are accused of doing with sensitive data. president biden taking on bank executives and questions about bonuses paid at silicon valley bank hours before the collapse. violent demonstrations in paris. the changes to france s retirement age triggering outrage. the american citizen and great grandmother kidnapped in mexico. the fbi now asking the public for help. he s famous for the wire and the john wick series. remembering actor lance e reddick. andnd we rere inn swift city, the place that literally renamed itself after taylor swift kicks off her first tour in five years. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, thanks for being with us on a friday night. this is a mostly symbolic act, an arrest warrant was issued today for russian president vladimir putin now formally charged by the international criminal court for war crimes. the court says putin bears individual responsibility for the unlawful transfer of children from occupi
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