The move comes amidst the Biden administration’s continued lag in renewing oil and gas leases on American soil, halting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, and delayed development of offshore drilling policies.

A Beijing court sentenced Canadian singer Kris Wu on Friday to 13 years in jail after finding him guilty of crimes including rape, just over a year after his arrest in China, where he was born and built a lucrative career.

In an open letter released on Friday to mark the nine-month anniversary of the Russian invasion, Francis praised the strength of Ukrainians in the face of the onslaught.

Meyer, who was 21 at the time, killed herself on March 1. The night before on Feb. 28, she received a formal notice charging her with a “violation of fundamental standard” for an incident that occurred in August 2021 when she allegedly spilled coffee on a Stanford football player.

Millions of Ukrainians were still without heat or power on Friday after the most devastating Russian air strikes on its energy grid so far, with residents warned to brace for further attacks and stock up on water, food, and warm clothing.

Iran made the U.S.-England matchup even more interesting in the day’s early match, featuring the other two teams from Group B.

“When we raise our hands, we ask God to forgive us our sins and to ask for rain for our crops, because in the fields we don’t have water, nor for the cattle,” said Quispe, who climbed into the hills with community members to pray for rain.