Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition politician, has been located in a prison colony in the Yamalo-Nenetsk region, about 1,200 miles northeast of Moscow, after contact with him was lost for three weeks. His allies and supporters have expressed relief at the news of his whereabouts and are calling for his immediate release, citing his unjust imprisonment and the lack of due process in his case.
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The Biden administration has approved the Willow Project, a controversial oil drilling project in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve led by oil giant ConocoPhillips. The project is expected to produce up to 590 million barrels of oil over 30 years, and could create nearly a quarter of a billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Despite criticism from environmental groups, the project is expected to create jobs and economic opportunities in the region.