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Russian strikes left much of Kyiv without heat, water and power during freezing temperature, even as Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. held talks on ending the nearly four-year war.
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Heavy snow and rainfall kill 61, injure 110 over 3 days in Afghanistan
Dozens were killed and hundreds homes destroyed, according to the country's disaster management authority, in storms impacting 15 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces.
China's top general under investigation in latest military purge
Analysts believe these purges aim to reform the military and ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Another commission member, Liu Zhenli, is also under investigation.
This sprawling, surrealist movie is a tribute to cinema itself
Director Bi Gan, known for his films Kaili Blues and Long Day's Journey Into Night, sets his latest film in a world where people can live forever, unless they dream.
Opinion: Mark Carney's warning and its echoes from the past
When he spoke at Davos this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney referenced a 1978 essay by Vaclav Havel, written when Czechoslovakia was under Soviet control.
As the winter storm rages, here's what to know in your state
Reporters across the NPR Network are covering the impact of the storm and how officials are responding. We've also got tips for staying safe once bad weather hits.
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After President Trump's upheaval at Davos, U.S. allies are openly questioning whether Washington can still anchor the rules-based order.
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A dangerous winter storm is cutting across the nation's midsection, from New Mexico all the way up through Maine. More than 100,000 customers lost their power, and thousands of weekend flights were cancelled.
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Federal immigration officers shot and killed a U.S. citizen on Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting earlier this month. DHS says the man was armed and "violently resisted" arrest but refused to answer further questions.
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NPR's Daniel Estrin and Anas Baba reflect on how their reporting partnership across Tel Aviv and Gaza changed after October 7th, 2023.
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A long-running fight over how to calculate and repay state funding debts to public HBCUs is flaring across the South, and Emily Siner and Camellia Burris tell the story in their podcast 'The Debt' from Nashville Public Radio
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A surge of interest in mahjong is building new, in-person community in Washington D.C. as players look for joy, connection, and time off their phones.
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Reaction from Minneapolis Emergency Management Director Rachel Sayre to Saturday's shooting and the subsequent street confrontations.
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Federal agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, this time a 51-year-old man.
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This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest Kevin O'Leary and panelists Adam Burke, Shantira Jackson, and Mo Rocca -
Netflix's "Star Search" reboot features host Anthony Anderson and judges Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jelly Roll and Chrissy Teigen. The original helped propel stars like Beyoncé and Britney Spears.
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President Trump announced a framework for a deal on U.S. involvement in Greenland, without details, in Switzerland this week. He also appeared increasingly infirm in Davos.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to KATV-TV Chief Meteorologist Barry Brandt about the winter storm's effects on Little Rock, Ark.
