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In Case You Missed It: Personal Finance 101

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 20:56:14 +0000

How prepared are Americans to take on their personal finances?

With front lines on 3 sides, Ukraine’s Dnipro sharpens its focus on the war

Becky Sullivan — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 19:00:00 +0000

The city, an island of relative safety surrounded by fighting, has become a hub for humanitarian aid and for people fleeing the war in the Donbas and other parts of Ukraine.

Stone Age brain surgery? It might have been more survivable than you think

Dave Davies — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:50:00 +0000

Medical historian Ira Rutkow points to physical evidence that suggests Stone Age people conducted — and survived — brain surgery. His new book is Empire of the Scalpel.

Brace yourself for ‘Young Mungo,’ a nuanced heartbreaker of a novel

Maureen Corrigan — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:50:00 +0000

Scottish author Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for his debut novel, Shuggie Bain, in 2020. His latest work is a suspense story wrapped around a novel of acute psychological observation.

Russia seems focused for now on capturing parts of eastern Ukraine

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:16:00 +0000

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Andrew Weiss, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about Russia's potential tactic to partition Ukraine.

Listen: Local health officials remind residents the pandemic isn’t over just yet

Margaret Barthel — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:44:02 +0000

Public health workers are still trying to reach the remaining few who haven’t gotten any shots.

There’s never been such a severe shortage of homes in the U.S. Here’s why

Chris Arnold — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:24:00 +0000

Home prices rose nearly 20% last year, in large part because the U.S. is several million homes short of demand. Builders say the pandemic is partly to blame, but the problem goes deeper than that.

House panel probing the Capitol attack moves closer into Trump’s inner circle

Claudia Grisales — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:21:00 +0000

The panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is holding two top Trump aides in contempt, and is seeking cooperation from Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Negotiators from Russia and Ukraine meet face to face for the first time in weeks

Array — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:21:00 +0000

Russia and Ukraine say they're starting up peace talks — after many failed tries in various locales — in Istanbul. What do both sides want from the talks, and why is Turkey playing mediator?

Taylor Swift has 11 Grammys and now she’ll get an honorary doctorate

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:21:00 +0000

New York University will award Taylor Swift an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts. She will speak at the school's commencement ceremony in May at Yankee Stadium.