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Rabies warning issued after a North Dakota woman carried her raccoon into a bar
The bartender told The Bismarck Tribune that she eventually got the woman to leave. State health officials advise anyone bitten or in contact with the animal to seek testing — in case of rabies.
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How Russia's invasion of Ukraine is reshaping the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
NPR's A Martinez talks to Paul Stronski of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about how Russia's war with Ukraine is reshaping the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.
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The Broadway community is celebrating another year of pandemic survival
It's been a year since Broadway started back up again - and there've been a lot of ups and downs. COVID still had the power to shut down shows, but performers and audiences persisted.
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Ukrainians in a recently liberated area talk about their life under Russian control
The rural town of Balaklia was liberated as part of Ukraine's recent counteroffensive against Russia in the east. NPR was among the first group of journalists to go there.
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New York approves new private school regulations
The state of New York is tightening rules for religious schools. A scathing story in The New York Times recently pointed out failings in many ultra-orthodox Jewish schools for boys.
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Contraband cheese will cost a woman trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico $1,000
Officials at a Texas border crossing found the cheese hidden under a blanket in the backseat of a woman's car. She had declared 10 wheels of cheese, but agents found 50 more.
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On the anniversary of JFK's 'man on the moon' speech, Biden touts 'cancer moonshot'
President Biden laid out his plan for a national fight against cancer, setting a goal of cutting the death rate in half over the next quarter century.
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Ukraine's counteroffensive has some Russian officials calling for Putin to resign
NPR's A Martinez talks to Sergey Radchenko, professor of Russian history at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about President Putin's supporters questioning Russia's strategy.
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Ukraine played a game of misdirection and caught Russian forces off guard
Behind Ukraine's dramatic battlefield push and Russia's rapid retreat is a surprise tactic. With public attention focused on movements in Ukraine's south, Ukrainian forces struck in the east.
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Examining 2 recent cyberattacks against NATO members
The war in Ukraine has put a spotlight on NATO. For alliance members, an attack on one is considered an attack on all. But those obligations are less clear in the cyber sphere.
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Ideas that make up critical race theory have been around long before it got its name
NPR's A Martinez talks to Kimberle Crenshaw, who coined the term "critical race theory," about anti-racism and why she believes it must be part of American discourse.
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Requests for info on 2020's election hinders local officials ahead of midterms
The midterms are just weeks away, but for some the battle over the 2020 presidential race rages on. Conservative activists are asking for 2020 voting documents from officials in Ohio and elsewhere.