Beijing to restrict tourism to South Korea amid THAAD protests
Chinese officials ordered Beijing travel agencies to stop selling tourist packages to South Korea in retaliation for South Korea’s new defense shield.
Russia expects oil and gas revenue to bounce back in March
After a budget shortfall in February, Russia’s finance minister said it expected to receive more than $1 billion in oil and natural gas revenue this month.
EU Parliament calls for end to visa-free travel for U.S. citizens
The European Parliament passed a non-binding resolution calling on the European Commission to block U.S. citizen’s visa-free travel to the EU.
Two die in Nebraska prison violence
Two inmates of Nebraska’s Tecumseh State Prison died in an outbreak of violence in which part of the prison was on fire, officials said.
Pence used private AOL email as governor that was hacked
Vice President Mike Pence used a private AOL email account that was hacked in 2016 to conduct government business, at times discussing national security issues.
German company to store wind energy in batteries in Texas
A German energy company with wind energy assets in the United States said it wanted to establish itself as a leader in efforts to store energy from renewables.
Oil and gas industry notches win with EPA emissions ruling
An oil and trade group said steps by the Trump administration to ease regulatory burdens on emissions would help ensure American leadership on the energy stage.
UPI Almanac for Friday, March 3, 2017
On March 3, 1938, the last of three of Stalin’s public show trials, the Trial of the Twenty-One, began, with the defendants being charged in a plot to murder Josef Stalin.
Bi-partisan bill encourages firms to help pay workers’ student loans
Legislation, backed by Republicans and Democrats, would encourage employers to help pay off their workers’ students loans through federal tax breaks.
New interior chief Zinke arrives on horseback, revokes Obama ban on lead bullets
Ryan Zinke, riding to work on his first day as interior secretary, rescinded an Obama order that banned lead ammunition and fishing tackle on wildlife refuges.
