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First up
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China's leader, Xi Jinping, lands in Moscow today to show support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and probe possible steps toward peace in Ukraine. China hasn't condemned Russia's war, but it has called for respecting existing boundaries; Xi is expected to follow his Russia visit with talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
➡️ NPR’s Charles Maynes tells the Up First podcast, "China isn’t happy about what the war has done to the global economy."
Donald Trump says he's going to be arrested this week, but prosecutors have made no announcement. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is considering charging Trump in connection with hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
➡️ NPR’s Ilya Marritz tells Up First that "If the grand jury does indict Trump, the logistics of bringing him in for fingerprinting, for an arraignment, will be an enormous test of Bragg’s ability to coordinate with the former president, his lawyers, the Secret Service, and the police."
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📷 Picture show
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On the 20th anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom. We take a look at scenes from the Iraq War in pictures, including troops on foot crossing the border from Kuwait, the entrance to the "spider hole" where Saddam Hussein was hiding and a grainy image of a hooded detainee attached to wires at Abu Ghraib prison.
🎧 Today’s listen
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It has been nearly three years since auto plants around the world started to shut down because of the pandemic. Yet between the pandemic, a shortage of semiconductors and other supply chain snarls, production has never really returned to normal.
Adam Sandler received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, and some big-name supporters — Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Chris Rock — came out to celebrate.
The body of a teenager found dead in 2015 near the estate of Alex Murdaugh, who was found guilty of killing his wife and son, will be exhumed for an autopsy. His death had been ruled a hit-and-run.
Need an owner's manual for your teeth? We asked dental hygiene professionals to answer five basic questions about how to take care of your pearly whites.
What the heck is a raccoon dog? They may be linked to the beginnings of the coronavirus (and they're more like foxes than dogs).
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