The News Roundup For February 3, 2023
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Memphis on Wednesday to remember Tyre Nichols. The 29-year-old died days after he was beaten by five Memphis police officers, who were later arrested and charged with his murder.
At least 9 people are dead and more than 300,000 homes lost power in Texas after a powerful ice storm swept through the state.
And the Federal Reserve raised interest rates yet again.
Last week, the U.S. agreed to send tanks to Ukraine. But sending air support is a fighter jet too far.
President Biden has ruled out sending F-16s to the war with Russia. The U.K. has followed his lead, calling the request "not practical."
And on the two-year anniversary of seizing power, the military junta in Myanmar pushes back a general election yet again \u2014 extending its emergency powers for six more months.
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