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SCOTUS Nominee Questioned, Millions Displaced in Ukraine, China Plane Crash Update

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SCOTUS Nominee Questioned, Millions Displaced in Ukraine, China Plane Crash Update

The Senate Judiciary Committee questions Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Russia's war in Ukraine forces millions of people to seek safer ground. And, Chinese authorities investigate yesterday's plane crash in Guangxi.

SCOTUS Nominee Questioned, Millions Displaced in Ukraine, China Plane Crash Update

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Latest From Ukraine, NATO's Ukraine Options, Supreme Court Nominee Hearings

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Latest From Ukraine, NATO's Ukraine Options, Supreme Court Nominee Hearings

Ukraine refuses to surrender the strategic port city of Mariupol. NATO meets to discuss Ukraine this week and it's the first day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Latest From Ukraine, NATO's Ukraine Options, Supreme Court Nominee Hearings

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Left Behind, A War Story
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Left Behind, A War Story

Seven months ago, the U.S. withdrew the last of its troops from Afghanistan, bringing to an end a 20-year war. At the time, President Biden promised the Afghan interpreters who'd worked side by side with American troops that the U.S. would stand by and offer them safe haven in the United States. But thousands of interpreters who wanted to get out were unable to do so before the Taliban took over, in part because of a slow and bureaucratic visa process. Since last fall, NPR has been in touch with one of these interpreters who is now in hiding because of the threat of Taliban retribution. On this episode of Up First Sunday, we bring you his story, as well as the story of a former veteran who is working tirelessly to help his "Afghan brothers" escape.

Left Behind, A War Story

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The Latest from Ukraine, Biden and Xi Call, Omicron Subvariant Threat

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The Latest from Ukraine, Biden and Xi Call, Omicron Subvariant Threat

We have the latest on Ukraine, where Russian assault on several cities continues. Yesterday, President Biden talked to China's President Xi Jinping about the consequences China could face for assisting Russia in its conflict with Ukraine. And a new omicron subvariant has public health officials in the U.S. on alert about the possibility of another rise in COVID cases.

The Latest from Ukraine, Biden and Xi Call, Omicron Subvariant Threat

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Biden's China Call, Ukraine Hospital Strain, Moderna's Vaccine Booster Request

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Biden's China Call, Ukraine Hospital Strain, Moderna's Vaccine Booster Request

President Biden schedules a phone call with China's leader Xi Jinping to discuss Russia's bombardment of Ukraine. Ukraine's hospital personnel struggle to treat patients coping with dual traumas of illness and war. And Moderna asks the FDA to greenlight another COVID booster shot for all U.S. adults.

Biden's China Call, Ukraine Hospital Strain, Moderna's Vaccine Booster Request

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Weapons For Ukraine, Germany's Military Surprise, Attacks On The Job At School

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Weapons For Ukraine, Germany's Military Surprise, Attacks On The Job At School

A U.S. pledge for more military support for Ukraine offers insights into the current state of the war, Germany's plan to fund the planet's third biggest military take many by surprise. And teachers and other school employees prepare to tell Congress about physical and verbal attacks on the job.

Weapons For Ukraine, Germany's Military Surprise, Attacks On The Job At School

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Blinken: "Profound" Ukraine Effects, Another COVID Booster? Gas Tax Holidays

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Blinken: "Profound" Ukraine Effects, Another COVID Booster? Gas Tax Holidays

In an NPR interview, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns of "profound" long-term effects from Russia's attack on Ukraine. In the U.S., will seniors be urged to get another COVID booster shot? And while some politicians press for gas tax relief, others are wary of cutting funds to fix roads and bridges.

Blinken: "Profound" Ukraine Effects, Another COVID Booster? Gas Tax Holidays

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The View From Kyiv, Fed Rate Future, Pursuing A Killer Of Homeless Men

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The View From Kyiv, Fed Rate Future, Pursuing A Killer Of Homeless Men

Russian forces continue to bombard Ukraine, but for some, a sense of calm remains. Federal Reserve policymakers meet to confront inflation and set a course for interest rates. And police in New York and D.C. ask the public to help find a suspect in the deadly shootings of men living on the streets.

The View From Kyiv, Fed Rate Future, Pursuing A Killer Of Homeless Men

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New Ukraine War Front?, Student Loan Freeze Future, Trump's GOP Clout

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New Ukraine War Front?, Student Loan Freeze Future, Trump's GOP Clout

Russian missiles falling on Ukraine's far West raise fears that a new front in the war has been opened. The Biden administration may be considering another extension of the federal student loan payment freeze. Will former President Donald Trump's endorsements and rallies sway the outcome of GOP congressional primaries?

New Ukraine War Front?, Student Loan Freeze Future, Trump's GOP Clout

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Throughline: Ukraine's Dangerous Independence
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Throughline: Ukraine's Dangerous Independence

Months before Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, he published an essay on the Kremlin website called "On The Historical Unity of Russia and Ukraine." In it, he suggested that Ukrainians don't really have their own identity — and that they never have. Historian Serhii Plokhii says that couldn't be further from the truth. The histories of the two countries are deeply intertwined, but Ukrainian identity is unique. In this episode NPR's Throughline explores that identity: how it formed, it's relationship to Russia, and how it helps us understand what's happening now.

Throughline: Ukraine's Dangerous Independence

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