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  • The Stella Maris yacht belonging to Rashid Sardarov is docked in Nice, France, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. The boat is believed to be owned by Sardarov, a Russian billionaire oil and gas magnate not yet among the Kremlin-aligned oligarchs sanctioned by the United States and its allies in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The European Union began moving this week to seize at least two superyachts owned by Russians close to Vladimir Putin.Luxury

    Some Russian oligarchs seek safe ports for superyachts. Others may have missed the memo

    By Michael Biesecker and The Associated Press
  • LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND - APRIL 08: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Previously worn N95 protective masks, saved for possible recycling in the future, sit in baskets in the Intensive Care Unit of MedStar St. Mary's Hospital April 8, 2020 in Leonardtown, Maryland. MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital is located near the greater Washington, DC area in St. Mary’s county, Maryland. The state of Maryland currently has more than 5,500 reported COVID-19 cases and over 120 deaths. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Health

    U.S. federal stockpile of medical protective gear is almost empty as coronavirus spreads

    By Michael Biesecker and The Associated Press
  • Jay SekulowPolitics

    Charities steered $65 million to Trump lawyer Sekulow and family

    By Michael Biesecker and The Associated Press
  • Geoffrey Berman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and a chart illustrating an alleged campaign finance scheme designed to have the U.S. ambassador to the Ukraine removed. But the latest arrest related to the case involves a separate scheme of hiding the real source of funds used in political fundraising to gain support for a recreational marijuana business.Politics

    Another Arrest in Campaign Finance Scheme Tied to Giuliani Associates

    By Tom Hays, Michael Biesecker, and others
  • Signboard of NaftoGaz GroupPolitics

    NaftoGaz: Trump Associates Mixing Politics and Profits With Ukraine Gas Firm

    By Michael Biesecker, Desmond Butler, and others