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Tanya Vrebosch, deputy mayor of the Canadian city of North Bay, saw something strange when she checked her phone on Sunday: North Bay was a trending topic on her Twitter feed.

Russian stocks plunged and the ruble slid closer to a record low on Tuesday as investors reacted to President Vladimir Putin's decision to order troops into eastern Ukraine.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor was back on the bench for oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Tuesday after participating remotely during the court's January sitting that came during a surge in Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant.

As oil rapidly approaches $100 a barrel, JPMorgan warned Tuesday that a spike in energy prices and other ripple effects from the Russia-Ukraine crisis could hurt both the stock market and the economic recovery.

The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it will not take up former President Donald Trump's case challenging the disclosure of his White House documents to the House January 6 investigation, a formal conclusion to his unsuccessful bid to keep those records secret.

Less than 24 hours after Russia ordered the deployment of military forces into eastern Ukraine, the West has sent a clear message that Moscow's aggression won't go unanswered. But the harshest sanctions may be kept in reserve as a deterrent to even greater escalation.

President Biden has been in office for more than a year, and Congress still cannot agree on a full-year funding plan. Lawmakers have instead approved a series of short-term funding bills to keep the government operating, the most recent of which was passed late last week. It will keep the government running through March 11, 2022.

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Across the US rent is rising so fast that in many cities buying has become more affordable than renting, even with sky-high home sale prices.

The highly anticipated arrival of boozy Mountain Dew is finally here, but not everyone will be able to get it at first.

In 2021, investors might have averted their eyes from a military conflict in Ukraine. But as concerns about inflation and reduced support from central banks loom, geopolitical tensions that could hurt the global economy are taking center stage.