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Weekend Edition Sunday for April 17, 2022

Russia hammers Mariupol, telling Ukraine to surrender to avoid more death

Russia hammers Mariupol, telling Ukraine to surrender to avoid more death

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The kids are not all right. The CDC finds mental health among teens has declined

In a new CDC survey, almost half of teens reported consistently feeling sad or hopeless, with certain groups showing a tougher impact from the pandemic. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The kids are not all right. The CDC finds mental health among teens has declined

The kids are not all right. The CDC finds mental health among teens has declined

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Poland readies its defense as Russia moves east

Poland readies its defense as Russia moves east

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Why is Texas facing so many extreme weather events?

Why is Texas facing so many extreme weather events?

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On the date of Columbine, 8 plays on gun violence will be read across the U.S.

On the date of Columbine, 8 plays on gun violence will be read across the U.S.

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Walk into August Wilson's life and plays in immersive new exhibit

August Wilson often wrote in diners - in the exhibit, visitors can immerse themselves in one the playwright loved. Tara Geyer/AWAACC hide caption

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Walk into August Wilson's life and plays in immersive new exhibit

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Sunday Puzzle: Things in common

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Sunday Puzzle: Things in common

Sunday Puzzle: Things in common

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Brian Tyree Henry stars in 'Atlanta' season 3

Brian Tyree Henry stars in 'Atlanta' season 3

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Weekend Edition Sunday for April 10, 2022

A doctor in Ukraine shares her experience caring for war refugees

A doctor in Ukraine shares her experience caring for war refugees

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Sweden and Finland consider joining NATO amidst Ukraine-Russia war

Sweden and Finland consider joining NATO amidst Ukraine-Russia war

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After 232 years, Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman on the Supreme Court

After 232 years, Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman on the Supreme Court

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Shanghai locks down in an attempt to curb COVID-19 cases

Shanghai locks down in an attempt to curb COVID-19 cases

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Even with ties, Ukrainian families struggle to reach the United States

Olena Kopchak, her husband, Albert Kodua, and their eight-year-old daughter, Yana, are staying in a small 250-square-foot apartment in Warsaw, Poland. They hope to make it to the United States. Franco Ordoñez/NPR hide caption

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Even with ties, Ukrainian families struggle to reach the United States

Even with ties, Ukrainian families struggle to reach the United States

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A Texas woman has been charged with murder after a so-called 'self-induced abortion' Texas Public Radio

A Texas woman has been charged with murder after a so-called 'self-induced abortion'

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Sunday Puzzle: W first and last, it's the law

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Sunday Puzzle: W first and last, it's the law

Sunday Puzzle: W first and last, it's the law

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Charles Darwin's notebooks return to Cambridge after being missing for 20 years

Charles Darwin's notebooks return to Cambridge after being missing for 20 years

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Weekend Edition Sunday for April 3, 2022

Ukraine says it has regained control of its capital Kyiv

Ukraine says it has regained control of its capital Kyiv

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Some Russians are skirting website restrictions through VPNs. What are they?

Some Russians are skirting website restrictions through VPNs. What are they?

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New York is debating bringing back cash bail WNYC Radio

New York is debating bringing back cash bail

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Starbucks founder Howard Schultz returns as interim leader as store workers unionize

Starbucks founder Howard Schultz returns as interim leader as store workers unionize

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Early onset puberty has increased since COVID-19

Early onset puberty has increased since COVID-19

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UNC triumphs over its biggest rival Duke to secure a spot in the NCAA championship American Homefront Project

UNC triumphs over its biggest rival Duke to secure a spot in the NCAA championship

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Sunday Puzzle: It takes two

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Sunday Puzzle: It takes two

Sunday Puzzle: It takes two

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Remembering Maksym Levin, a Ukrainian photojournalist killed in conflict

Remembering Maksym Levin, a Ukrainian photojournalist killed in conflict

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Weekend Edition Sunday for March 27, 2022

What it's like for people in Kharkiv, one of Ukraine's worst hit cities

What it's like for people in Kharkiv, one of Ukraine's worst hit cities

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Countries have long agreed to ditch nuclear weapons, but now there are new threats

Countries have long agreed to ditch nuclear weapons, but now there are new threats

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Biden went off script to denounce Putin in Poland speech

Biden went off script to denounce Putin in Poland speech

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States pass laws to guarantee rights to visit patients, even during a pandemic WUSF 89.7

States pass laws to guarantee rights to visit patients, even during a pandemic

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To help everyone, help the most marginalized first, says new congressional report

To help everyone, help the most marginalized first, says new congressional report

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In the U.S., there's a historic shortage of homes — around 3 million short

In the U.S., there's a historic shortage of homes — around 3 million short

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Sunday Puzzle: Vowelin' for you

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Sunday Puzzle: Vowelin' for you

Sunday Puzzle: Vowelin' for you

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The youth treatment industry booms in Utah, but has skirted reform for years

The youth treatment industry booms in Utah, but has skirted reform for years

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Weekend Edition Sunday for March 20, 2022

Zelenskyy says Mariupol will be remembered as one of modern warfare's ugliest sieges

Zelenskyy says Mariupol will be remembered as one of modern warfare's ugliest sieges

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Politics chat: Biden travels to Brussels; Supreme Court confirmation hearings start

Politics chat: Biden travels to Brussels; Supreme Court confirmation hearings start

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Florida Governor DeSantis wants to eliminate 2 proposed Black voting districts

Florida Governor DeSantis wants to eliminate 2 proposed Black voting districts

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Marta Hulievska (center), a freshman at Dartmouth College, is from the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia.

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Ukrainian students in the U.S. watch a war on their homeland unfold from abroad

Ukrainian students in the U.S. watch a war on their homeland unfold from abroad

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"There's been quite a lot of tension between the way I've chosen to do things and the way a major label expects female pop artists to do things," Charli XCX tells NPR.

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'I love selling out': Charli XCX on the volatile pop of 'Crash'

'I love selling out': Charli XCX on the volatile pop of 'Crash'

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Meet the mascots of March Madness

Meet the mascots of March Madness

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Sunday Puzzle: Put your tie on

Sunday Puzzle: Put your tie on

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A cheap gas station map may be the key to solving a murder in 'The Cartographers'

A cheap gas station map may be the key to solving a murder in 'The Cartographers'

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