February 4, 2022: U.S, Russia, Putin in Beijing, Ahmaud Arbery, Biden police funding, Winter storm

February 4, 2022: U.S warns Russia may stage video, Putin arrives in Beijing, Ahmaud Arbery killers, Biden police funding, Winter storm

1. Russia has formulated several options as an excuse to invade Ukraine, including the potential use of a propaganda video showing a staged attack, the United States said, as the Kremlin condemned American troop deployments in the region.

2. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics and a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, bringing with him a deal to increase natural gas supplies to China amid rising tension with the West.

3. One of two men whose plea bargain on federal hate-crimes charges in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery was rejected by a judge last week has decided to proceed to trial rather than seek a new deal with prosecutors, court documents showed on Thursday.

4. U.S. President Joe Biden called for greater investments in local police departments alongside social services in a visit to New York City aimed at projecting a united front against gun violence with Mayor Eric Adams after a series of violent crimes that have rattled the city.

5. A massive winter storm swept across the central and Northeast United States where it was delivering heavy snow and ice, making travel treacherous if not impossible, knocking out power to thousands and closing schools in several states.

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