 NATO is set to send more military units to member nations in Eastern Europe as an act of solidarity and deterrence to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The body is expected on Thursday to agree to send more troops to Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia; it already has 40,000 troops collected in the Baltic states, Poland, and to the south across its eastern flank. More: - NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said four NATO battle groups would be sent to the Eastern European countries.
- NATO estimates that Russia has lost 7,000 to 15,000 soldiers thus far in its invasion of Ukraine, based on intelligence from Ukrainian officials and other sources.
- Russia has been bombarding Ukrainian cities with long-range weapons since much of its ground attack has been stalled in fighting with Ukrainian forces.
- NATO leaders are expected to discuss a more long-term deployment of troops in Eastern Europe at their regular summit in June.
- Stoltenberg urged Putin not to use chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons, and warned of "far-reaching consequences" should NATO countries be threatened.
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 Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright died Wednesday at the age of 84. According to a statement from her family, Albright died of cancer, "surrounded by family and friends." Albright served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 1993 to 1997 and as Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001, both under President Bill Clinton. More: - As Secretary of State in the late 1990s, Albright pushed for NATO expansion and urged action from the body to prevent war crimes during the Kosovo War.
- Albright was born Marie Jana Korbelová in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1937, but her family moved to the U.K. in 1939, and to the U.S. in 1948.
- She was recruited to work in President Jimmy Carter's White House in 1978 by her former professor Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was Carter's National Security Advisor.
- Albright was the U.S.'s first female Secretary of State.
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 Moderna says its low-dose COVID-19 vaccine is effective in children under 5 and will soon seek emergency use authorization from the FDA. Nevertheless, the vaccine appeared less effective in preventing symptomatic infection from omicron, similar to how vaccines have been less effective against omicron in adults. The two-shot series, using a dose one-fourth the size of an adult dose, was 44% effective at preventing symptomatic infection in children between 6 months old and 2 years old, and 37% effective in children from 2 to 5. More: - The antibody protection conferred from the vaccine was similar to that seen in young adults and appears protective against severe illness.
- Moderna said that, though protection against infection was not terribly robust, children who received the two-dose series developed antibodies as strong as the 18-25-year-olds who received full doses.
- Pfizer-BioNTech are expected to soon present new results from their child vaccine trial to the FDA. The companies added a third shot to their series when the first two proved relatively ineffective.
- The 18 million children younger than 5 remain the only Americans who still do not have access to a COVID-19 vaccine.
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 GOOD NEWS: Two brothers from Michigan were released from prison this week, 25 years after being wrongfully convicted of murder. George and Melvin DeJesus were convicted following testimony from Brandon Gohagen, who said the brothers forced him to sexually assault victim Margaret Midkiff before they murdered her. But, no DNA evidence ever connected the DeJesus brothers to the crime, and Gohagen later said that he had fabricated the story in exchange for a deal. More: - Gohagen has since been connected to 12 other sexual assaults in the 1990s, including the 1994 murder of 22-year-old Rosalia Brantley. He was convicted of that murder and is serving life in prison.
- Oakland County Circuit Judge Martha Anderson apologized to the brothers and said the 25 years that they've lost "cannot be replaced."
- The DeJesus brothers embraced family, some of whom they have never met in person, after their release.
- They say they'll take some time with family before deciding "what's next on our agenda as free men."
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 The state of Louisiana dispatched 300 National Guard members to St. Bernard Parish, just outside New Orleans, after a tornado tore through the area on Tuesday night, causing extensive damage and at least one death. Multiple injuries were reported and several buildings were destroyed or severely damaged. Videos show a tornado, which meteorologists believe was an EF-2 or EF-3, coursing through Arabi, Louisiana, just east of the Lower Ninth Ward. More: - Downtown New Orleans was spared major damage from the severe weather.
- The National Guard personnel will be on hand this week to clear roads and provide engineering support.
- The area damaged by the tornado previously saw destruction from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Hurricane Ida in 2021.
- As of Wednesday morning, more than 3,000 homes remained without power around Arabi, where power lines were downed and debris scattered on the roads.
- The storm moved northeast on Wednesday; the National Weather Service said isolated tornadoes were possible in southern Georgia.
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 The national median rent set a new record in February, according to Realtor.com. The typical U.S. rental across the 50 largest metro areas is now $1,792/month, 17% higher than it was a year ago, and about 20% higher than two years ago, before the pandemic caused rents to plummet over the short term. Rents increased the most in Miami, where the average rent is 55% higher than it was in February 2021. More: - Rent increased by double digits year-over-year among studios, one-bedroom apartments, and two-bedrooms.
- San Jose, California, held onto its distinction as the most expensive place to rent in the U.S., with a median rent of $3,024/month. San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, and New York City round out the top 6.
- Other cities with large jumps in median rent included Orlando, Tampa, Austin, and Las Vegas.
- Rents increased by 6% or less in Cleveland, Detroit, and Minneapolis, which saw the smallest year-over-year increases.
- Realtor.com's chief economist Danielle Hale said the company expects rents to remain high, but with "some cooling from the recent accelerated pace."
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 The Kansas City Chiefs are trading star wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for five draft picks. The Chiefs will receive first-, second-, and fourth-round picks in this year's draft, and two picks in the 2023 draft for the six-time Pro Bowler. Hill's agent said the Dolphins are giving him a four-year, $120M contract, with $72.2M guaranteed, making him the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history. More: - Hill has played all six of his NFL seasons in Kansas City, racking up 6,630 receiving yards and 56 touchdowns. He won a Super Bowl with the Chiefs in February 2020.
- The Dolphins have been looking to "take the next step" with the development of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and receiver Jaylen Waddle, coming off an impressive rookie season.
- The Hill-to-Miami trade is the latest blockbuster trade in a busy NFL offseason.
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