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World leaders gather in Kyiv to mark second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion Show more As it enters its third year of war, Ukraine is calling for increased international support. US aid is help up in Congress, while Ukraine’s long-awaited counter offensive has not made the progress Kyiv and its allies had hope for. Russian…

The secret to lasting love might just be knowing how to fight The secret to lasting love might just be knowing how to fight If you love someone, learn to fight with them. Life Kit speaks with two psychologists to explain how to navigate fights with loved ones. Read the full article here

Former Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell made headlines for the $800,000 in cash stuffed in shoeboxes found when he died. For more than half a century, a Powell-established $250,000 trust sustained his legacy. But the account that maintained his birthplace as a museum will soon run dry. AP How do you honor a legend?…

An outpost of The Second City has opened in Brooklyn. Above, the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan skyline are pictured at sunset. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images The sketch comedy and improv group, The Second City, is famously named for its location: Chicago. And while some of its illustrious graduates, like Stephen Colbert and Tina…

Mark Ruffalo is nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in Poor Things. He plays a hilarious debauched lawyer who seduces Emma Stone’s character. Ruffalo has also appeared in Marvel movies as the Incredible Hulk. For that role he had to act in a motion capture suit. “It’s the man-canceling suit.…

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. AOC on The Green New Deal’s Anniversary (First) | New York’s Unfulfilled Legal Cannabis Rollout (Starts at 28:30) | Shirley Chisholm’s Historic Bid for the Presidency (Starts at 48:00) If you don’t subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that…

To celebrate Presidents’ Day, we’re revisiting interviews that would EASILY win the popular vote, including Ray Romano, Rosie Perez, Steve Earle, and more!Get access to bonus episodes, sponsor-free listening, and the chance to participate in a quiz with Peter Sagal when you sign up for Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!+ at plus.npr.org/waitwait.Learn more about sponsor…

Debbie’s Toyota has a brake noise, and because she lives near a repair shop she’s become very accomplished at mimicking various automotive sounds. It’s music to our ears on this episode of the Best of Car Talk. Get access to hundreds of episodes in the Car Talk archive when you sign up for Car Talk+…

U.S. President Joe Biden talks briefly with reporters after returning to the White House in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images This week the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos were children, establishing a legal precedent that will affect reproductive rights in the state. The court argued that the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act “applies…

Friday on the NewsHour, on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we speak to a top State Department official and a Ukrainian soldier about the state of the war. The boyfriend of a dual Russian-American citizen speaks out after she was arrested in Russia. Plus, with Nikki Haley struggling to close the gap…