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Putin calls off final effort to storm steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine
NPR's A Martinez talks to Peter Zwack, a retired brigadier general and former defense attaché serving in Russia, about the context of the struggle for this significant port city of Mariupol.
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Calif. man loses 85 pounds while lobbying Taco Bell for Grilled Stuft Nacho's return
The item has been off Taco Bell's menu since 2015. On Jan. 4, 2021, Chris Sandberg vowed to exercise every day until it came back. He got the company's attention but there's no plan to bring it back.
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It's Queen Elizabeth's birthday. The British monarch is 96
To celebrate she is getting her own Barbie doll. The doll has an ivory gown with a blue ribbon and a tiara like the queen wore on her wedding day. Big retail chains are selling the doll for $75.
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Polish women band together to give Ukrainian women car rides to safe refuge
Spooked by reports that traffickers are waiting at the Ukraine-Poland border, a Polish woman started an all-women car service to drive Ukrainian refugee women and children to homes or shelters.
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The NBA Playoffs are in full swing and packed full of action
There's been plenty of drama — on and off the court — and fans are loving it. The NBA had its highest TV opening playoff ratings in a decade.
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Encore: Like Kit's Planning for the end of a life
Talking about death makes many of us uncomfortable. NPR's Life Kit offers tips for starting an advance directive to prepare for a good death. (Story aired on All Things Considered on July, 12, 2020.)
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French voters go to the polls in 4 days to choose between Macron or Pen
A lot has changed in the five years since French President Macron met far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in a contentious debate. Ahead of the runoff, the two will debate on Wednesday.
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DOJ may appeal mandate ruling, if the CDC says masks are still needed
Commuters and travelers react to a judge tossing a mask mandate. NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Lindsay Wiley, professor of public health law at UCLA, about how the ruling could affect other emergencies.
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A Virginia Tech entomologist named a new millipede species after Taylor Swift
Derek Hennen is a huge fan of Taylor Swift. When his team discovered a new species of millipede in Swift's home state of Tennessee, he named it after her. It's called: "Swift Twisted-Claw Millipede."
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A Jack Russell terrier in Ukraine makes a heroic name for himself
Patron, the mascot of the State Emergency Service is saving lives by sniffing out undetonated landmines and bombs in Chernihiv. So far, he's rooted out more than 90 explosive devices.
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Decades after the USSR collapsed, Eurasian countries struggle to maintain democracy
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Michael Abramowitz of Freedom House about the state of democracy in 29 formerly communist nations of Central Europe and Central Asia after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Multiple explosions hit near school in Afghan capital Kabul
The blasts struck near Afghan educational institutions in Kabul Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding more. It's the latest in a country that's been wracked by decades of violence.