Why thousands of Russians are fleeing their country

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<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A6Rfr2jc3SR6JPqfeywOwPg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> breaks down the ongoing Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominee to the Supreme Court.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A7DMqzkdbR8ulXwrnJylKzA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> reports that Russians are fleeing their country, leaving behind homes, savings, and cars because they say the Russia they once knew is becoming unrecognizable. Masha Gessen also writes about this exodus for the <a href="https://apple.news/AZyoxd5koS8msDFEGmNHyhQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Billions of dollars have been invested in developing COVID vaccines and doing other COVID research &mdash; and the funding will pay scientific and medical dividends for decades. <a href="https://apple.news/AVLRfqnJuTpexi8qIAWCfLg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Kaiser Health News</a> explains.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Ab_NT6s9pQ16O0qdDfNGrpg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the latest updates on the conflict in Ukraine.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>A rescue team is searching the area where a Boeing jetliner crashed in southern China yesterday. <a href="https://apple.news/AFNPDHvARSWSsY1c3MU1fSQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> has the story.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Dangerous storms are forecast for parts of the U.S. over the next few days. Multiple tornadoes have already touched down in Texas and Oklahoma, where <a href="https://apple.news/A_UFLtb8vQ9C0v5VgLc4DlQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> is reporting that tens of thousands of people were without power this morning.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p>