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Plus, Putin demands payment for Russian gas in rubles Biden will unleash 180 million barrels of oil to curb inflation; Putin demands payment for Russian gas in rubles.    Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.   TOP NEWS The biggest oil reserve release ever Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The Biden administration has announced it will release 1 million barrels of oil per day from US oil reserves for the next six months to curb soaring gas prices that have spiked amid the Western sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. [ Associated Press / Zeke Miller and Josh Boak ] The White House also said it would use the Defense Production Act to ramp up rare mineral mining for materials necessary for buildin

Plus, Poland is the first EU country to ditch Russian gas. White House call logs turned over to the House committee investigating the events of January 6 show a more than seven-hour gap; Poland is the first EU country to stop buying Russian gas in response to the invasion of Ukraine.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.   TOP NEWS Seven hours and 37 minutes, missing Win McNamee/Getty Images There's a seven-hour-and-37-minute gap in White House January 6 call records, raising concerns that former President Donald Trump communicated through back channels during the insurrection, or purposely destroyed the records. [ Washington Post / Bob Woodward and Robert Costa ] Available records show Trump spo

Plus, Russia and Ukraine hold promising peace talks. The FDA approves boosters for 50 and up and the immunocompromised; Russia and Ukraine hold promising peace talks in Istanbul.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.   TOP NEWS FDA approves boosters for adults 50 and up Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images On Tuesday, the FDA granted emergency authorization for a second booster of the Moderna or Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccines for everyone 50 and up, to be taken at least four months after the first booster. [ USA Today / Karen Weintraub ] The FDA also authorized a second booster of both vaccines for immunocompromised adults; those 12 and older with weakened immune systems are only au