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As many people flee Ukraine, others are traveling to the embattled country
As hundreds of thousands of people flee Ukraine, NPR's Leila Fadel takes a train into western Ukraine and talks to some of the passengers headed toward war.
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MLB cancels the start of the season as players and owners fail to reach a labor deal
NPR's A Martinez talks to former player Doug Glanville, who is now a baseball analyst for Marquee Sports Network and ESPN, about Major League Baseball canceling some games after a deal wasn't reached.
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Ukrainians aren't getting U.S. intelligence on Russia fast enough, Sasse says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska about the U.S. response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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U.S. and European sanctions against Russia are unprecedented, Zarate says
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Juan Zarate, former assistant secretary of the treasury, on the impact of the latest sanctions on the Kremlin's war in Ukraine and the Russian economy.
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The brutal progress of Russia's invasion,
In a video out of Ukraine, a projectile appeared to strike near Kharkiv's administration building Tuesday — as civilians try to flee the city. Kharkiv is about 25 miles from the Russian border.
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A dog in Canada gives birth to a rare green puppy
A bulldog in Nova Scotia welcomed a litter of puppies. Seven were born at first, but the eighth puppy didn't look like the others. Its fur was green. It's a rare condition that will fade with time.
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A New Jersey man, dining at a restaurant, bites into a pearl in his raw clam
Michael Spressler was enjoying an appetizer — a dozen clams on the half shell — when he bit into something really hard. The pear is estimated to be worth thousands of dollars.
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The pandemic has created some uncertainty about the future of farm shows
Small town farm shows are reacting differently to COVID-19. Some canceled, some went virtual and some are carrying on as usual. It's creating uncertainty about the future of farm shows.
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U.S. delegation is sent to Taiwan to show support amid potential Chinese aggression
The visit to Taiwan by the high-level delegation comes at a time when the White House has expressed growing concern about Beijing's ties with Moscow.
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Billions of people are in danger from climate change, U.N. report warns
Some ecosystems have already been irreversibly altered, scientists say. And climate change is wreaking havoc on human health.
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'Saturday Night Live' opens with the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York
SNL usually starts with a comedy sketch, but this weekend — no laughs. The open featured a Ukrainian chorus singing: "Prayer for Ukraine." Candles were arranged to spell out Kyiv.
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Busy Chicago high school student gets a perfect ACT score
Mario Hoover is in debate, track and field, choir — plus he volunteers at a hospital and at a boys and girls club. He is the first student in his school's 42-year history to get a perfect ACT score.