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On the frontlines of Poland's makeshift response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis npr.org/sections/pictu…

NPR: On the front lines of Poland's makeshift response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis npr.org/sections/pictu… NPR NPR visuals team Ari Shapiro Ben de la Cruz (he/him) Matt Ozug #photojournalism #photography #journalism

AP video journalist Msyuslav Chernov reports from the front line, not knowing if he would make it out alive. As one of the last journalists on the ground, death and destruction surrounds him — and he is being hunted by Russian soldiers 📍 Mariupol thetimes.co.uk/article/video-…

Russian soldiers hunted down the last journalists in Mariupol. Here’s how they escaped.

This week, some American outlets shared poll results from a Russian polling firm that showed Putin's approval has increased to 83% -- up from 69% in January. Ayman and Julia Ioffe discuss the credibility of those numbers along with the power of Russian state media.

Five artists with Filipino roots won or received nominations at the Grammy's last night - Olivia Rodrigo, H.E.R., Bruno Mars, rapper Saweetie and Elle King!! buzzfeed.com/kellymartinez/…

Why hasn't my daughter caught COVID? 2 factors likely protect her — and maybe you too npr.org/sections/goats…

My Spanish language learning journey has been an emotional roller coaster. To cope, I made an episode that I wish I could have listened to before I started it. This is for all of you who want to get better at your heritage language(s). I hope it helps! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how…

Girls should not have to learn in secret. They should not have to fear for their safety to go to school. They should not have to find loopholes to follow their dreams. npr.org/sections/goats…

two resto's that I'll miss the most: aBad Saint (for obvious reasons) and our family's favorite breakfast/lunch spot Little Red Fox. dc.eater.com/2022/12/27/235…

This week is heavy here NPR. The layoffs become real and we will lose colleagues who work so hard to put on our programming everyday. We don't know who will go but we know that everyone who is here now... we need them. Tough days ahead.

Waiting for water: It's everywhere in this Colombian city — except in the pipes. In the best of times, residents of La Paz gather water from the pipes in the streets once every two weeks to store in their cisterns. bit.ly/417QzCN by Ben de la Cruz (he/him) via NPR Goats & Soda

Water Mark 🚰 Ben de la Cruz (he/him) NPR Goats & Soda Intermittent supply is commonplace in many countries around the world - I see it all the time in my international work. We take it for granted here in the US.

Imbalances in the labor and rewards of the home and children seem intractable. A program profiled by Christina Noriega & Ben de la Cruz (he/him) for NPR moves the needle for individuals - and could for societies too. npr.org/sections/goats…

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MY FRIEND JUST DID THIS FOR $10k AT THE UMass Women's Basketball GAME!!! #SCtop10

Helped report on the USAID protest yesterday. Protestors mainly directed their anger at tech billionaire turned special govt employee Elon Musk and lawmakers who they said aren't doing enough to try to halt dismantling of USAID. npr.org/2025/02/05/g-s…