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How musicians in Lebanon are dealing with an escalating conflict
by Scott Detrow
Lebanon is a cultural hub for Arab music. Lebanese music writer Danny Hajjar has been talking with musicians there about how they're dealing with escalating conflict in the region.
Identifying with their pain, a teacher made a club for students who've lost a parent
by Rhitu Chatterjee
A Florida teacher realized kids were not getting help with the trauma of losing a parent, so she created a "club" where students can share their feelings with others going through the same thing.
Hundreds of San Diego cops refused COVID vaccines. Now, some don't want tests either
by Claire Trageser
San Diego Police have to get regular COVID tests if they request religious exemptions from vaccination. But now, some say the tests also violate their beliefs. And residents say that endangers them.
The impact that President Biden's executive order on abortion access will have
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kim Mutcherson, dean and professor of law of Rutgers University, about the impact President Biden's executive order on abortion access will have.
Border agents used 'unnecessary' force on Haitian migrants, investigation finds
by Joel Rose
Border Patrol agents who confronted Haitian migrants in Del Rio in 2021 used "unnecessary" force, according to a long-awaited report released Friday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
'CryptoQueen' Ruja Ignatova's international scheme landed her on FBI's Most Wanted
by Amanda Aronczyk
There is a new name on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list — Ruja Ignatova, known as the CryptoQueen. It's a story of international fraud at a scale rarely seen.
In 'Thor: Love & Thunder,' the hammer-throwing hero takes on Gorr the God Butcher
by Bob Mondello
Thor becomes the first Marvel superhero to get a four-quel in Thor: Love & Thunder, which finds him battling a villain called Gorr The God Butcher.
Willie Morrow, Black hair care pioneer, has died
William Lee Morrow, a Black hair care pioneer who helped popularize the Afro pick in the 1960s and 1970s, has died at age 82.
One man's efforts to lighten the spirits of displaced children in western Ukraine
by Eleanor Beardsley
In a western Ukraine town that's refuge to people from the war in the east, a clown who is a refugee himself tries to keep up children's spirits.
Japan grapples with the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Motoko Rich of 'The New York Times' about the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The Russian army appears close to taking the entire Donbas region
by Eleanor Beardsley
Russian troops have taken Luhansk and are headed for Donetsk, pounding cities along the way. When Donetsk falls, which seems likely, Putin will have "liberated the Donbas." But will he be satisfied?