What Putin really wants is bigger than Ukraine

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<p>Players from the women's national soccer team have settled their equal-pay lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation for $24 million. <a href="https://apple.news/ArAYecfL8R0CPUBpJ7QOr3g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ESPN</a> has the story.</p> <p>As Russian military forces threaten Ukraine, the <a href="https://apple.news/AREojYBVJR2C_L0OJlkm0MQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains how Putin&rsquo;s larger goal is unraveling the post&ndash;Cold War agreements that humiliated his country.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ApjidBcxiSZ-RLG3EBlv2nA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> reports on how new voting rules in Texas are confusing some people, raising fears that many mail voters won&rsquo;t have their ballots counted.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Atdg595DcQ4uhHMBdGckwng?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> looks at how investors are seeing potential profits in helping low-income people sue companies accused of environmental damage.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AB4bkkQnPTLCTY8HY7KUVAQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> highlights the magic of today&rsquo;s date, 2-22-22, and some of the ways people are marking it.</p>