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Nick Underwood/NPRA year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked the largest conflict in Europe since World War II, the repercussions continue to reverberate.
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Ukraine's birth rate was already dangerously low. Then war broke out National News
The Russian invasion has cemented the decision for many couples to opt out of having babies, in a country that struggled with incredibly low fertility rates long before the war.
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Poll: Biden's standing improves, while Trump slumps with Republican voters National News
President Biden's approval rating has ticked up, and Democrats are growing more confident in him. Trump, meanwhile, is seeing his lowest scores with Republicans in seven years.
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The vast majority of criminal cases end in plea bargains, a new report finds National News
The practice prioritizes efficiency over fairness and innocence, the American Bar Association says, and leads innocent people to be coerced into guilty pleas.
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Seattle becomes the first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination National News
Calls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, have grown louder among South Asian diaspora communities in the United States.
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The Home Depot says it is spending $1 billion to raise its starting wage to $15 National News
The first changes were reflected in employees' Feb. 17 paycheck, the company announced Tuesday. Ohers will see the changes on their Feb. 24 paychecks.
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A discarded cigarette butt and DNA tests solve a 52-year-old murder of Vermont woman National News
A discarded cigarette found near the body of a Vermont school teacher in her apartment nearly 52 years ago helped lead investigators to a neighbor who they say strangled her, Vermont police said.
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For the first time, a Black woman will represent Virginia in Congress National News
In a Richmond area special election, Virginia has elected its first Black woman to Congress. Democratic State Sen. Jennifer McClellan won easily in the heavily Democratic district.
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