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The CDC issues new masking guidance as U.S. COVID cases drop
The CDC's new guidance means most of the U.S. population is considered to be at low or medium risk for COVID-19, and the agency has given the green light to take masks off.
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Day by day, Europeans pile consequences on Russia for invading Ukraine
Germany announced a large increase in its defense funding and signaled it will be sending arms to Ukraine. The European Union announced all Russian aircraft will be blocked from EU airspace.
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President Biden has decided on his nominee for the Supreme Court
President Biden has made his pick to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court.
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The Kremlin downplays sanctions by saying any problems will be resolved
NPR's A Martinez speaks to U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo about the Biden administration's newest sanctions on Russia. Earlier sanctions failed to deter Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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4 U.S. companies will pay $26 billion to settle claims they fueled the opioid crisis
The companies, including Johnson & Johnson and McKesson, will admit no wrongdoing. Billions of dollars in payouts will fund drug treatment and harm reduction programs.
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Hank the Tank wasn't on a one-bear crime spree — he had accomplices
DNA samples show that at least two other bears have broken into area homes, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The bears have caused a lot of damage.
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Herd of cows escape dairy farm and roam a Georgia neighborhood
A woman's doorbell camera captured footage of the cows ruining the landscaping in her front yard. They cows escaped at 3 a.m., but were rounded up later and returned the farm.
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'Stand Your Ground' laws are linked to an increase in U.S. homicides, study says
Trayvon Martin was killed a decade ago. The man who shot him used Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law as a successful defense. Critics say those laws are being abused and leading to more deaths.
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StoryCorps: a piece about Ukrainian history, which may not be widely known
In this week's StoryCorps, a woman tells the story of how her family fled Ukraine in the 1930s.
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Ukrainian Americans to watch the Russian invasion unfold from afar
Communities in New York react to Russia's military actions in the Ukraine.
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Palin's defamation case is part of a conservative strategy to take on the media
As Sarah Palin weighs an appeal of the jury verdict in her defamation case against The New York Times, lawyers say her lawsuit is part of a wave of litigation against media outlets.
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Estonia's Ambassador to the U.S. weighs in on Russian invasion
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Jonatan Vseviov, secretary general of Estonia's foreign ministry and Estonia's Ambassador to the U.S. since 2018.