TODAY’s HEADLINES:
NATO said it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets in response to Russia's military build-up at Ukraine's borders. Former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevhen Murayev derided British allegations that he could be installed as leader of a Kremlin puppet government in Kyiv, and told Reuters in an interview that he was considering legal action. (Reuters)
State Department reduces staff at US embassy in Ukraine, orders some family members to leave (CNN)
Russia-Ukraine crisis: Why Brussels fears Europe is 'closest to war' in decades (BBC)
Stressed hospitals are increasingly asking staff with covid to work while potentially infectious (WP)
Omicron Cases Appear to Peak in U.S., but Deaths Continue to Rise (NYT)
Low-wage workers prop up the nursing home industry. They’re quitting in droves. (WP)
For Small Towns With Small Work Forces, Omicron Means Small Margins for Error (NYT)
Water cannon, tear gas at COVID-19 protests in Brussels (AP)
For Many Who Marched, Jan. 6 Was Only the Beginning — To many of those who attended the Trump rally but who never breached the Capitol, that date wasn’t a dark day for the nation. It was a new start. (NYT)
How Trump’s flirtation with an anti-insurrection law inspired Jan. 6 attack (WP)
Christian nationalism is still thriving — and is a force for returning Trump to power (NPR)
Rolls-Royce seeks bids for site to make small nuclear power plants (Financial Times)
Bitcoin price falls sharply amid Wall Street sell-off, with value cut in half since November (WP)
Prices are rising all over the world, and leaders see no quick fix (WP)
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Herat, Afghanistan (Reuters)
‘I’ve already sold my daughters; now, my kidney’: winter in Afghanistan’s slums (Guardian)
Taliban begin talks in Norway as hunger stalks Afghanistan (AP)
‘Why Was I Born a Girl?’ An Afghan Poem Inspires U.S. Students — A Zoom connection between high schoolers in Afghanistan and San Diego opens a window for mutual support. (NYT)
World Bank under pressure to release Afghan funds (Financial Times)
Change to aid rules needed to prevent famine in Afghanistan, say UK experts (Guardian)
VIDEO: Wildfire Forces Hundreds to Evacuate in Big Sur (Storyful)
If local journalism manages to survive, give Evan Smith some credit for it (WP)
‘It’s Just Not Fun’: How Political Journalism Changed in 15 Years (Politico)
In Kashmir, India batters press freedom — and journalists (AP)
Sedef Kabas: Turkish journalist jailed for reciting proverb (BBC)
In a game from another century, 49ers delivered a lesson to the new NFL (WP)
‘Casablanca’ had a rocky start. Its stars never expected it to become a classic. (WP)
How Can Something So Small Live So Long? — Ant queens break the rules of aging. (Atlantic)
Saving the manatees — rescue by rescue, rehab by rehab — Florida is scrambling to prevent another horrific year of starvation deaths among the beloved mammals. (WP)
Boss Encourages Employees To Take Short Mental Breakdowns For Every Hour Of Work (The Onion)
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