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Episodes
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The stakes are high as Blinken sits down with his Russian counterpart
Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Friday with his Russian counterpart, hoping another round of diplomacy will keep the Russian troops massed on the border with Ukraine from invading.
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Can the Russia-Ukraine crisis still be resolved diplomatically?
NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Max Boot, a senior fellow in national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, about Russia's military buildup along the Ukrainian border.
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French government investigators expose fraudulent vanilla pods
Vanilla is one of the world's most expensive spices — a pound of pods retails for more than $150. A multi-year probe found that only one in four vanilla pods met French government standards.
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Rescuers in the U.K. got creative when a dog became stranded near the shore
The tide was rising and Millie was about to be engulfed. Rescuers attached a cooked sausage to a drone and flew it tantalizingly close to the dog, who followed the treat to higher ground.
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What the Joe Rogan podcast controversy says about the online misinformation ecosystem
More than a thousand health professionals are calling on Spotify to crack down on COVID-19 falsehoods aired on the podcast of the company's most popular host.
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Morning news brief
Secretary of State Blinken meets with his Russian counterpart. March for Life organizers hope this year Roe v. Wade is overturned. Spotify asked to crack down on COVID falsehoods in popular podcast.
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A Holocaust survivor honors the woman who saved his life
In 1941, Rabbi Philip Lazowski and his family were among the Jews banished from their village in Poland by the Nazis and forced to live in a ghetto. He remembers the woman who saved his life.
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Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning American singer and actor, dies at 74
Meat Loaf, born Marvin Lee Aday, was best known for Bat Out Of Hell, one of the best-selling albums of all time. He also appeared in over 65 movies, including The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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Bipartisan Senate delegation traveled to Kyiv to meet Ukraine's leadership
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut about his recent trip to Ukraine as part of a bipartisan delegation of senators, and what he learned.
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If Russia invades Ukraine, the U.S. will provide weapons and political support
The U.S. and its partners have sent weapons to Ukraine. They've provided political and moral support. But if Russia invades, Ukraine's army looks to be largely on its own against a stronger force.
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Missouri State Highway Patrol says disregard the Caped Crusader-themed alert
An urgent text message had gone out saying authorities in Gotham City were on the hunt for a green and purple 1978 Dodge 3700GT. That car would be easy to spot: the Joker drove in 1989's Batman.
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Pa. football coach urges team to help neighbors dig out after a snow storm
Classes were canceled at Bethel Park High School when this week's snow storm hit. Instead of a weightlifting session, the coach told players to help the community by shoveling driveways — for free.