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The White House hopes its new sanctions on Russia’s oil industry push Putin into peace talks with Ukraine. Some new ICE recruits arrive to training without full vetting, revealing criminal backgrounds and underqualified candidates. And a non-profit reveals a large price tag on weather and climate disasters after federal cuts. Here’s what to know today.

Investors appear to be increasingly bullish on XRP, but they might want to pump the brakes. Cryptocurrency was once touted as a potential replacement for traditional money, but none of the coins or tokens on the market today are widely accepted as payment for goods and services — not even the industry leader, Bitcoin (BTC

Good morning. The US has imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest oil companies, as the Trump administration increased pressure on the Kremlin to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine. The sanctions were the first against Russia since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, and were targeted to

While the billionaire philanthropist owns dozens of stocks, just four make up the majority of his portfolio. Most investors are familiar with Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist who cofounded Microsoft (MSFT +0.56%). After heading up the technology conglomerate for 25 years, the chief executive stepped down to spend more time focusing on his charitable work.

Play Melissa Likely Season’s Next Major Hurricane Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to become a major hurricane by early next week, but its slow crawl over the Caribbean Sea makes it a rainfall flood danger for parts of Hispaniola, Jamaica and Cuba. (MORE MAPS: Melissa Map Tracker) Where It Is Now Melissa’s center is located