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These missionaries have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year
by Jeff Brady
Volunteers from across the country are in southern Appalachia to help with recovery from Hurricane Helene. Among them are a Texas couple who have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year.
The French government has lifted most COVID-19 restrictions
by Eleanor Beardsley
Starting Monday people will be able to take their masks off indoors, and they won't have to show a vaccine pass to enter public places. Many people are relieved, but not everyone.
As gasoline prices go higher, states consider ways to help motorists
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Carola Binder, associate professor of economics at Haverford College, about the implications of a gas tax holiday that some states are currently debating.
Biden announces plans to revoke Russia's trade relations status
by Scott Detrow
President Biden took new steps to curb U.S. trade with Russia to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine — including banning imports of vodka and caviar.
Russia is now the most sanctioned nation in the world. How is it coping?
by Erika Beras
The more than 5,000 sanctions against Russia are tanking the ruble and hurting everyday Russians. There are worries that a recession is looming.
A transgender woman remembers her aunt who always made her feel comfortable
by Mia Warren
Dee Westenhause came out as a transgender woman at the age of 63. Growing up in El Paso, Texas, in the 1950s, she remembers having a hard time fitting in.
The world's largest companies continue to abandon Russia after it invaded Ukraine
by David Gura
Most multinational companies have cut ties with Russia. An era of economic openness that started when McDonald's opened its first restaurant in Moscow in 1990, is coming to a close.
Pressure mounts on the U.S. and Western allies to help Ukraine
With Ukrainian forces pleading for greater military assistance from the U.S. and the western alliance, NPR's Leila Fadel talk to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby about why a no-fly zone is off the table.
Russia is moving its attacks into western Ukraine
Russian forces conducted strikes against two cities in western Ukraine. That's far from the main fighting fronts in the two-week-old war. Is it signaling a shift in Russia's strategy?
Growing sanctions on Russia could cripple Russian airlines
by David Schaper
Russian airlines are primarily only flying domestically. More than half of Russian planes are leased from companies in the West, which now must terminate those contacts and repossess the planes.
If you're going to a BTS show, get ready to groove — just don't yell
Guidelines issued by the K-Pop mega stars now say that yelling is prohibited. It's a COVID-19 precaution — don't wanna spread germs. Clapping and dancing are still fine.
News brief: Russian military strikes, Democrats midterm strategy, opioid crisis
Russian forces extend their battlefield in Ukraine. House Democrats are plotting their way forward to the November elections. Victims of the opioid crisis formally confront the Sackler family.