Today, we're talking about a new wave of sanctions against Russia, the start of New

Sports Seasons, another extension on the pause of federal student loans, and other top

news for Friday, April 8th.

Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pourover.

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There are two ways to get enough.

One is to continue to accumulate more and more.

The other is to desire less.

GK Chesterton.

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Russia is facing another tsunami of sanctions, reprimands, and headaches following reports

of human rights violations in Bucha, a suburb of Kiev.

In the U.S., the Senate unanimously resurrected Lend-Lease.

That's a World War II era program, allowing the executive branch to quickly send weapons

and supplies to Ukraine.

The Senate also formalized to the Biden administration's ban on Russian oil, and they revoked the

quote, most favored nation, trade status from both Russia and Belarus.

Russia was also suspended from the UN Human Rights Council, which it then quit, and Vladimir

Putin's two adult children were hit with sanctions.

Speaking to the UN, Ukraine's foreign minister, Demetro Kuleba, said it shouldn't take further

atrocities to motivate further sanctions, and he called for a complete embargo on Russian

oil.

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