March 23, 2022: Ukraine evacuations, Biden, China plane, Ketanji Brown Jackson, New Orleans tornado

March 23, 2022: Ukraine humanitarian corridors, Biden flies to Europe, China Eastern jet, New Orleans tornado

1. Agreement has been reached to try to evacuate civilians trapped in Ukrainian towns and cities through nine "humanitarian corridors," Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.

2. U.S. President Joe Biden flies to Europe for an emergency NATO summit on Ukraine, where invading Russian troops are stalled, cities are under bombardment and the besieged port of Mariupol is in flames.

3. Chinese searchers found one of two black boxes from a China Eastern Airlines (600115.SS) plane that crashed this week in forest-clad mountains with 132 people onboard, the aviation regulator said.

4. Senate Democrats are defending Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden's nominee to become the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, from Republican attacks painting her as a liberal activist in confirmation hearings that enter a third day.

5. A tornado blasted through New Orleans, killing at least one person, destroying homes and knocking down power lines, media reported, in another setback for an area that has yet to fully recover from last year's Hurricane Ida.

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