9 AM ET: Assange's extradition, US housing market, spy posing as intern & more

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The UK’s Home Secretary has ordered to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the US to face espionage charges, with Wikileaks calling it a "dark day for press freedom." This morning, Ukraine has received official backing to join the EU, just as the UN reveals the civilians death toll in Mariupol. The wife of a Supreme Court Justice has been asked to speak before the panel investigating the Capitol attack - we'll bring you the details. US mortgage rates have risen just as the number of housing starts fell for the second month in a row. And, a spy posing as an intern. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy