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And Russians seem to be leaving Chernobyl, plus the wonders of Wikipedia View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story March 31, 2022 By Nancy Wartik and Jonathan Wolfe Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Thursday. President Biden spoke today from the White House about actions his administration was taking to reduce surging gas costs. Leigh Vogel for The New York Times 1. President Biden announced the release of a million barrels of oil per day , over 180 days, from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. It's the largest release since the reserve was established 50 years ago. One million barrels a day represents roughly 5 percent of American demand — and 1 percent of global demand — at a time when Russian oil exports are down about three million barrels a day globally. Biden is under growing pressure to push gas prices down . "The price effect is likely to be short-term," said a former senior State Department official, who added that it...

Plus, Biden calls for more Covid aid and Bruce Willis steps away from acting. View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story March 30, 2022 By Matthew Cullen Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Wednesday. Natalia Vladimirovna was home when her neighbor's house was damaged during fighting on Monday in Hulyaipole, Ukraine. Tyler Hicks/The New York Times 1. Russia continued its punishing attacks on Ukraine, sending mixed messages just a day after inconclusive peace talks. Local officials reported new attacks on the outskirts of Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv, two areas where Russia had said that it would sharply reduce combat operations. Declassified U.S. intelligence has found that Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, is being misinformed about the invasion by aides fearful of his reaction. American officials said that there appeared to be growing tension between Putin and the Ministry of Defense, and that Putin seemed to be unawar...