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Meet the rescue team extracting people trapped in Kyiv suburbs under siege

Array — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0000

U.S. combat veteran Bryan Stern runs a nonprofit called Project Dynamo that extracts people from hostile places. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the organization has rescued more than 400 people.

Russia’s Plan A in Ukraine failed. Here’s what Plan B could look like

Greg Myre — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:53:00 +0000

Ukraine's military has fought so effectively that Russia abandoned its initial plan, which envisioned a quick takeover of Kyiv. Now Russia has a new approach, which focuses on eastern Ukraine.

Macron and Le Pen face off again as France’s presidential election continues

Eleanor Beardsley — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:52:00 +0000

Incumbent Emmanuel Macron got the most votes in the first-round of France's presidential election, but the runoff battle with his far-right challenger looks set to be a hard fight.

Texas doctors are worried for their patients losing access to gender-affirming care

Wade Goodwyn — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:52:00 +0000

Doctors and hospitals in Texas have discontinued gender-affirming care for trans youth. The move has those who do this care worried about their patients.

Pakistan’s parliament has elected a new prime minister

Diaa Hadid — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:42:00 +0000

Pakistan's turbulent politics took another turn Monday when the parliament elected a new prime minister. It came after the former Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted in a no-confidence motion.

Encore: A vital lake in Oregon, around for eons, could run dry within a generation

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:42:00 +0000

In Oregon's high desert, a more than 10,000-year-old lake is drying up. That doesn't have to happen. Summer Lake hosts millions of migratory birds annually, but its water is being diverted to farms.

Mexico’s president declares victory after recall vote, which critics say was rigged

Carrie Kahn — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:42:00 +0000

Mexico's president called a recall vote on himself this weekend and won, though most Mexicans did not participate and opponents say it was too costly.

Getting gorgeous with Jonathan Van Ness

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:26:54 +0000

“How You Take Care Of Yourself Is How The World Sees You.”

How ‘SNL’ alum Molly Shannon found profound healing after childhood tragedy

Terry Gross — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:45:00 +0000

Shannon's new memoir, Hello, Molly! opens with the car crash that killed her mother and sister when Shannon was 4. She says, for a long time, she was motivated by a desire to make her mom proud.

A Chinese student Americanized her name to fit in. It took more to feel she belonged

Array — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:40:00 +0000

When Aria Young moved to the U.S., she adopted an Americanized name. Now, she's wondering how to hold on to the version of herself she left in China.