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3/4/22 – US onAir

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Associated Press, JIM HEINTZ,

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-a3092d8e476949ed7c55607a645a9154

RUSSIA… attacks Ukraine nuclear plant as invasion advances
Associated Press, JIM HEINTZMarch 4, 2022

Russian forces shelled Europe’s largest nuclear plant early Friday, sparking a fire as they pressed their attack on a crucial energy-producing Ukrainian city and gained ground in their bid to cut off the country from the sea.

Leading nuclear authorities were concerned — but not panicked — about the damage to the power station. The assault triggered phone calls between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders. The U.S. Department of Energy activated its nuclear incident response team as a precaution.

The attack on the eastern city of Enerhodar and its Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant unfolded as the invasion entered its second week and another round of talks between the two sides yielded a tentative agreement to set up safe corridors to evacuate citizens and deliver humanitarian aid.

UKRAINE…Nuclear Plant On Fire After Russia Shells Facility
NBC, NBCMarch 4, 2022 (04:13)

A fire broke out at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant which is Europe’s largest power station following an attack from Russian forces.

UKRAINE … How dangerous was Russia’s attack at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant?
CNN, Rob PichetaMarch 4, 2022

Russian troops have occupied Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, after fierce fighting near the Ukrainian facility that drew international condemnation and sparked fears of a potential nuclear incident.

Those concerns were quickly downplayed by experts, who warned against comparisons with the plant at Chernobyl, where the world’s worst nuclear disaster occurred in 1986.

Modern plants are significantly safer than older ones like Chernobyl, they said. But analysts nonetheless expressed horror that Russia’s violent invasion of Ukraine has spilled into nuclear facilities, a development with few recent parallels.

And the operator and regulator of the site have communicated that the situation on the ground is “extremely tense and challenging,” according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

SENATE… votes to end Covid-19 emergency declaration, Biden threatens veto
Politico, ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEINMarch 4, 2022

A bill by Senate Republicans to terminate the national emergency declaration for the Covid-19 pandemic passed 48 to 47 Thursday on a party-line vote.

While the legislation has a slim chance of passing the Democrat-controlled House and President Joe Biden has already threatened to veto the bill, the vote is yet another rebuke of the administration’s pandemic policies at a time it is seeking billions from Congress to keep them going for several more months.

Republicans brought the bill to the floor using a technical process under the National Emergencies Act, which allows for a simple majority floor vote if the committee of jurisdiction fails to take up the bill within two weeks.

Given several absences on the Democratic side of the aisle — with some members out sick with Covid and others mourning the death of a relative — the measure was able to pass.

Brooks and Capehart on war in Ukraine, Biden’s priorities after State of the Union address
PBS NewsHourMarch 4, 2022 (12:33)

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Russia’s ongoing assault against Ukraine and President Biden’s State of the Union address and his agenda moving forward.

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