouping for a possible assault on Kyiv, with satellite images showing them firing artillery as they closed in on the capital.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Putin approves bringing 'volunteers' fighters from Syria, elsewhere

Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its third week, Russian forces appeared to expand the offensive by striking new areas in the west and President Vladimir Putin approved the recruitment of "volunteer" fighters from Syria and elsewhere.The war has forced more than 2.3 million people to flee Ukraine as others try to seek refuge in basements, subway stations and underground shelters.Ukraine's president said 100,000 people were evacuated over the past two days in the north and center of the country. Humanitarian corridors to facilitate the exodus were agreed to by Russia and Ukraine during ceasefires in those areas.More evacuations are expected Friday, though repeated attempts to reach the besieged city of Mariupol in the south have failed under continued Russian shelling.On Friday, Russia appeared to be pushing its offensive westward with authorities in Ukraine saying airstrikes hit two cities that had been far from Russia’s main targets elsewhere.Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his Belarus counterpart at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 11, 2022.

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Lawmakers call to end gas taxes across US amid price surge

WASHINGTON (AP) - With gas prices at record highs across the U.S., an increasing number of governors and state lawmakers are calling for the suspension of gas taxes to provide relief to motorists who are facing the prospect of even higher pump prices as the country cuts off Russian oil imports.Proposals for a "gas tax holiday" to counter inflation had been moving slowly in Congress and state capitols before Russia invaded Ukraine, but they have gained momentum this week amid surging prices that averaged $4.25 a gallon on Wednesday, according to AAA.Republican legislative leaders in Michigan and Pennsylvania announced proposals Wednesday to suspend or reduce state gas taxes. That came after the Republican governor of Georgia and Democratic governor of California both called for relief from state gas taxes Tuesday, when President Joe Biden ordered a ban on Russian oil imports.Meanwhile, the Democratic governors of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin sent a joint letter to congressional leaders urging them to support legislation suspending the federal government's 18.4-cent-a-gallon gas tax through 2022.Critics of the proposals say there is no guarantee the savings would get passed on to consumers and worry that suspending gas taxes could hurt funding for road projects.

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Russia's 'most favored nation' status to be revoked by US, allies over Ukraine invasion

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