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An American flag unfurls off a pedicab as it glides past the Denver City/County Building, which is illuminated in yellow and blue in support of Ukraine on Monday. Colorado's State Capitol will also be illuminated in blue and yellow in support of Ukraine.

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Tens of thousands of Ukrainians can stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation

The Biden administration will grant temporary protection from deportation to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are already living in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security announced.

March 03, 2022
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  • Joel Rose
Heavy vehicles, including garbage trucks and snow plows, are set near the entrance to Capitol Hill at Pennsylvania Avenue and 3rd Street NW in Washington on Tuesday.

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  • National

National Guard will help D.C. control traffic for truck convoys

The move comes in response to anticipated trucker convoys that aim to stage protests against pandemic restrictions.

February 23, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo on Tuesday. Shares fell sharply in Asia after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine.

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  • Economy

Oil prices jump and shares sink as Russian troops enter Ukraine

Tensions in Eastern Europe are adding uncertainty at a time when markets have been preoccupied over how the world's central banks will act to counter surging inflation.

February 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on economic issues via videoconference in Moscow on Thursday.

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  • Europe

Russia says it will stage nuclear drills amid Ukraine standoff

Russia's The Defense Ministry says President Vladimir Putin will personally oversee this weekend's exercise.

February 18, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Juan Orlando Hernandez is shown taking part in the celebration of the 196th anniversary of the Army of Honduras in Tegucigalpa, on Dec. 10, 2021, while he was still president.

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  • World

U.S. asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-President Hernández

The request follows speculation over whether the former president would be charged after U.S. prosecutors repeatedly implicated him in his brother's 2019 drug trafficking trial.

February 15, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Protections for gray wolves restored across much of the U.S.

The ruling by a U.S. district judge puts a spotlight on a species whose recovery from near-extinction has been heralded as a historic conservation success.

February 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Pennsylvania's acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter walks from a news conference at Grandview Health in Sellersville, Pa., on Jan. 24.

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  • Health

900,000 Americans have died of COVID in 2 years of the global pandemic

The U.S. death rate from COVID-19 continues to increase daily, as the rolling seven-day average for daily COVID-19 deaths has been above 2,000 since Jan. 23.

February 04, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin and
  • Rob Stein
GPB News NPR

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  • National Security

FBI director says the threat from China is 'more brazen' than ever before

FBI Director Christopher Wray said the bureau is opening new cases to counter Chinese intelligence operations every 12 hours or so.

January 31, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Schoolchildren look at explosives during a police-organized civilian safety lesson in a city school in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. City authorities have launched training for civilians amid fears about a Russian invasion.

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  • World

Russia sees 'little ground for optimism' in the U.S.'s response on Ukraine crisis

All eyes are now on Vladimir Putin, who will decide how Russia will respond amid fears that Europe could again be plunged into war.

January 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron give a joint press conference ahead of talks at the Chancellery on Tuesday in Berlin.

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  • World

The U.S. and NATO stress unity on Ukraine as EU leaders worry about divisions

European leaders are working their own diplomatic avenues to end the tensions and worry that talk of a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be deepening divisions among them.

January 27, 2022
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  • Eleanor Beardsley and
  • Becky Sullivan
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

U.S. charges Belarus officials with air piracy in reporter's arrest

U.S. prosecutors say Belarusian officials diverted a flight to Minsk so they could arrest opposition activist and journalist Raman Pratasevich on charges of inciting riots against the government.

January 20, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Trash sits out for collection on a Philadelphia street on Thursday. The omicron variant is sickening so many sanitation workers that waste collection in Philadelphia and other cities has been delayed or suspended.

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  • National

Garbage and recyclables pile up as omicron takes its toll on sanitation workers

Some cities are so shorthanded they have temporarily stopped collecting things like recyclables or oversized junk to focus on the grosser, smellier stuff.

January 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday.

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  • Asia

North Korea launches another suspected missile amid stalled talks with the U.S.

The launch corresponded with an unexplained order by the FAA to ground some flights on the U.S. West Coast.

January 11, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A man is handed a swab for a rapid test as people line up for coronavirus testing at a gas station in the Reseda section of Los Angeles on Sunday.

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  • Health

Omicron surge sets records as flight disruptions continue

More than 1,400 flights canceled worldwide Monday, adding to thousands canceled over the Christmas weekend. And across the country, long lines continued at COVID-19 testing sites.

December 27, 2021
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  • NPR Staff
GPB News NPR

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  • World

Russia envoy says Moscow might up the ante if the West ignores its demands

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov accused Western allies of continuously pushing the envelope in relations with Russia.

December 18, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
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