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Law & Courts Murder trial underway for Illinois sheriff deputy who killed unarmed Black woman Last year, Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman, was killed by a deputy sheriff in her Illinois home after calling 911 for help. The trial for that former officer continues Thursday. Mawa Iqbal
World How Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers evades western sanctions The U.S. and other western countries have issued sanctions on Russian oil exports since 2022. The Planet Money team explains how the country's shadow fleet of aging oil tankers evades policing. Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi
World Peru's president declares state of emergency after weeks of anti-government protests Peru's interim president has declared a state of emergency in Lima because of crime, but many believe it's meant to curb weeks of anti-government protests. Simeon Tegel
National Creator of app that tracked ICE talks about its removal and the First Amendment ICEBlock, an app that could track ICE operations, has been pulled from Apple's App Store. Its creator Joshua Aaron tells NPR's Leila Fadel that government pressure led to the decision. Leila Fadel
Food My sixth sense for cheap eats Seattle Times writers share their latest food finds from around Seattle– including maybe the cheapest breakfast sandwich in the city and the best nachos in the entire Pacific Northwest. Tan Vinh
Politics Trump levies new sanctions on Russian oil giants in a push to end Ukraine war President Donald Trump's administration announced Wednesday new "massive sanctions" against Russia's oil industry that are aimed at bringing an end to Moscow's brutal war on Ukraine. The Associated Press
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