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• Russia attacks Ukraine with explosive drones, air and sea based missile in the biggest wave of military strikes in weeks.
• Benjamin Netanyahu returns as Prime Minister for an unprecedented 6th term. He leads the most right wing and religiously conservative government in Israel’s history.
• The first in a series of storms is hitting the San Francisco Bay Area – a flood watch will be in effect from Friday night into Saturday.
• Southwest Airlines promises to return to normal operations tomorrow following more than a week of travel chaos.
• President Biden signs the $1.7 trillion dollar spending bill to fund the government through the end of September.
• And soccer sensation Pele dies of cancer in Brazil at the age of 82.

Image: Pele plays in a 1963 match between Brazil and Italy via Wikimedia.

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