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National

Images of Zelenskyy show the physical toll that trauma and stress can have on the body

Health experts told NPR that long-term exposure to trauma and stress — like that of the war in Ukraine — can impact a person's sleep, memory, mood and physical appearance.
Jaclyn Diaz
Law & Courts

'This was a positive way for Evangelicals to rebrand themselves' — the troubles of Matt Shea, Ukraine and international adoptions

Last month, former Washington state representative Matt Shea flew to Ukraine. There, he helped transport 63 children originally from Mariupol to Kazimierz Dolny, a small town in Poland. He says he was trying to bring those kids back to America to be adopted. Others say this move is representative of a larger issue in the adoption industry.
Libby Denkmann

Sarah Leibovitz
Politics

Biden appeared to accuse Putin of committing a 'genocide' in Ukraine

Speaking about easing restrictions on higher-ethanol gasoline amid spiking fuel costs, Biden said prices shouldn't "hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide a half a world away."
NPR Washington Desk
World

Ukrainian Holocaust survivors flee war again — this time to Germany

Germany has welcomed dozens of the oldest refugees fleeing Ukraine — those who survived the Holocaust during World War II. They've now narrowly escaped death for the second time in their lives.
Esme Nicholson
Politics

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

Olena Kopchak, her husband and their 8-year-old daughter, Yana, are among the growing number of Ukrainians who are trying to make it to the United States — and confronting obstacles.
Franco Ordoñez
Arts & Life

Mural for Ukraine, defaced and restored, is now a symbol that 'love will prevail'

The original mural in Gig Harbor, Wash. was a simple design: an outline of Ukraine with two bold stripes of yellow and blue across it. In the middle, a sunflower, Ukraine's national flower. Along with a simple message: "Stand with Ukraine. Love will prevail"
Natalie Akane Newcomb
Politics

U.S. to place Patriot missile defense system in Slovakia to help with Ukraine swap

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the missile defense system, which will be manned by U.S. service members, will arrive in Slovakia in the coming days.
Rachel Treisman
Music

How (members of) Pink Floyd reunited to record a song for Ukraine

Pink Floyd's "Hey Hey Rise Up" features vocals by Boombox singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk; it's the band's first new original music since 1994's "Division Bell."
Saeed Ahmed
National

Dmitry Muratov, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist, was attacked in Russia

Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the independent Russian media outlet Novaya Gazeta, was on a train heading from Moscow to Samara when a man threw red paint on him.
Jaclyn Diaz
Health

Doctors in Chernihiv bear witness to their hospital's fate after Russian shelling

It was a sunny day in mid-March. The sky was blue. It felt like spring. Then the attack began on City Hospital No. 2. Doctors tell what it was like — and what's going on now.
Ari Daniel

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