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Initial talks between Russia and Ukraine yield no resolution.

New top story on Hacker News: Tail recursion, but modulo cons

Russian convoy north of Kyiv is now stretched out over at least 17 miles.

New top story on Hacker News: Beware what sounds insightful

Fleeing refugees create logjams at Ukraine’s borders and beyond.

BP to ‘exit’ its 20 percent stake in the Russian oil company Rosneft.

New top story on Hacker News: Documenting Equipment Losses During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine

U.S. deflects Putin’s nuclear alert as another effort at escalation.

New top story on Hacker News: Why not hire part-time developers?

Ucrania accede a conversaciones con Rusia

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Esolang Park, a visual debugger for esolangs

Stranded Soccer Stars, Frantic Phone Calls and a Race to Flee Kyiv

Combate en Kiev: la resistencia ucraniana retrasa la invasión rusa

New top story on Hacker News: C2PA Releases Spec of First Industry Standard for Content Provenance

Putin Faces Sanctions, but His Assets Remain an Enigma

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Cloning a musical instrument from 16 seconds of audio

Venus Shows Its Hot, Cloudy Side

New top story on Hacker News: Autonomous Computing

In North Africa, the Ukraine war strains economies already hurt by the pandemic.

Más allá de Ucrania, el objetivo de Putin es lo que llama el ‘imperio de la mentira’ de EE. UU.

Where the Criminal and Civil Investigations Into Donald Trump Stand

New top story on Hacker News: Enthusiastically Rehiring

The pandemic has increased reliance on pills for abortions in the U.S.

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Programming Time - Playing card game to teach your kids Python

Beyond the Battlefield: What Might Happen Next in the Ukraine Crisis

Roy Lichtenstein’s Studio Becomes Home to an Artistic Community

New top story on Hacker News: Kissing in the Middle Ages

Facing Fraud Charge, Former N.Y.P.D. Union Head Turns Himself In

New top story on Hacker News: Poetic License

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In Georgia, Feb. 23 is now Ahmaud Arbery Day.

New top story on Hacker News: Timescale raises $110M Series C

‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Continues to Dominate Billboard Charts

Why Apple’s Fight in the Netherlands Matters

Volkswagen is considering a plan to spin off Porsche in a public offering.

Sanctions on Russia pose new threat to a fragile global economy.

The toll of conflict: the funeral of a soldier killed in eastern Ukraine.

New top story on Hacker News: Famous Laws of Software Development (2017)

New top story on Hacker News: Feynman’s advice to W&M student resonates 45 years later (2020)

New top story on Hacker News: Find You: Building a stealth AirTag clone

Travis McMichael’s lawyer tells the jury he acted in self-defense.

Why it matters if Russia recognizes Donetsk and Luhansk.

‘Watergate: A New History,’ by Garrett M. Graff: An Excerpt

U.S. Troops in Poland Brace for Possible Ukrainian Evacuees

In an Uneven Fight With China, a Tiny Country’s Brand Becomes Toxic

These vaccines have been embraced by the world. Why not in China?

New top story on Hacker News: My Notebook System

How They Did It: Sandy Hook Families Savor Long-Awaited Legal Wins

At Billie Eilish’s Arena Show, the Only Spectacle Is Herself

New top story on Hacker News: How to optimize the security, size and build speed of Docker images

‘We are frustrated, and we are terrified’: Ukrainian expats express solidarity with their homeland.

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New top story on Hacker News: Awesome Critique of Crypto/Web3

See some of the best photos from the Olympics.

Overlooked No More: Mary Eliza Mahoney, Who Opened Doors in Nursing

Soaring Energy Bills Deepen Crisis for Turks, and Erdogan

Conflict and Climate Change Ravage Syria’s Agricultural Heartland

Zelensky criticizes the allied response to Russia’s buildup.

‘Animal Farm,’ Bambi and Other Letters to the Editor

New top story on Hacker News: Windows 11 Pro will soon require a Microsoft Account

‘Being a Woman is Full of Horror’: Female Directors Discuss Their Craft

The Fed rolls out tough trading restrictions following a scandal.

The Best of Late Night This Week 🌙

What to Cook This Weekend

Hard to Keep a Rhythm

‘Writing a Trauma Play Makes Me Want to Dry Heave’

New top story on Hacker News: Static B-Trees: A data structure for faster binary search

Nicholas Kristof Can’t Run for Governor in Oregon After Losing Appeal

New top story on Hacker News: Filters to block and remove copycat-websites from DuckDuckGo, Google and other

First Arabic Film by Netflix Stirs Fierce Morality Debate

New top story on Hacker News: The Three Types of Fun

Who built Putin’s long table? Competing claims arise from Spain and Italy.

San Francisco Ousts School Board Members