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<strong>April 25:</strong> A Ukrainian serviceman walks amid the rubble of a building heavily damaged by multiple Russian bombardments near a frontline in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Photos: More than 5 million have fled Ukraine as Russia's invasion continues

Orthodox Easter weekend did not stop Russian forces from attacking their targets in eastern Ukraine.

April 26, 2022
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By:
  • Marco Storel
People walk in a city park around a Soviet-era monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, in June 2020.

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  • Europe

Kyiv will dismantle a Soviet-era monument and rename streets linked to Russia

The People's Friendship Arch was gifted to Ukraine by the Soviet government in the 1980s. Kyiv's mayor says the statue underneath is being dismantled, and the arch will be renamed and repainted.

April 26, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
People walk in a city park around a Soviet-era monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, in June 2020.

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  • Europe

Kyiv will dismantle a Soviet-era monument and rename streets linked to Russia

The People's Friendship Arch was gifted to Ukraine by the Soviet government in the 1980s. Kyiv's mayor says the statue underneath is being dismantled, and the arch will be renamed and repainted.

April 26, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Archeologists work in the ruins of a temple for Zeus-Kasios, the ancient Greek god, at the Tell el-Farma archaeological site in the northwestern corner of the Sinai Peninsula. Tell el-Farma, also known by its ancient name Pelusium, dates back to the late Pharaonic period and was also used during Greco-Roman and Byzantine times.

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  • History

Ruins of an ancient temple for Zeus were unearthed in Egypt

Tell el-Farma, also known by its ancient name Pelusium, dates back thousands of years to the late Pharaonic period and was also used during Greco-Roman and Byzantine times.

April 25, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Ira Wallace talks about collard greens at Acorn Community Farm in Mineral, Va. "Purple is a color that develops in the winter much more strongly," Wallace says.

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  • Food

A community of seed savers has a recipe to revive rare varieties of collard greens

Collards were once as diverse as the Southern families they fed, but countless varieties have vanished. The race is on to preserve and propagate. That's where the Heirloom Collard Project comes in.

April 25, 2022
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By:
  • Daniel Wood
Aunt Fanny's Cabin in Smyrna, Ga.

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  • News

A former Georgia restaurant with a complicated, racist past gets a future home

Aunt Fanny's Cabin, a Smyrna restaurant with a racist past, is moving.

April 25, 2022
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
Women were an integral part of the construction effort. Among their jobs: Carrying cement for a building project in Chandigarh, India in 1956.

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  • Architecture

PHOTOS: See the bold buildings that sprang up after South Asia regained independence

An exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art shows how Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka celebrated their freedom with a revolutionary vision for buildings and cities. Women played a vital role.

April 23, 2022
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  • Diane Cole
GPB News NPR

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  • Race

Emmett Till's relatives want his accuser to be prosecuted in his 1955 kidnapping

Carolyn Bryant set off the lynching of Emmett Till by accusing the Black teen of improper advances. Today, his relatives want authorities to launch a kidnapping prosecution against her.

April 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses a joint session of a legislative session, Jan. 11, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla.

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  • National

DeSantis' power is on full display as he pushes lawmakers on Disney and redistricting

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' flexed his power this week in Tallahassee as lawmakers okayed the governor's controversial redistricting plan and curbed Disney's special jurisdiction.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Valerie Crowder and
  • Sarah Mueller
Mickey Mouse waves to fans during a parade at Walt Disney World Resort on March 03, 2022 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

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  • National

DeSantis wants to end Disney World's special status in Florida

Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, has asked lawmakers to consider a bill that would halt Disney World's exemptions to state regulations that were established more than 50 years ago.

April 19, 2022
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  • Greg Allen
GPB News NPR

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  • Europe

Photos: Russian air strikes hit targets in Lviv, Kharkiv and across Ukraine

Russia continues to work to get control of eastern Ukraine as the country's forces refuse to surrender.

April 18, 2022
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By:
  • Marco Storel
<strong>April 18:</strong> Ukrainians wait as Red Cross relief workers distribute food in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Photos: Russian air strikes hit targets in Lviv, Kharkiv and across Ukraine

Russia continues to work to get control of eastern Ukraine as the country's forces refuse to surrender.

April 18, 2022
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By:
  • Marco Storel
France's Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot (center left) visits the Notre Dame Cathedral archaeological research site in Paris on March 15 after the discovery of a 14th century lead sarcophagus.

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  • Europe

Archeologists discover historical artifacts during Notre Dame Cathedral restoration

The finds underneath the Paris landmark include a human-shaped lead sarcophagus. The discovery was made during restoration work at the cathedral, which was damaged by a fire in 2019.

April 16, 2022
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By:
  • Jeff Dean
President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak during a visit to Crawford High School in Crawford, Texas, on Nov. 15, 2001. The appearance wrapped up a summit of the newly elected presidents in Texas.

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  • Politics

With Bush in 2001, Putin sought to charm students at a rural Texas high school

Back in 2001, Vladimir Putin was seeking respect from world leaders while pledging a new openness in Russia. That's what brought him to tiny Crawford, Texas, at the invite of President George W. Bush.

April 16, 2022
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By:
  • Don Gonyea
President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak during a visit to Crawford High School in Crawford, Texas, on Nov. 15, 2001. The appearance wrapped up a summit of the newly elected presidents in Texas.

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  • Politics

With Bush in 2001, Putin sought to charm students at a rural Texas high school

Back in 2001, Vladimir Putin was seeking respect from world leaders while pledging a new openness in Russia. That's what brought him to tiny Crawford, Texas, at the invite of President George W. Bush.

April 16, 2022
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By:
  • Don Gonyea
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