In a press briefing on March 22, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby condemned Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu for awarding two Russian pilots the Order of Courage for intercepting a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea.
On March 16, US President Joe Biden signaled his support for a US Senate bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMF) against Iraq.
The US Department of the Interior approved ConocoPhillips' Willow oil drill proposal in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska (NPR–A) on March 13.
On March 13, Nature Water published a study by two NASA Goddard Space Flight Center scientists concluding the "strong" link between global mean surface temperature and water-related extreme weather led the increase in the severity of events like floods and droughts from 2002 to 2021.
On March 10, Jackline Sabana Bona Musa, a Sydney, Australia woman who fatally crushed her adulterous boyfriend in 2020, received a 20-year prison sentence, including time served; she is set to be eligible for parole in 2034.
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