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Russia invades Ukraine, Black Lives Matter, Trayvon Martin's mother speaks up: ICYMI

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It’s Saturday and we all know what that means. It’s time to turn our newsletter over to the top premium columns we posted …
It’s Saturday and we all know what that means. It’s time to turn our newsletter over to the top premium columns we posted this week. These are columns our subscribers loved or that people subscribed specifically to read. Not a subscriber? Do not worry. You can join the cool kid’s table by subscribing today to take advantage of our new sale. Already a subscriber? You are the best and may proceed. — USA TODAY Opinion editors “My family and friends in Donetsk are shocked and can’t predict what will happen even in the next few hours. They are staying at their houses and not taking any extra risks. They know local media has celebrated the Russian support, and local authorities have made men join the military separatists, so it’s extremely unsafe for men to walk outside. They are puzzled about why everything started changing so rapidly after eight years.” “There are easier ways for the Russian president to end Ukraine’s Westernizing drive and rewrite the rules of the European security architecture. Putin’s tanks only need to sit on the border and menace Ukraine for the next three to six months to destroy the economy and break Ukrainians’ resolve. The issue will need to be a priority for the Biden administration and his successor’s.” “Allow me to make a case that this pandemic isn’t over and won’t be anytime soon. Medically speaking, the pandemic isn’t over. That’s just the facts of it. But I’m talking about so much more here, about why “normal” will never be what any of us remember.

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