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• Russia may turn to destroying eastern cities instead of capturing Kyiv

  And the city of Dnipro, Ukraine, has become a place where the wounded arrive from the front lines and displaced people come as they flee cities subjected to Russian attacks.

  Mar 27, 2022 at 5:55 am

• What it's like for people in Kharkiv, one of Ukraine's worst hit cities

  In Kharkiv, Ukraine, people are trying to help each other amid attacks from Russia's military. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to resident Oleksandr Honcharov.

  Mar 27, 2022 at 5:05 am

• Biden allegedly went off script to denounce Putin in Poland speech

  President Biden is back in the White House after a whirlwind trip aimed at keeping allies arm-in-arm in their support for Ukraine and sending a message to Russia over its brutal invasion.

  Mar 27, 2022 at 5:05 am

• To help everyone, help the most marginalized first, says new congressional report

  NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman about "Black Women Best," an economic framework challenging leaders to enact reform centered on improving the lives of Black women.

  Mar 27, 2022 at 5:05 am

• Skilled trade programs are booming after college enrollment dropped in the pandemic

  College enrollment dropped during the pandemic. But programs in the skilled trades are booming. Elissa Nadworny visits two community colleges where students learn to build houses and fix cars.

  Mar 20, 2022 at 5:52 am

• Netflix brings back 'Servant of the People,' starring Ukraine's President Zelenskyy

  Netflix has brought back the TV satire in which Volodymyr Zelenskyy plays a history teacher who unexpectedly becomes president of Ukraine.

  Mar 20, 2022 at 5:50 am

• Hunger and fear permeate Kabul months after Taliban's return to power

  Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, is a changed place since the Taliban returned to power. Women live with more restrictions, and many Afghans lack electricity and food.

  Mar 20, 2022 at 5:48 am

• Space junk could get in the way of satellites being used in the Russia-Ukraine war

  Elissa Nadworny speaks with Saadia Pekkanen, director of the Space Law, Data and Policy program at the University of Washington, about debris threatening satellites in space.

  Mar 20, 2022 at 5:38 am

• Two Ukrainian mothers struggle to stay in touch with their children on the front line

  Four weeks into the war, two women in Ukraine share their stories as the struggle to stay in touch with their children, who are living in cities at the front line of Russia's assault.

  Mar 20, 2022 at 5:23 am

• Florida Governor DeSantis wants to eliminate 2 proposed Black voting districts

  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants lawmakers to redraw two Congressional voting districts with majority Black populations. Observers say he is apparently courting a national audience.

  Mar 20, 2022 at 5:05 am

• Secure messaging app Telegram is being used widely in Ukraine. How safe is it?

  Telegram is Volodymyr Zelenskyy's preferred means of communications. The app and its founder have a complicated history.

  Mar 13, 2022 at 5:57 am

• A surfer takes the names of passed love ones out to sea for one last wave

  Dan Fischer found solace in surfing after his father died. Now, he's writing the names of other people's lost loved ones on his surf boards, to "memorialize them in the place they so deeply loved."

  Mar 13, 2022 at 5:55 am