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It's been 5 years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Ahead of this anniversary, NPR wants to hear from you.

February 28, 2025
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Gene Hackman's pacemaker activity suggests he died several days before he was found

Hackman's pacemaker was last active on Feb. 17, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza. He said Friday it is "a very good assumption" that was his death date.

February 28, 2025
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President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday.

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Zelenskyy leaves the White House early after Trump meeting gets heated

A meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew contentious, with Trump telling Zelenskyy, "You're not acting at all thankful" for U.S. support.

February 28, 2025
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Union leaders say staffing at the Social Security Administration is at a 50-year low.

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The Social Security Administration says it plans to cut some 7,000 jobs

The move, which is in line with an executive order from President Trump to slash the federal workforce, raises concerns about staffing at the agency that delivers crucial benefits to Americans.

February 28, 2025
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Rhiannon Giddens performs at "A New York Evening With Rhiannon Giddens" at the National Sawdust in New York City on Aug. 17, 2023.

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Rhiannon Giddens is the latest artist to cancel Kennedy Center gig

Folk musician Rhiannon Giddens said on social media that she has moved her May concert — originally scheduled for the Kennedy Center — to a different venue in Washington, D.C.

February 28, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Eggs for sale at 66 cents each from a supermarket in Monterey Park, Calif., on Feb. 10.

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USDA unveils a $1 billion plan to address the egg crisis

Eggs have become the grocery staple that Americans can't stop talking about, whether its fears of widespread bird flu getting worse or the drastic increase in prices.

February 28, 2025
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  • Manuela López Restrepo and
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Thornetta Davis, 61, also known as "Detroit's Queen of Blues" performed as Bessie Smith for "Sky Covington's Satin Doll Revue" produced by jazz vocalist and Preservation of Jazz founder Sky Covington celebrating iconic sounds of jazz at Aretha's Jazz Cafe in Detroit, Mich. on Feb. 24, 2025.

"I've had people tell me I've lifted their spirits when they weren't feeling right," Davis said. "That's what I'm here to do and pass on the legacy, too."

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Detroit closes out Black History Month by honoring iconic legends of jazz and blues

The iconic voices of female jazz & blues legends Billie Holiday, Phyllis Hyman, Nancy Wilson and Bessie Smith were honored at Aretha's Jazz Café in Detroit for Black History Month

February 28, 2025
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Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.

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Pope Francis experiences respiratory relapse

The Vatican says Pope Francis's condition has worsened after a breathing crisis in hospital on Friday - two weeks after he was first admitted to hospital in Rome with bronchitis.

February 28, 2025
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Farmworkers pick cilantro in a field early in the morning mist in Southern California in July 2024.

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In child care centers and on farms, businesses are bracing for more immigration raids

The Trump administration's immigration positions — including mass deportation — have put businesses that employ people without legal status on notice.

February 28, 2025
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A scene from the Oscar-nominated animated film <em>Flow.</em>

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The film Flow, a Pete Seeger album, Deal or No Deal Island, and the documentary Sly Lives!

February 28, 2025
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The Skype logo is pictured at Skype headquarters in Luxembourg on May 10, 2011. Microsoft says the free video calling service will end in May.

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Microsoft will end Skype in May, leaving some users upset

Microsoft says it will wind down the pioneering and once ubiquitous free video calling service so it can streamline its consumer communications offerings, such as Microsoft Teams.

February 28, 2025
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Gwen Partridge, known to her students as "Mrs. Gwen," stands in front of an exhibit she created for Black History Month on Feb. 13. She's hopeful others will be able to continue teaching Black history once she retires. The Trump administration has ordered that schools eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal funding.

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Rollback of diversity efforts leaves teachers wondering about effects on Black History Month

The Department of Education's efforts to keep racial diversity out of schools has left educators wondering how and when to teach students about Black history, especially during Black History Month.

February 28, 2025
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  • Kassidy Arena
Thieves have targeted trains known to be carrying valuables like electronics and high-end footwear.

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Daring train thieves target BNSF Railway, stealing $2M worth of Nike and other goods

Train heists aren't just a thing of the Old West. A series of brazen train robberies has emerged across the western United States and authorities say the thieves focus on high-value containers.

February 28, 2025
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President Donald Trump signs an executive order at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.

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Trump took down police misconduct database, but states can still share background check info

In the flurry of first-day executive orders, President Trump revoked a 2022 police accountability package, including a system to flag misconduct.

February 28, 2025
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  • Martin Kaste
Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles sit in a long row at a dealership on Jan. 21, 2024. Some customers who bought electric vehicles in 2024 are not able to access an EV tax credit now, because their dealers did not report the sale to the IRS using a new system.

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Why some EV buyers are getting their tax returns rejected this year

The federal EV tax credit, worth up to $7,500, saw big changes in 2024. For buyers, the credit typically became easier to get. But if their dealers skipped a step, it was a different story.

February 28, 2025
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