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Paralympics reverses decision, denies Russia and Belarus access to games
On the eve of the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, officials reverse course and will deny access to athletes from Russia and Belarus.
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Jan. 6 panel's evidence suggests Trump broke laws trying to overturn the election
NPR's A Martinez talks to Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California, a member of the committee, about the panel's 221-page court filing, and where the investigation is headed from here.
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Russian forces have captured the southern Ukrainian port city of Kherson
It's the first city that's fallen since Russian forces invaded a little over a week ago. But they seem to be stalled north of the capital Kyiv, where Ukrainian forces and volunteers are resisting.
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3 tons of space junk are expected to hit the moon and carve out a crater
The debris has been floating in space for the past decade and experts believe it came from a Chinese rocket test. The impact is expected to leave a crater anywhere from about 30 to 60 feet wide.
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New Jersey drivers may soon be able to pump their own gas
Since 1949, a law on New Jersey's books requires station employees to pump gas into your tank. With record inflation and unrest overseas, state lawmakers are trying to change that measure.
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With revised masking rules, will things change for store and restaurant workers?
Workers at stores and restaurants have been at the center of confrontations over masks. As most of the country relaxes mask mandates at the CDC's guidance, anxiety isn't over for workers.
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Massachusetts revises its sweeping mask mandates for schools
Masks officially became optional on Monday. NPR's A Martinez speaks to Eric Conti, superintendent of Burlington Public Schools, about what this week has been like.
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Russia is making territorial advances in its invasion of Ukraine
The advances are happening most notably in the south of the country, where Russian troops have entered the Black Sea port of Kherson. It's not yet clear if the city has fallen.
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The Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv have suffered Russian strikes
NPR's A Martinez speaks to Serhii Prokopenko, editor of Gwara Media in Kharkiv and Volodymr Omelyan, who is with Ukraine's territorial defense forces in Kyiv.
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The western Ukrainian city of Lviv, a base for war preparations, is on edge
Russia's military accelerated its advance on Ukraine with troops positioned to try to surround Kyiv, Kharkiv and other major cities. Russian troops and bombardments have not yet arrived in Lviv.
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Forgotten bank account which was opened with $3.35 is now worth $335
When Carol Allison was six, she opened a bank account in Scotland with her grandmother and then forgot about. Allison, who is now 74, was cleaning her house recently and found the bank book.
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Why airlines aim to train more women and people of color to become pilots
Commercial airline pilots are overwhelmingly white and male. Amid a need for pilots, the industry is stepping up efforts to recruit more women and people of color to become pilots.