Wednesday, March 16th, 2022

We start with Ukraine and Russia’s compromise talks, and some more updates involving the two countries before moving over to a daylight saving time bill that was passed in the Senate. Finally, on this short news day, we close with how Pfizer and BioNTech are planning to ask to authorize a fourth COVID booster shot for people age 65 and older. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: AP News: “Ukraine sees room for compromise, as 20,000 escape Mariupol” Washington Post: “Biden will go to Europe next week for NATO summit; European leaders travel to Kyiv” Axios: “Russia sanctions Biden, Secretary of State Blinken” The Guardian: “Marina Ovsyannikova: Russian journalist fined after live broadcast protest” NPR: “2 Fox News team members in Ukraine were killed in an attack” Axios: “Senate passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent” NPR: “Pfizer-BioNTech will seek authorization for second COVID booster for older adults”