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Encore: Starbucks' longtime CEO is back again. This time, things are different

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A bald eagle is shown in 2020 in Philadelphia. NextEra Energy subsidiary ESI Energy was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay more than $8 million in fines and restitution after at least 150 eagles were killed over the past decade at its wind farms in eight states. Chris Szagola/AP hide caption

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Activists hold Ukrainian flags as they protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine during a rally at Lafayette Square, across from the White House, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25. New U.S. sanctions Sanctions are being enacted on top Russian officials and family members, including President Vladimir Putin's adult children. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona delivers remarks in Washington, D.C., in January. The department has extended the freeze on federal student loan payments several times since the pandemic began in March 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Maurice Miller lies in bed in his room at a nursing home in Takoma Park, Md., on Thursday. The Biden administration is planning to establish a federal minimum staffing requirement for nursing homes as part of a broader push to improve care for seniors and people with disabilities. Eric Lee for NPR hide caption

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Nursing home residents suffer from staffing shortages, but the jobs are hard to fill

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Despite multiple court orders, their landlord, Douglas Ritter, refuses to restore water service to the apartment where Angel Garcia (above) and his family live. Ritter padlocked the entrance to the basement to prevent anyone from restoring water. He believes his rights to eviction are being denied. Jillian Forstadt/WSKG hide caption

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NY landlords can't evict while tenants wait for aid; some try other ways to clear property

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Struggling Democrats hope growing union support will provide boost in midterms

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Chris Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, pauses while walking with supporters as they march at the Amazon distribution center in the Staten Island borough of New York on Oct. 25, 2021. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption

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Chris Smalls started Amazon's 1st union. He's now heard from workers at 50 warehouses

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Fast CEO Domm Holland at Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon. On Tuesday, he announced the startup would close its doors. Harry Murphy/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Ge hide caption

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How Ukraine kept banks afloat and money flowing

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Rationing: How it works and why it doesn't

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