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To survive WWII, a young man hid his Jewish identity and joined the Hitler Youth

5:38pm February 09, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

Holocaust survivor Solomon Perel recently died at the age of 97. He made it through World War II by hiding his Jewish identity and joining the Hitler Youth.

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Members of the Church of England General Synod pray ahead of a vote that ultimately approved blessings for same-sex couples in London on Thursday.

Church of England OKs blessings for same-sex couples, but it still won't marry them

2:14pm February 09, 2023

by Bill Chappell

Same-sex couples still can't marry in the church, but clergy can now choose to confer blessings on a civil marriage or partnership. The decision came after a vigorous debate.

As Ukraine uses up ammunition quickly, allies scramble to restock warehouses

5:05am February 09, 2023

by Frank Langfitt

As the war in Ukraine approaches the end of its first year, NATO allies face a challenge to keep the Ukrainian army supplied with weapons and ammunition — as their own stocks dwindle.

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A man didn't have to donate his kidney to get one for his daughter. But he did anyway

6:36pm February 08, 2023

Arfon Jones' daughter finally found a kidney she desperately needed. He didn't have to donate to his own kidney for it to happen, but donated it to a stranger anyway.

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People walk among the debris at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, on July 17, 2014. All 298 people on board were killed.

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Malaysian Airlines shootdown probe finds 'strong indications' Putin approved missiles

11:05am February 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Investigators said they found that the Russian president likely approved the supply of heavy anti-aircraft weapons to Ukrainian separatists who shot down flight MH17 in 2014 with a Russian missile.

During Biden's 2022 State of the Union address, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, received a lengthy bipartisan standing ovation.

In 2022, Ukraine was a rallying cry in the State of the Union. In 2023, not so much

5:01am February 08, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

Last year the State of Union came six days after Russia invaded Ukraine. Lawmakers waved Ukraine flags and cheered President Biden's stirring call for support. This year, the focus had changed.

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Hundreds of thousands in France are again protesting raising the retirement age

6:13pm February 07, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

Hundreds of thousands take to the streets again in France as they protest President Emanuel Macron's proposal to raise the country's retirement age.

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An earthquake survivor reacts as rescuers look for victims and other survivors in Hatay, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast on February 7, 2023.

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How to make sure your donation will do the most good for earthquake survivors

6:13pm February 07, 2023

by Diane Cole

In the wake of the disaster, people around the world want to help. Here's advice from experts on how to select a charity.

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Oleksandr Fedun, 24, holds onto railings as he practices walking on his prostheses at Medical Center Orthotics & Prosthetics (MCOP) in Silver Spring, Md., on Thursday. MCOP is working with several charities and organizations to help fit Ukrainian soldiers with prostheses after they've been injured in combat.

Ukrainian soldiers benefit from U.S. prosthetics expertise but their war is different

10:43am February 07, 2023

by Quil Lawrence

A prosthetics clinic that once served mostly American military veterans is now helping Ukrainian amputees get state of the art prostheses.

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Rescue teams are conducting search and rescue operations in Diyarbakir and other parts of southeastern Turkey that were hit by powerful earthquakes on Monday. Anyone claiming to predict quakes, a seismologist tells NPR, is making "scattershot" predictions.

No, you can't predict earthquakes, the USGS says

8:27am February 07, 2023

by Bill Chappell

If someone who predicts an earthquake seems to get it right, it's basically like a broken clock that's right twice a day, a USGS seismologist tells NPR.