• Russia seeks to allow National Wealth Fund to invest in precious metals, Gold. Just recently the share of gold has surpassed the share of USD in Russia's central bank reserves.
• THE WASHINGTON POST MAKES ANOTHER CORRECTION:

Initial headline: "There’s no migrant ‘surge’ at the U.S. southern border. Here’s the data."

New headline: "The migrant ‘surge’ at the U.S. southern border is actually a predictable pattern."

• Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg says that the Biden administration is considering taxing drivers by the mile to fund infrastructure
• A suburban Minneapolis theater company has canceled its production of “Cinderella” because the cast was “too white” -NYP
• Duke University has launched an investigation to find out who pinned a printout of George Floyd's toxicology report to a Black History Month bulletin board on campus. The report was from the Hennepin County medical examiner, and found that George Floyd had fatal levels of methamphetamine and fentanyl in his body at the time of his death. -NYP
• Tennessee Governor signs bill banning transgender athletes from participating in girl’s sports. The legislation states a student can only compete in sports under the gender that is listed on their original birth certificate. - WSMV