March 29, 2022: Ukraine, Russia peace talks, Ginni Thomas, Anti-LGBTQ bill, Abramovich, Shanghai

March 29, 2022: Ukraine, Russia peace talks, Ginni Thomas, Florida anti-LGBTQ bill, Abramovich, Shanghai COVID lockdown

1. Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in Turkey for the first face-to-face talks in nearly three weeks, with Ukraine seeking a ceasefire without compromising on territory or sovereignty as its forces have pushed Russians back from Kyiv.

2. The congressional panel investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol may seek to interview Virginia Thomas, a Republican activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a source familiar with the matter said.

3. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a Republican-backed bill that bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for many young students, drawing swift criticism from companies, Democrats and advocacy groups.

4. Russian and Ukrainian negotiators held the first direct peace talks in more than two weeks in Istanbul, with the surprise attendance of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich who is sanctioned by the West over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

5. China's most populous city tightened the first phase of a two-stage COVID-19 lockdown, asking some residents to stay indoors unless they are getting tested as the number of new daily cases exceeded 4,400.

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