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Lenny and Moishe were evacuated from Kyiv in March.

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Premature American twins rescued from Ukraine become stuck in bureaucratic limbo

1:26pm May 04, 2022

For two parents from Chicago, getting their newborn twins safely out of Ukraine was difficult. Two months later, extracting them from Poland's bureaucracy has turned out to be even more arduous.

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Pro-choice demonstrators make signs Tuesday in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington.

A Canadian official says Americans can get abortions there if Roe is overturned

12:11pm May 04, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Americans accessing health care services in Canada would have to pay out of pocket, and likely would need to overcome extra travel and logistical hurdles.

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EU proposes a ban on Russian oil imports

10:50am May 04, 2022

by Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Ben Cahill at the Center for Strategic and International Studies about a European Union proposal to phase out imports of Russian oil and refined products.

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Critics say Ron Carter left a big footprint in music, especially for bassists.

85-year-old bassist Ron Carter has no plans on slowing down

6:17am May 04, 2022

by Tom Vitale

The roster of musicians Carter has worked with ranges from Ornette Coleman to Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack and A Tribe Called Quest.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers her speech during a debate on the social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.

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EU leader calls for Russian oil ban in new set of sanctions

4:09am May 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The EU chief concedes that that getting all 27 member countries — some of them highly dependent on Russia for energy supplies — to agree on oil sanctions will be extremely difficult.

An abortion-rights activist wears a mask with text that reads in Spanish "Legal Abortion" during a rally outside Congress as lawmakers debate a bill that would legalize abortion, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.

As U.S. may restrict abortion, other nations are easing access

2:21am May 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Recent legislative activities in countries show the U.S. risks being out of step with the progress that the rest of the world is making in protecting sexual and reproductive rights.

People rest in the shade of a tree on a hot summer afternoon in Lucknow in the central Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday. Severe heat wave conditions are sweeping north and western parts of India.

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Climate scientists say South Asia's heat wave (120F!) is a sign of what's to come

8:21pm May 03, 2022

by Lauren Frayer

Some schools have closed early for summer. More than a billion people are in danger of heatstroke. Summer's early arrival in South Asia also threatens global grain supplies.

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Dark smoke rises following an airstrike in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, on Tuesday. Russia said its artillery hit hundreds of targets across the country in the past day.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 3)

5:13pm May 03, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Newborn twins were rescued from a warzone. Now they're stuck in bureaucratic limbo

5:05pm May 03, 2022

For two parents from Chicago, getting their newborn twins safely out of Ukraine was difficult. Two months later, extracting them from Poland's bureaucracy has turned out to be even more arduous.

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Those in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, are struggling as the city runs out of food and gas

5:05pm May 03, 2022

by Tim Mak

Residents of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine are fleeing a Russian offensive. For the few who have stayed, life can be brutal, since the city is running out of food and fuel.

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