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Gov. Ron DeSantis. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) Monday a that increases penalties for crimes committed during a "riot," which civil rights groups have denounced as unconstitutional. Why it matters: The bill, effective immediately, will increase penalties for crimes committed during a "riot" and would allow authorities to hold protesters arrested for misdemeanors without bail until their first court appearance, per the .The big picture: The law also establishes new felonies for organizing or participating in a violent demonstration and offers "civil legal immunity to people who drive through protesters blocking a road," per the Orlando Sentinel.Driving the news: “We wanted to make sure that we were able to protect the people of our great state, people’s businesses and property against any type of mob activity or violent assemblies," said DeSantis at the bill's signing on Monday, reports the . China's President Xi Jinping on Tuesday warned against "bossing others around or meddling in others' internal affairs" and called for "more fair and equitable" global governance.Why it matters: Xi's thinly veiled swipes at the U.S. during at the Boao Forum for Asia economic forum come at a time of between Beijing and Washington over trade, and and economic ambitions.The State Department said Monday that the U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, will now be returning to the United States this week before returning to Moscow "in the coming weeks."Why this matters: The statement, from a State Department spokesperson, comes just hours after that Sullivan had indicated he intended to stand his ground and stay in Russia after the Kremlin “advised” him to return home to talk with his team. Russia has been holding last-minute military exercises near commercial shipping lanes in the Black Sea that threaten to strangle Ukraine's economy, according to an internal document from Ukraine's ministry of defense reviewed by Axios.Why it matters:&nbsp;With the eyes of the world on the massive buildup of troops in eastern Ukraine, the leaked memo shows Russian forces escalating their presence on all sides of the Ukrainian border.

Gov. Ron DeSantis. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) Monday a that increases penalties for crimes committed during a "riot," which civil rights groups have denounced as unconstitutional. Why it matters: The bill, effective immediately, will increase penalties for crimes committed during a "riot" and would allow authorities to hold protesters arrested for misdemeanors without bail until their first court appearance, per the .The big picture: The law also establishes new felonies for organizing or participating in a violent demonstration and offers "civil legal...

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