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As COVID spread in federal prisons, many at-risk inmates tried and failed to get out

Ron Shehee had been at the federal prison complex in Lompoc, Calif., only a few months when the pandemic struck. Meron Menghistab for NPR hide caption

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Investigations

As COVID spread in federal prisons, many at-risk inmates tried and failed to get out

Federal prisons saw a significant rise in deaths during the pandemic years, NPR found. Of those who died from COVID-19, nearly all were elderly or had health conditions, and many had tried to get out.

We're trying everything to avoid WWIII, acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine says

The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Kristina Kvien, left Ukraine last month when the invasion began and is now just over the border in Poland. Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

We're trying everything to avoid WWIII, acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine says

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We're trying everything to avoid WWIII, acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine says

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Adopted a dog during the pandemic? Put a leash on it or pay, if you live in San Diego

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Animals

Adopted a dog during the pandemic? Put a leash on it or pay, if you live in San Diego

by Claire Trageser

Adopted a dog during the pandemic? Put a leash on it or pay, if you live in San Diego

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As COVID spread in federal prisons, many at-risk inmates tried and failed to get out

Ron Shehee had been at the federal prison complex in Lompoc, Calif., only a few months when the pandemic struck. Meron Menghistab for NPR hide caption

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As COVID spread in federal prisons, many at-risk inmates tried and failed to get out

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As COVID spread in federal prisons, many at-risk inmates tried and failed to get out

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New name, same destructive habits: Meet the Spongy Moth

Female spongy moths laying eggs on a tree in Vermont, 2021. The eggs overwinter on the tree and hatch the following spring. Jane Lindholm/VPR hide caption

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Animals

New name, same destructive habits: Meet the Spongy Moth

by Jane Lindholm

New name, same destructive habits: Meet the Spongy Moth

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Gas prices surge to above $4 a gallon, near a national record

In Los Angeles, gas cost more than $5 a gallon last week. In the rest of the country, gas is a relative bargain at just over $4 a gallon. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Economy

Gas prices surge to above $4 a gallon, near a national record

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Gas prices surge to above $4 a gallon, near a national record

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Pentagon asks Supreme Court to allow it to stop the deployment of unvaccinated SEALs

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Law

Pentagon asks Supreme Court to allow it to stop the deployment of unvaccinated SEALs

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Pentagon asks Supreme Court to allow it to stop the deployment of unvaccinated SEALs

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At a Russian restaurant in NYC, the terrors of war hit home

After the invasion, The Manhattan restaurant Russian Samovar posted signs showing support for Ukraine. Camille Petersen hide caption

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National

At a Russian restaurant in NYC, the terrors of war hit home

by Camille Petersen

At a Russian restaurant in NYC, the terrors of war hit home

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