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๐Ÿ’‰ Moderna recently announced it will seek FDA authorization for its pediatric COVID-19 vaccine. Insider spoke with the parents of three kids under 6 who enrolled in Moderna's trial, to hear about their experience.

๐Ÿช–A report shows that Russian troops appear to be using carpets and saplings as camouflage, a possible sign they haven't been supplied with the right equipment.

๐Ÿ’‡And the 'G.I. Jane' hairstylist has weighed in on the Oscars slap situation. The hairstylist said he doesn't understand why Jada Pinkett Smith rolled her eyes at Chris Rock's Oscars joke. He also said he didn't know Pinkett Smith had alopecia and that she looked "beautiful."

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ In a recent development in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, Russia says Ukraine blew up an oil depot in Russian territory in a helicopter raid, part of an apparent wider fightback.

๐Ÿ›‚ In America next month, people will be allowed to apply for 'X gender' passports, according to the State Department. The option is already on passports in countries including Canada, Australia, Argentina, and the Netherlands.

๐ŸŽž๏ธ Meanwhile, the Oscars Academy Award developments continue, and producers came out and said LAPD was prepared to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock.

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๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธSarah Palin, former Governor of Alaska, announced she is running for Congress. She is running for the state's lone congressional seat following the death of Representative Don Young last month. Palin is returning to politics after a hiatus of more than a decade, having resigned as Governor in 2009.

๐Ÿ†โ›” In the latest update from โ€œslapgate,โ€ Will Smith has resigned from the Academy. In a statement, Smith said he "will accept any further consequences."

โ›ช Pope Francis has issued an apology. He said he feels โ€œshameโ€ for the role the Catholic Church played in the physical and sexual abuse of Indigenous people in Canada's residential schools, many of which were run by the Catholic Church. Thousands of unmarked graves have been found at the schools.

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๐ŸŽค The 2022 Grammys Awards took place Sunday night, with big winners including Jon Batiste, Silk Sonic and Olivia Rodrigo.

Though not as eventful as last weekend's Oscars๐ŸฅŠ, memorable moments include a video address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ’” He spoke about the human toll of Russia's war in Ukraine and urged viewers to support his country. This comes after Ukraine accused Russian forces of killing 300 civilians in Bucha during their occupation, prompting Zelenskyy to say: "Concentrated evil has come to our land."

๐Ÿ“น Zelenskyy made a rare in-person visit to the Kyiv suburb of Bucha saying in a video message that Ukraine would not rest until it has found those responsible.

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๐Ÿ“ Russian forces are retreating and pulling out of the region around Ukraine's capitol, according to the Institute for the Study of War. These maps show the territory Ukraine has taken back after Russia's invasion.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy railed against the United Nations' ineffectiveness to stop Russia's ongoing war in a speech to the Security Council.

๐Ÿšข Over $2 billion worth of yachts belonging to Russian oligarchs have been seized in Europe so far. Not all yachts have been seized, as some billionaires moved their vessels elsewhere.

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โš–๏ธ The Senate has confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the Supreme Court. Three Republicans joined all Democrats in todayโ€™s historic vote.

๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿพโ€โš–๏ธ Black women in the legal world had already been celebrating Jackson's Supreme Court nomination. The nomination, they said, was a milestone that marked significant progress for their representation in the legal field, but also for the country as a whole.

๐Ÿ’ผ And experts say that Jackson's historic Supreme Court confirmation could push corporate America into a new age of diversity. At a time when Americans are demanding equity in all aspects of life, CEOs will be pressured into making similar calls for equity in their own companies, they say.

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๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿพโ€โš–๏ธ Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson gave a soaring speech at Fridayโ€™s ceremony to mark her Supreme Court confirmation, quoting Maya Angelou's famous words in saying that she too was "the dream and the hope of the slave." Watch her speech here.

๐Ÿ—ฃ President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the ceremony, celebrating the historic moment. Biden also publicly thanked the three Republican senators who voted to confirm Jackson, quipping, "I hope I don't get them in trouble."

๐Ÿ“ Sen. Raphael Warnock penned a touching letter to his daughter following Jackson's confirmation. "In our nation's history, she is the first Supreme Court Justice who looks like you โ€” with hair like yours," Warnock wrote.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Google has begun withdrawing job offers from successful candidates with Russian addresses, citing security concerns and sanctions.

โ›” Google has implemented a string of punitive measures against Russia, including halting ads sales and imposing a ban on new Google Cloud customers in the country.

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ/๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ The latest from Ukraine is that Russia may soon use dangerous phosphorus munitions in Mariupol, UK intelligence has warned.

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ From China, residents in the locked-down city of Shanghai are struggling to obtain groceries. China's Twitter-like Weibo platform appears to have censored content linked to the city's food crisis. ๐Ÿ“ฒ ๐Ÿšซ

And finally, are you familiar with "finfluencers?" ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿคณ๐Ÿป

Australia's hugely popular financial influencers โ€” or "finfluencers" โ€” could be jailed for up to five years โ›“ if they continue giving financial advice to their followers without a license. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš–๏ธ

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ In an exclusive interview with German newspaper BILD, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talked about the emotional toll of the Ukraine war and his feelings toward Russia. He also said he would sit down at the negotiating table with Putin for the sake of the Ukrainian people.

