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Politicians and experts debate whether gas tax holidays are worthwhile
As gas prices rise, politicians call for gas taxes to be suspended. Transportation experts say such moves won't provide much relief and would cut into needed spending on roads, bridges and transit.
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Pfizer-BioNTech seek FDA authorization for 2nd COVID booster for older adults
Pfizer says it will soon submit data on a fourth COVID shot to the Food and Drug Administration. What is the case for another booster, and is there a downside to the approach?
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Why its important for more Americans to know about mild cognitive impairment
Mild cognitive impairment, a condition that may be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease, affects more than 12% of people 60 and up. Yet a survey found 82% of Americans know little or nothing about it.
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A dire humanitarian crisis is unfolding as Ukrainians flee the Russian invasion
NPR's A Martinez talks to Sasha Galkin, director of Right to Protection, a Ukrainian refugee aid organization, about the more than 2.8 million Ukrainians who have fled their country.
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A look inside the war in Ukraine from the capital city of Kyiv
Talks between Russia and Ukraine continue Tuesday after a round of talks on Monday ended without a breakthrough. At the same time, Russian forces keep pressing in on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
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Dolly Parton bows out of this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations
The country music legend Dolly Parton posted on social media that she doesn't want to split votes. Others nominees include Dionne Warwick and Pat Benatar. Parton says she may do a rock album one day.
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A library in New Zealand closed for a holiday but the doors didn't lock
People were free to enter without any librarians around. Nearly 400 people used the library that day. Readers used self checkout machines to borrow 147 books. Not one book was stolen.
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Young people in India, even those with multiple degrees, are unemployed
As India's educated young people are demanding suitable jobs, but they don't exist. Plus, wages are declining. This came to a head with riots in some of the poorest districts of northern India.
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Amid misinformation, how do Russians perceive Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine?
NPR's A Martinez talks to Julia Ioffe, founding partner of the media company Puck, about Russia's crack down on free speech which has led many media outlets to leave the country or go underground.
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Ukrainian men, manning a checkpoint for six hours, talk about the war and their lives
Ukrainians across the country are contributing to the war effort in different ways, including manning checkpoints far from the front lines.
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Oscar-winning actor William Hurt has died at age 71
Hurt is best known for his roles in Body Heat, Children of a Lesser God and Broadcast News. Hurt won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Kiss of the Spider Woman.
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Russian forces appear to be preparing for a new attempt to take Kyiv
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Olga Stefanishyna, deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine, talks about what it's like in the besieged parts of Kyiv.