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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office on July 8, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, attends a meeting with military officials during his visit the war-hit Dnipropetrovsk region.

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Corruption concerns involving Ukraine are revived as the war with Russia drags on

6:04am July 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

Since the start of the war with Russia, the Biden administration has mostly ignored Ukraine's corruption history. Questions resurfaced about its suitability as a recipient of massive infusions of aid.

Meet the new GDP prototype that tracks inequality

9:51pm July 19, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

A team of economists offers America a new way to look at economic growth. It's a sort of GDP prototype that tracks the well-being of different income groups.

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Kharkiv is finding a new normal as residents return to work — despite missile strikes

6:05pm July 19, 2022

by Jason Beaubien

As the war in Ukraine nears its sixth month, people in the northeastern city of Kharkiv are finding a new normal. Construction crews are cleaning up bombed buildings and people are returning to work.

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Eli Rosenbaum on how prosecuting war crimes in Ukraine compares to hunting Nazis

5:35pm July 19, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Department of Justice official Eli Rosenbaum on his investigation into war crimes that occurred in Ukraine.

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Dinosaur footprints found at restaurant courtyard

4:56pm July 19, 2022

A diner in China spotted what looked like dinosaur footprints in the stone patio of a restaurant. Paleontologists have now confirmed the discovery and say the tracks are roughly 100 million years old.

Putin met with leaders from Turkey and Iran

4:56pm July 19, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul about Putin's visit to Tehran on Tuesday.

Residents of London enjoy some shade on Tuesday, as the United Kingdom recorded its hottest temperature ever.

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Why 100-degree heat is so dangerous in the United Kingdom

4:53pm July 19, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

"We're used to treating hot spells as a chance to go play in the sun," said a top government scientist. "Our lifestyles and our infrastructure are not adapted to what is coming."

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The European heatwave is spreading northward, fueling wildfire and drought dangers

4:43pm July 19, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

The heatwave embroiling southern and central Europe is making its way north. A report says the heat with low rainfall means nearly half the EU's land area will be affected by drought this summer.

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Coffins of 21 teenagers who died in a mysterious tragedy at a nightclub in the early hours of June 26 are lined up during their funeral held in Scenery Park, East London, South Africa, on July 6. The toxic chemical methanol has been identified as a possib

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A toxic chemical was found in the bodies of 21 teens who died in a South Africa tavern

3:44pm July 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

Methanol was found in all of their bodies and investigations are continuing to determine whether the levels of the toxic chemical were enough to have killed them last month.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a meeting in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday. She spoke to Morning Edition about some of the initiatives she's been promoting on her trip overseas.

Yellen believes U.S. will get on board with global minimum corporate tax — eventually

11:59am July 19, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke to Morning Edition about global efforts to choke off much of Russia's profit from oil sales and the odds of a recession in the U.S.

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