US News
- NFL player Sean Culkin covered his 2021 salary into Bitcoin. [Link]
- Two DC police crash their cars drag racing. [Link]
- A Virginia police officer shot Isaiah Brown. Brown is in critical condition. Reports say the police officer shot Brown because he believed the phone in his hand was a gun. [Link]
- A judge required a woman who is accused of committing crimes on Jan. 6th to wear a mask anytime she leaves her home. [Link]
- The FBI – without a court order – searched NSA’s archive of foreign correspondence for information on racists in America. [Link]
- The Supreme Court will hear a case about releasing information about the torture program. [Link]
Foreign Policy
- World defense spending increased to over $2 trillion in 2020. The US accounted for 39% of the spending. [Link]
- Putin and Biden agree to hold a summit this summer. [Link]
- A US destroyer is joining a UK carrier group for operations in the Indo-Pacific. [Link]
Central America
- The US announces $310 million in aid to Central America’s Northern Triangle countries. [Link]
- The US sanctions two Guatemalan officials over corruption allegations. [Link]
Myanmar
- Militants in Myanmar captured a base from the coup government’s forces. The government responded by bombing territory of the same ethnic group as the militants. [Link]
Afghanistan
- Biden is deploying an additional 650 troops to Afghanistan. [Link]
