On #TheUpdate this Tuesday, in the most significant effort yet to punish Russia for the war in Ukraine, the European Union agreed to ban the overwhelming majority of Russian oil imports. The move came after tense negotiations that tested how far the bloc is willing to go to ostracize Moscow. 🇪🇺🛢️🇺🇦🇷🇺
Locally, the NYPD has a real whodunit on their hands. Someone busted into the altar at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, known as the "Notre Dame" of Park Slope, Brooklyn, stealing a $2 million gold relic and removed the statue of an angel.
New York state is now offering driver's licenses with an "X" gender identity marker. In Georgia, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger probably wouldn't have won last week's Republican primary without Democrats. And getting the best night's sleep is important, every night. Nicole Shallow is a behavior analyst, sleep specialist, and sleep blogger for Your Behavior Gal. She has five easy tips to ensure you sleep better and wake up feeling refreshed. 😴
