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In the Murdoch family succession battle, Fox News and democracy hang in the balance

Terry Gross — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:22:00 +0000

The new CNN+ docuseries The Murdochs looks inside the Fox media empire and the family's behind-the-scenes in-fighting. Journalist Jim Rutenberg says the real-life drama rivals HBO's Succession.

The News Roundup — International

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:14:40 +0000

Lavrov announces a new phase of the war in Ukraine. Germany will stop buying Russian oil.

How some Maryland students are helping Afghan refugees living in hotels

Héctor Alejandro Arzate — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:13:33 +0000

The students say the funds will contribute to the cost of household needs, including groceries and laundry, for Afghan families living at a hotel in Jessup.

The News Roundup — Domestic

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:00:22 +0000

America takes its mask off at the airport. Sanders mulls a run in 2024.

Cypress Hill’s impact comes into focus in new documentary

Array — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:43:00 +0000

Cypress Hill's '90s sensational hit "Insane in the Brain" is also the title of a new Showtime documentary out this week about the hip-hop group.

Listen: Alexandria Superintendent calls for an ‘anti-racist counternarrative’ in schools

Margaret Barthel — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:26:29 +0000

Biden announced another $800 million in weapons for Ukraine

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:09:00 +0000

President Biden announced another $800 million in weapons for Ukraine for its fight against Russia, and says he will need to ask Congress for more money next week.

ISIS claims responsibility for series of blasts in Afghanistan

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:06:00 +0000

A series of blasts across Afghanistan have killed several people. ISIS has claimed responsibility for at least one of the attacks.

Listen: How this Sudanese poet manages her eating disorder during Ramadan

Ayan Sheikh, Lori McCue — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:39:04 +0000

Bayadir Mohamed-Osman opens up about her struggles with ARFID and the different ways in which she observes the holy month.

Polish women band together to give Ukrainian women car rides to safe refuge

Joanna Kakissis — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:32:00 +0000

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.