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The latest on the refugee crisis in Ukraine

Scott Simon talks to David Miliband, CEO and president of the International Rescue Committee, about the ongoing refugee crisis in Ukraine.

People line up to visit a newly opened fast food restaurant in a former McDonald's outlet in Bolshaya Bronnaya Street in Moscow, Russia on Sunday. Russia's war in Ukraine prompted McDonald's to leave the country and sell its locations there to a franchisee.

Russia's rebranded McDonald's calls itself 'Delicious, that's all'

The new fast-food chain opened in Moscow on Sunday. It replaced the iconic Golden Arches with two bold orange backslashes and a red circle, representing a tiny burger and a pair of large fries.

CIA Director William Burns says he has appointed a senior officer who led the hunt for Osama bin Laden to head the investigation into ailments that afflicted U.S. officials around the world.

CIA Director Says He Is Escalating Efforts To Solve 'Havana Syndrome' Mystery

In an NPR interview, William Burns says he has appointed a senior officer who led the hunt for Osama bin Laden to head the investigation into ailments that has afflicted U.S. officials worldwide.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., talks as President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington on March 1, 2022.

Federal judge says Georgia voters can challenge Greene's reelection run

The voters are seeking to disqualify Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for reelection to Congress, citing her role in the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Boston Children's Hospital said it had received "threats of violence toward our clinicians and staff" after false claims were made online that the hospital provides genital surgeries to minors.

Children's hospitals are the latest target of anti-LGBTQ harassment

The harassment campaigns are organized online, raising questions about what role social media platforms should play in preventing abuse.

Created in 2018, the Our Black Girls website centers the stories of missing Black girls and women.

Tens Of Thousands Of Black Women Vanish Each Year. This Website Tells Their Stories

Erika Marie Rivers created the Our Black Girls website to shine a light on Black girls and women who have gone missing or were murdered, a demographic that gets disproportionately less media coverage.

The University of Michigan has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by students who sought to force changes in how the school protects the campus from sexual misconduct.

University of Michigan settles a lawsuit over protecting students from sexual abuse

The lawsuit was brought by students who sought to force changes in how the school protects the campus from sexual misconduct.

Opinion: 5 steps we must take to vaccinate the world's vulnerable—and end the pandemic

Three doctors present their proposal to get vaccines to everyone in the world. "We already have the resources, knowledge and systems," they write. Global leaders just have to make it happen.

Semi-automatic rifles are displayed at Coastal Trading and Pawn, Monday, July 18, 2022, in Auburn, Maine.

Emboldened Biden, Dems pushing semi-automatic weapons ban

The tough talk reflects the steady progress that gun control advocates have made.

Undated photo of families between the U.S. and Mexico border is captured above. In 2011 Border Patrol partially reopened Friendship Park, allowing up to 25 people at a time to visit with friends and families across the international boundary. This vision of friendship between the people of both nations will be extinguished with the closure of Friendship Park.

Construction of border barriers halted at Friendship Park in San Diego

According to Customs and Border Protection, construction at the park in southwestern San Diego will be paused "to engage with community stakeholders and to discuss the planned construction to rebuild barrier sections requiring repair in this area."

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