Rachel Martin

Host, Weekend Edition Sunday

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News brief: Russian missile strikes, student loan repayment, Trump rally

Monday, March 14, 2022

Russian troops continue their assault on Ukrainian territory. Student loan payments may be delayed again. Donald Trump is campaigning again, for other Republicans, and himself.

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Jury in the first Jan. 6 trial finds Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt guilty

Wednesday, March 09, 2022

Members of the jury found Guy Reffitt guilty on all counts for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. It's the first trial stemming from the events of that day.

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News brief: fighter jet offer, Ukrainian soldiers' funerals, Jan. 6 trial verdict

Wednesday, March 09, 2022

The U.S. rejects Poland's offer to provide warplanes for Ukraine's military. The first of Ukraine's fallen soldiers are coming home. The jury finds Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt guilty.

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News brief: Russia-Ukraine diplomacy, gas prices, anti-lynching measure

Tuesday, March 08, 2022

Where do diplomatic talks stand in the efforts to end the war in Ukraine? U.S. gas prices surge to above $4 a gallon. A bill to make lynching a federal hate crime is on its way to President Biden.

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Prices for gasoline surge to about $4.17 per gallon, a national record

Tuesday, March 08, 2022

As the U.S. and western allies weigh restrictions on energy purchases from Russia, the U.S. is dealing with a record high price for a gallon of gas. That's due to an increase in crude oil costs.

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As the U.S. emerges from 2 pandemic winters, it's time to reboot some habits

Monday, March 07, 2022

The pandemic changed our daily habits. Early on people drink more, moved less and ate more. And many of these habits linger. Health experts say it's time to take stock of our daily habits.

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News brief: Russia-Ukraine latest, Ukrainian refugees, Bill Barr book

Monday, March 07, 2022

Russian forces are moving toward a third Ukrainian nuclear power plant. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has generated a refugee crisis. Ex-Attorney General Barr defends his record in a new book.

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Biden's Supreme Court nominee meets with Senate leaders, judiciary panel members

Friday, March 04, 2022

The nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court took its first steps in Congress this week. How did the meetings with Senate leaders go, and what comes next?

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News brief: nuclear plant seized, Russian bombardments, Trial related to Jan. 6

Friday, March 04, 2022

Russian forces have captured Europe's largest nuclear power plant. Russia has made big gains in southern Ukraine. Testimony began in the first trial connected with the insurrection at the Capitol.

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Biden is expected to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

Friday, February 25, 2022

President Biden is expected to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

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President Biden has decided on his nominee for the Supreme Court

Friday, February 25, 2022

President Biden has made his pick to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court.

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U.S. intelligence didn't stop the invasion of Ukraine, but it had positive effects

Friday, February 25, 2022

President Biden says the Russian invasion of Ukraine is unfolding largely as predicted. Accurate U.S. intelligence didn't prevent the attack, but it did counter Russian disinformation.

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News brief: Ukraine invasion, U.S, intelligence, GOP criticizes Biden

Friday, February 25, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to unfold. U.S. intelligence didn't prevent the invasion, so what role should the U.S. play now? The GOP criticizes Biden over his response to the invasion.

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine was a 'dark day,' European leaders say

Friday, February 25, 2022

Europe is facing a new reality: war on its doorstep. Europeans leaders call Russia's attack a blatant violation of international law, and they say a new set of sanctions are the harshest ever imposed.

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Estonia's ambassador to the U.S. weighs in on Russian invasion of Ukraine

Thursday, February 24, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Jonatan Vseviov, secretary general of Estonia's foreign ministry and Estonia's ambassador to the U.S. since 2018, about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine has roiled financial markets around the world

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Stock prices are lower and energy prices are higher, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. stock market opened sharply lower, while crude oil prices topped $100 a barrel.

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Russian military blasts are felt in the Ukrainian strategic port city of Odessa

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Shelling can be heard across parts of Ukraine as Russia has begun its military action. In Odessa, Ukrainian's are packing up and leaving to seek shelter elsewhere.

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Maternal deaths in the U.S. rose in the first year of the pandemic, CDC report says

Thursday, February 24, 2022

The U.S. maternal mortality rates jumped in 2020 with the biggest increases seen in Black and Hispanic women. The death rate for Black women was almost three times higher than for white women.

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2 prosecutors leading the Manhattan DA's Trump probe have resigned

Thursday, February 24, 2022

The prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorney's criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump have suddenly resigned, throwing the future of the probe into question.

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Putin justifies Ukraine invasion as a 'special military operation'

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Russian President Putin, in a video address to his nation, described the attack on Ukraine as an act of self defense. It came as the U.N. Security Council was once again holding an emergency meeting.

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