CNN lays out five key questions for Biden's diplomatic trip to Europe, as the war in Ukraine rages. Brittney Griner met with U.S. officials for first time since her detainment in Russia began. ESPN has details. Moscow’s stock market partially reopened after a monthlong shutdown. CNBC has coverage of its early trading, including some wild swings. Vox explains what we learned from Judge Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing. The Washington Post details how retired Americans on fixed incomes are having trouble paying basic bills as inflation cuts into household budgets. New findings show that climate change is making pollen season longer and more intense, as explained in Fast Company. The Manhattan prosecutor who resigned over a stalled Trump probe says the ex-president committed felonies. The Washington Post has the story. Time remembers Madeleine Albright, a trailblazing secretary of state.

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