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A stranger noticed a woman's birthmark. It saved her life
"My Unsung Hero" from the team at Hidden Brain tells the stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. Jackie Briggs' hero approached her at a health conference in 2006.
One expert's surprise over how Romania's reacted to Ukrainian refugees
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Radu Umbres, lecturer at the National School for Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest, about Romania's response to refugees arriving from Ukraine.
What Romania would like to see NATO do in Ukraine
NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Simona Cojocaru, State Secretary at Romania's Ministry of Defense, about the military situation in Ukraine.
The network in Romania to help Ukrainian refugees
Romania has received more than 600,000 refugees from Ukraine. NGOs, local governments, and volunteers have quickly set up an extensive network to feed, house and provide medical care to them.
French voters will decide whether to give Macron a 3rd term this weekend
by Eleanor Beardsley
French voters go to the polls this weekend to decide whether to give president Emmanuel Macron a third term. He's in the lead, but far right leader Marine Le Pen is right behind and closing the gap.
Russian troops left death and destruction behind in Borodyanka, Ukraine
All week, the world's attention has been focused on the death and destruction that's been discovered in towns north of Kyiv, after Russian forces withdrew. One of those towns: Borodyanka.
Encore: To get kids hooked on math, teacher brings rap music into the classroom
by Mia Estrada
A Texas teacher helped struggling math students find success by integrating music into the curriculum. He's now teaching this method to other instructors.
Michelle Yeoh finds the beauty in the ordinary in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with actress Michelle Yeoh about her leading role in the new sci-fi action movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.
2 found not guilty in Michigan governor kidnapping plot
by Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network
Jurors in Michigan acquitted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gove Gretchen Whitmer. The jury deadlocked over charges of two other defendants and the judge declared a mistrial for them.
A look ahead at the NBA playoffs
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Defector's Maitreyi Anantharaman about the NBA playoffs, which start next week with the play-in tournament to decide which teams get the last slots.
Judge Jackson is the 1st, but hopefully not last, Black woman Supreme Court Justice
A day after her Supreme Court confirmation, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson paid tribute to the path-breaking Black Americans who she said did the heavy lifting which made this moment possible.