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College student in Michigan solves a big problem for blue-spotted salamanders
Migrating amphibians were being hit by cars while crossing the road in egg-laying season. Eli Bieri persuaded officials to block a park road for safe salamander passage, The Washington Post reports.
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A Ukrainian woman, a medic in the military, says the war has changed her
Young military medics in Ukraine talk about their experience and life under the Russian siege.
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Biden is pressured to end mask mandates on public transportation
Airline CEOs say it's time to end the requirement that everyone wear masks in airports and on planes. The Biden administration has extended the mask mandate until mid-April.
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Sri Lanka's cabinet has resigned en masse during economic crisis
NPR's A Martinez talks to Vandana Menon, a reporter with ThePrint, an Indian online newspaper, about protesters in Sri Lanka demanding the president step down.
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How will new partisan redistricting maps affect this year's midterm elections?
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Michael Li, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, about the current redistricting cycle, which he calls "one of the most aggressive in the country's history."
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Russian speakers in the U.S. monitor the war in Ukraine closely
Russian-born rabbi in New York City sees hope in taking action.
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The White House has hired its first full-time ASL interpreters
As a result, any time an administration new conference is held, TV viewers can see someone on the right-hand side interpreting in American Sign Language for the deaf community.
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Russia has drawn international condemnation for alleged war crimes
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks talks to Pierre-Richard Prosper, a war crimes prosecutor and a former U.S. ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes, about whether Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine.
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Images out of Bucha are difficult to look at, but it's important not to look away
In the Ukrainian town of Bucha, dead bodies have been found along with mass graves after Russian forces withdrew from the area. It is on the outskirts of the capital city Kyiv.
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'Sesame Street' is welcoming a new friend to the neighborhood
Ameera debuts on Ahlan Simsim — an Arabic-language Sesame Street series for children in the Middle East and North Africa. She's meant to reach kids who are displaced because of conflict.
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Ultramarathoner with autism accomplishes his 100-mile goal
It took Zach Bates just over 28 hours to complete the course earlier this year. At age 19, he became the youngest person to finish the rugged Arizona circuit known as the Coldwater Rumble.
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Pianist and singer Jon Batiste was the biggest winner at the Grammy Awards
Jon Batiste won five awards including album of the year for: We Are. Olivia Rodrigo was crowned this year's Best New Artist and she picked up the Best Pop Vocal Album award.