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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison campaigns in Sydney, Thursday, May 5, 2022.

Australian prime minister defends his country's ties to Solomons

1:40am May 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

Scott Morrison says he followed security officials' advice in managing relations with the Solomon Islands after the South Pacific neighbor's leader alleged he'd been threatened with invasion.

Dave Chappelle performing in Los Angeles, California in 2018.

Dave Chappelle attacker charged with assault with a deadly weapon

6:59pm May 04, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

23-year-old Isaiah Lee has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon.

A gas pump is seen at a Shell gas station in Houston on April 1.

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What Europe's ban of Russian oil could mean for energy markets – and your gas prices

6:24pm May 04, 2022

by Brittany Cronin

The EU ban on Russian oil imports will likely lead to higher crude and gasoline prices, further upending energy markets.

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Ukraine's Foreign Minister says Mariupol is still in Ukrainian hands

5:23pm May 04, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly interviews Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba about the state of the war and where things might go from here.

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The EU says it plans to ban Russian oil by the end of the year

5:23pm May 04, 2022

by Rob Schmitz

The European Union says it intends to phase out Russian oil in the next few months. This was part of a package of new sanctions the EU announced Wednesday against Russia for its war in Ukraine.

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The U.S. may soon export more gas to the EU, but that will complicate climate goals

5:05pm May 04, 2022

by Halle Parker

To help wean Europe off Russian gas, the Biden administration wants to increase U.S. natural gas exports. But critics say that's at odds with the president's climate and environmental justice goals.

The PCK oil refinery, which is majority-owned by Russian energy company Rosneft and processes oil coming from Russia via the Druzhba pipeline, in Schwedt, Germany.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 4)

4:57pm May 04, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Argentina football shirt worn by Diego Maradona in the 1986 Mexico World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and England, is displayed for photographs at Sotheby's auction house, in London, on April 20. The shirt worn by Maradona when he s

Maradona's 'Hand of God' shirt fetches $9.3M at auction, a sports memorabilia record

4:25pm May 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The shirt was worn by the Argentine soccer legend when he scored the controversial "Hand of God" goal against England in the 1986 World Cup.

Evacuees arrive by bus at an evacuation point for people fleeing the Azovstal plant, Mariupol, Melitopol and surrounding towns under Russian control, on May 3 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Scores arrived from Mariupol, including the first group who escaped t

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Evacuees from Mariupol describe how they survived inside the Azovstal steel plant

4:02pm May 04, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

"Like the apocalypse, like a horror film," is how one evacuee describes weeks of sheltering in the vast, Soviet-era steel plant. Her daughter says, "Each day felt like it would be our last one alive."

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks Wednesday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.

The EU just proposed a ban on oil from Russia, its main energy supplier

2:33pm May 04, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The European Union wants to sharpen its sanctions against Russia. But its leaders acknowledge Europe's economy could suffer.