How Russia’s war destroyed decades of economic progress

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<p>The Kremlin spent decades improving its business ties to the West. The <a href="https://apple.news/AWToQ1Wa8T4iW9CXHmNILMQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> shows how the invasion of Ukraine destroyed that progress in days.</p> <p>War videos from Ukraine, including very graphic ones, are overwhelming Americans&rsquo; social-media feeds in a way that few foreign stories do. The <a href="https://apple.news/A6w4I-JMeTeKejgJnUq0MIw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> examines the impact.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AYRB95Vn7TFWYbvLZ7RlS3A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">The Hill</a> reports on Biden&rsquo;s planned visit to Texas to focus on &ldquo;burn pits,&rdquo; military-waste-disposal fires blamed by many veterans for devastating health problems. <a href="https://apple.news/AhS0cflC3SByBFAQ-M94kOQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS News</a> looks at how he addressed this issue in his State of the Union speech.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AEnZuZfpIRtuECfLt5F3P7g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Athletic</a> explains why it&rsquo;s a big deal that the NFL slapped a strict suspension on a player who placed bets on games. And <a href="https://apple.news/Ap7jzbDNqTVaVji_rnNO3VA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> looks at pro football&rsquo;s long, complicated relationship with betting.</p> <p>On International Women&rsquo;s Day, <a href="https://apple.news/AKNT_xbStRvagRb9lHJu3XQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News</a> has special collection of stories recognizing trailblazers and game changers, the extraordinary women reshaping the world.</p>