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A member of the Ukrainian State Border Guard stands watch at the border crossing between Ukraine and Belarus on Saturday.

Biden speaks with Ukraine's leader as U.S. officials warn of imminent Russian attack

Biden's calls with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin this weekend come as U.S. officials warn that Russia has amassed enough troops and equipment to invade Ukraine any day.

Starbucks President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson speaks at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Seattle, Washington on March 20, 2019. The company announced his departure just hours before the 2022 shareholders meeting.

Starbucks CEO is stepping down. Howard Schultz returning as interim boss

On the day of its annual shareholder meeting, Starbucks announced its CEO Kevin Johnson is retiring, effective April 4. Howard Schultz, who led the company for two decades, will return as interim CEO.

Conservative Valerie Pecresse is struggling in her bid to unseat Macron

Valerie Pecresse, the conservative nominee for president of France, is struggling in her bid to unseat President Emmanuel Macron.

Chris Jasinski is one of the workers who voted to form a union at Imperfect Foods, a food delivery app.

They Work On An App. They Deliver Groceries. And Now They Have A Union

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, workers across the grocery delivery business at places like Instacart, Safeway, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's have been trying to unionize to get more protections and benefits.

A 2016 Harvard Business School study<a href="http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/racial-discrimination-in-the-sharing-economy-evidence-from-a-field-experiment">, </a>specifically looking at behavioral patterns on Airbnb, found that guests with "distinctly African-American names are roughly 16% less likely to be accepted than identical guests with distinctively White names."

Airbnb's new experiment to combat rental bias uses initials instead of names

The project is limited to Oregon users and follows a lawsuit settlement alleging that hosts could discriminate against Black renters based on their names.

Live music venues such as The Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles were among the first businesses to close during the pandemic. The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant was supposed to be a lifeline for owners.

Help Was On The Way For Shuttered Venues. Then The Website Crashed.

The Small Business Administration launched an application portal for its $16 billion relief program for shuttered venues yesterday, but technical problems prompted deactivation for repair.

A woman prepares traditional Mexican piñatas for sale at a market in Acolman, Mexico state in 2017.

In Mexico, piñatas are a Christmas essential full of history, art and treats

Piñatas are a common element in parties across different countries, but especially in Mexico around Christmas time, and the story of their origin combines cultures, traditions and religions.

Ukraine leader says U.S. panic is playing into Russia's strategy

President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for just over an hour Saturday but made no progress toward heading off what seems to be an impending Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Limits Of Contact Tracing

The county continues to ramp up its contact tracing program in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus, but the program has some big limitations. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: San Diego County public health officials ordered a halt to all indoor operations in several businesses, a rise in COVID-19 cases in Pacific Beach and more local news you need.

Sonny Subia, a volunteer with the League of United Latin American Citizens, introduces Michael Schneider, FBI special agent in charge, to a group largely composed of Latino middle and high school students in Greeley, Colo., on Jan. 28.

A new House seat has big Latino voting power. It may be little comfort to Democrats

Donald Trump made gains with Latinos nationally in 2020. This year, voters in a competitive new Colorado congressional district are facing economic and pandemic concerns that could cost Democrats.

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