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Friday

Ex-U.S. ambassador says Poland's gesture toward Ukraine might encourage other allies

William Taylor, former United States ambassador to Ukraine, speaks in front of the Lincoln Memorial on February 20, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Kenny Holston/Getty Images hide caption

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Europe

Ex-U.S. ambassador says Poland's gesture toward Ukraine might encourage other allies

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to William Taylor, ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, about Poland's decision to provide MiG-29s to Ukraine. It may signal new urgency by allies to try to end Russia's invasion.

Ex-U.S. ambassador says Poland's gesture toward Ukraine might encourage other allies

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Tuesday

After 2 banks collapsed, Sen. Warren blames the loosening of restrictions

Sen. Elizabeth Warren questions Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Powell during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Sept. 28, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

After 2 banks collapsed, Sen. Warren blames the loosening of restrictions

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts criticizes a bill that was passed in 2018. Senate Republicans say the recent measures to address the collapse amount to a "backdoor tax increase."

After 2 banks collapsed, Sen. Warren blames the loosening of restrictions

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Monday

Massive fire tears through a crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

Rohingya refugees look on after a major fire in their Balukhali camp at Ukhiya in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh, Sunday, March 5, 2023. Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP hide caption

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Asia

Massive fire tears through a crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to UNICEF's Ezatullah Majeed about a fire in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh that displaced thousands of people who had fled a military crackdown in Myanmar.

Massive fire tears through a crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

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Wednesday

Consumer advocates want the DOJ to move against JetBlue-Spirit merger

A JetBlue airplane is shown at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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Business

Consumer advocates want the DOJ to move against JetBlue-Spirit merger

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Diana Moss, president of American Antitrust Institute, about actions the Department of Justice may take to block the Spirit Airlines-JetBlue merger.

Consumer advocates want the DOJ to move against JetBlue-Spirit merger

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Tuesday

Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield says Somalia needs urgent care to avoid another famine

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, right, sits on a military transport plane as it prepares to depart from Mogadishu, Somalia. Cara Anna/AP hide caption

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Africa

Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield says Somalia needs urgent care to avoid another famine

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield about the new aid package she announced to help address the food crisis in Somalia.

Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield says Somalia needs urgent care to avoid another famine

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Wednesday

What it's like being an abortion doula in a state with restrictive laws

Ash Williams poses for a portrait outside of his home in Asheville, N.C., in August. Williams is a transgender abortion doula and activist. Jessica Tezak for NPR hide caption

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Health Care

What it's like being an abortion doula in a state with restrictive laws

"I'm an abortion doula, I fund people's abortions, I make sure they can get to their appointments, period," said Ash Williams of North Carolina. "I can do that. I just need to keep doing that."

Thursday

For these children, a colorful piece of chalk is a powerful tool for self-expression

Val Rucker-Bussie takes part in the festivities. Dee Dwyer for NPR hide caption

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Education

For these children, a colorful piece of chalk is a powerful tool for self-expression

Armed with nothing but a piece of colorful chalk, these kids are celebrating the return of school — and getting the tools and language to advocate for themselves.

For these children, a colorful piece of chalk is a powerful tool for self-expression

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Friday

How a history teacher and 13 Black students shaped the civil rights movement

Civil rights leader Clara Luper poses with a photograph from her scrapbooks at a community center in Oklahoma City, Okla., in August 1983. DLL/AP hide caption

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Race

How a history teacher and 13 Black students shaped the civil rights movement

One of the first lunch counter sit-ins of the civil rights movement took place in Oklahoma City in 1958. This weekend, the city remembers the protest and its organizer, Clara Luper.

How a history teacher and 13 Black students shaped the civil rights movement

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Monday

How to properly celebrate Juneteenth in the age of commercialization

Onlookers react to a performance during a Juneteenth celebration in Times Square, in the Manhattan borough of New York, on Sunday. Alex Kent/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Race

How to properly celebrate Juneteenth in the age of commercialization

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, editor of the Black Agenda, about celebrating Juneteenth without misappropriating the holiday.

How to properly celebrate Juneteenth in the age of commercialization

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Saturday

Why they marched, in their own words, again

Left: Molly (center) and Brock Heston (right), with their mother, Erin (left). Right: Sole'a Harmon (left) and A.J. Proctor (right), attended the March for Our Lives rally against gun violence at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on June 11, 2022. Greg Miller for NPR hide caption

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The Picture Show

Why they marched, in their own words, again

NPR spoke with some of the attendees from last week's "March for Our Lives" rally in Washington, D.C., held in the wake of recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.

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