Zelenskyy was interviewed the same day Russia attacked the Kramatorsk train station and killed at least 50 people trying to evacuate.

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๐Ÿ”‹โค๏ธ In an exclusive interview, Elon Musk spoke about Vladimir Putin, using nuclear power in the future, and love.

๐Ÿ’ฐWhen asked about being the richest man, Musk said, โ€œPutin is significantly richer than me.โ€ Musk became the richest person in the world in 2021, passing Amazonโ€™s Jeff Bezos.

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๐Ÿคฉ In our first-ever digital cover issue โ€“ Serena's next serve โ€“ Serena Williams gets real about mom guilt, a possible "King Richard" sequel, and breaking into the boys' club of venture capital.

โ€œThe only way that people can get funding is if people like me, women and people of color, are actually writing the checks,โ€ Williams told writer Sylvia Obell. โ€œOtherwise it's going to be the same boysโ€™ club, except not for a lot of Black people.โ€

๐ŸŽพ The tennis superstar has had an unparalleled career, but she still has more to bring to her court.

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๐Ÿซ“ Check out footage of this Ukrainian bakery, which makes 700 pounds of Passover matzo by hand a day, even as Russian forces advance. In the video, Insider also uncovers how matzo, "the bread of the poor," grew into a $110 million industry.

๐Ÿท And this year, Passover holds extra significance for many. Hereโ€™s how some Ukrainians are observing Passover this year, from South Florida to Odesa.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ In the US, the White House didn't always celebrate Passover. Barack Obama became the first sitting president to host a Passover Seder at the White House in 2009. Here's how the tradition began.

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Here's what has been happening in Ukraine over the weekend. ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿšข โฌ‡๏ธ Moskva, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, sank after being hit by a Neptune cruise missile, according to a senior US defense official.

๐Ÿš€ This would be the first known use of the Neptune missile system and Ukraine's most significant naval strike in the war so far. The Moskva is the largest warship to be lost in combat since World War II.

โ˜ข๏ธ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the world must be prepared for the possibility of Russia attacking Ukraine with tactical nuclear weapons.

๐Ÿ“ โš ๏ธ Russia warned of "unpredictable consequences" if US continues to arm Ukraine.

๐Ÿชฆ โ˜ ๏ธ ๐Ÿช– Zelenskyy told CNN that Ukraine has lost between 2,500 and 3,000 troops since the war began. Russians have lost between 19,000 and 20,000, he said.

๐Ÿ‘” ๐Ÿšซ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ The Russian government has banned UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson from entering the country.

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๐ŸŽก Coachella in Indio, California is the most famous music festival in the world. However, Insider's music team found the reality is not exactly how it appears on social media.

๐Ÿ˜ช The area is dusty, the food is expensive, and much of the day is spent sitting or weaving through crowds.

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โš–๏ธ Johnny Depp took the stand against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, for defamation after she accused him of domestic violence.

โœ‹ โ€œ[Amber Heard] then grabbed that bottle and threw that at me,โ€ Depp said about a 2015 altercation when part of his finger was severed. Depp's medical team also testified about that night.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Depp testified Wednesday that Heard had "a need for violence" during their relationship.

๐Ÿ“„ Among the allegations levied against each other, Heard alleged that Depp drank and took drugs alone, becoming violent toward her.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ A top Russian general said today that one of his country's goals is to conquer Ukraine's eastern Donbas and southern regions.

๐Ÿช– And experts say the battles in Ukraine's east offer Russia some advantages, but their forces may be too bloodied for it to make much of a difference.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ And Russian forces are using a vicious bombing strategy to target rescue workers in Ukraine, according to multiple reports: bombing the same targets moments apart to kill Ukrainian rescue crews that arrive to save survivors.

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๐Ÿ”ด ๐Ÿ Former President Donald Trump hosted a rally in Ohio on Saturday following backlash from some diehard right-wing supporters over his endorsement of JD Vance.

๐Ÿค๐Ÿพ Trump recognized that JD Vance disparaged him in the past, but heโ€™s since moved past it. He referred to Vance as "someone who could win."

๐Ÿ—ฃ ๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐Ÿค Vance appeared on stage, where he falsely stated that the FBI illegally wiretapped Trumpโ€™s phone during his presidency.

As expected, Trump had a lot to say.

๐Ÿ›€๐Ÿšฐโ“ After a rant on dishwashers and federal water flow restrictions for showerheads, former President Donald Trump decided to take a dig at President Joe Biden.

๐Ÿ‡ ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€โš–๏ธ Trump says Biden is "taking orders from the Easter Bunny" and that America "is being run by a deranged group of extremists."

๐Ÿค“ Trump said he took a cognitive test because he apparently doesn't like his intelligence being called into question. "I don't like being called stupid," he said.

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๐Ÿ’ต A Manhattan judge found Donald Trump in contempt of court and ordered he pay a $10,000-a-day fine.

๐Ÿ—ณ Macron will become the first president to secure reelection since Jacques Chirac in 2002.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Former Ukrainian president says the Vladimir Putin he once dealt with โ€œno longer existsโ€ and urges the world to stay united against him.

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