Plus, 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrender, according to Russia.
Police have arrested the suspect in the New York City subway shooting; Russia says 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. TOP NEWS The Brooklyn subway shooting suspect has been arrested Chi Liao Pan/China News Service via Getty Images - Wednesday, police arrested the man they suspected of shooting 10 people in a brazen attack on the New York City subway. He now faces federal terrorism charges. [[Washington Post](]
- The shooting came amid an increase in shootings and hate crimes (though a decrease in homicides) that have worried some New Yorkers. NYC Mayor Eric Adams responded by promising to double the number of police on trains. [[Intercept / Nick Pinto](]
- The attack happened on a train in Brooklyn Tuesday; police say a man put on a gas mask, filled the car with smoke, and fired 33 shots with a 9mm Glock before fleeing the scene. Five of the 10 victims were listed as being in critical but stable condition. [[Guardian / Nina Lakhani](]
- Police recovered a bag at the scene thought to belong to the suspect containing a semi-automatic handgun, spent shell casings, smoke grenades, a hatchet, gasoline, and a U-Haul key linked to a vehicle heâd rented in Philadelphia. [[BuzzFeed News / David Mack and Stephanie K. Baer](]
- No motive has been announced; however, a YouTube account linked to the suspect contains videos in which he speaks emphatically about violence in New York City, using misogynistic and racist language. [[CNN](] [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrender in Mariupol, Russia says - Wednesday, 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrendered in the besieged southern city of Mariupol, according to Russiaâs defense ministry. Ukraine has not confirmed this. [[Reuters / Pavel Polityuk and Oleksandr Kozhukhar](]
- Ukrainian soldiers in the city have long faced a lack of food and ammunition, and âvoluntarily laid down arms,â according to the Russian ministry. The strategically important Mariupol has suffered some of the most intense bombings of the war. [[The Hill / Mychael Schnell](]
- As of Wednesday, fighting in Mariupol is ongoing: Russians are attacking a key industrial area and Mariupolâs port to get control of the city. If Russian forces were to capture Mariupol, they would hold a continuous strip of land to Ukraineâs southeast. [[Guardian / Jon Henley](]
- In response to Russiaâs ongoing aggression, US President Joe Biden announced $800 million in additional military assistance to Ukraine, bringing total US aid to more than $3 billion. [[CNN / Kevin Liptak](] MISCELLANEOUS On Wednesday, Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill allowing Georgians to carry concealed weapons without a state license. [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Maya T. Prabhu](] - Covid-19 cases are slowly rising in the Northeast, but itâs unclear if another surge is coming [[New York Times / German Lopez](]
- On Tuesday, the US Preventive Services Task Force issued guidelines recommending all children 8 and older be screened for anxiety. [[People / Abigail Adams](]
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