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Plus, Ukraine and Russia hold talks in Belarus. Climate change impacts threaten billions, according to a UN report; Ukraine and Russian delegations meet in Belarus amid intensifying violence.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. TOP NEWS UN report: The impacts of climate change are here and now      Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images According to a new report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the effects of human-caused climate change are already upon us, and unless we rapidly eliminate fossil fuels, further negative effects will be felt by billions of vulnerable people, ecosystems, and species. [ CNN / Rachel Ramirez ] The report, released Monday, finds unchecked greenhouse gas emissions will push global average temperatures

Plus, Russia advances on Ukraine's capital city. President Joe Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court; Russia continues its siege on Ukraine, despite new sanctions.    Tonight's Sentences was written by Ellen Ioanes. TOP NEWS Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court     Kevin Lamarque/Getty Images President Joe Biden is set to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill retiring Justice Stephen Breyer's seat. If confirmed, Jackson will be the first Black woman to be a Supreme Court justice. [ CNN ] Biden made a formal announcement of Jackson's nomination in a press conference Friday. "Judge Jackson is an exceptionally qualified nominee as well as an historic nominee, and the Senate should move forward with a