On #TheUpdate this Thursday, Russia's top diplomat has accused Ukraine of derailing talks with Moscow by changing its negotiating stance. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Ukraine had walked back its proposal that international guarantees of its security don't apply to Crimea. Meanwhile, a new report from Facebook owner Meta finds a big jump this year in disinformation and propaganda linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 🇺🇦🇷🇺📱Locally, a Manhattan jury has found rapper Kidd Creole guilty of manslaughter in connection with the 2017 fatal stabbing of a homeless man in the streets of Midtown. Judge Jenny Rivera, one of seven jurists on the state's Court of Appeals, has been referred to a disciplinary commission and could be kicked off the bench for failing to comply with a rule requiring that all court personnel to provide proof they've been vaccinated against COVID-19.
In Nevada, family members of an Indiana couple that had been missing for more than a week are trying to figure out how they got lost in Nevada's high desert. She survived, but he didn't.
And men, are you up for the challenge? So far, nobody's been able to pass it. Gabby, known on TikTok as @respectfullygabby, has shared her strict dating rules for men online, which include paying for dinner and caring about her safety. 🍽️👩❤️👨