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At a news conference on Thursday in Kiev, Arkady Babchenko answered critics of his staged death. Authorities had announced that he had been fatally shot at his home on Tuesday.

'I Chose To Stay Alive,' Says Russian Journalist Who Faked His Death

Arkady Babchenko, fearing for his life, cooperated with Ukrainian authorities to stage his death and capture his would-be killer. Now come the ethical questions.

With 3 COVID-19 Vaccines Available, Is 1 Better Than The Other?

With a third COVID-19 vaccine authorized, some worry that there will be a two-tier vaccine rollout — with the apparently most effective going to the powerful, rich and well-connected.

Researchers found that when narwhals like these were released from a net, the animals' heart rates dropped even as they were swimming rapidly.

Stressed-Out Narwhals Don't Know Whether To Freeze Or Flee, Scientists Find

After being caught in a net, narwhals appear to get confused about what to do. Researchers say the whales' befuddlement could provide clues about how they will adapt to a changing Arctic.

What voters said about trans rights in the midterms

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kate Sosin, LGBTQ+ reporter for The 19th News, to discuss how voters responded to anti-trans rhetoric in this years midterm elections.

A tweet by Chance the Rapper, shown at the 2017 BET Awards, slamming a racist ad may have illustrated the old adage: "All press is good press."

When A Brand Does Well Even When It's Called 'Racist'

Chance The Rapper took on Heineken for what he saw as a racist ad. Heineken took it down but didn't suffer any consequences. In fact, its stock is up.

Samantha Elauf outside the Supreme Court after the court in February 2015.

Justices: Retailer Can't Refuse To Hire Someone Because She Wears Hijab

Samantha Elauf wore a headscarf to a job interview at an Abercrombie & Fitch store and was denied a position because of it. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that that was clearly wrong.

It's the foundation of psychiatric diagnosis. And it's about to get a makeover

The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is known as the DSM-5. What will the next version be called? That's one of several open questions as the "Bible of psychiatry" goes online.

Beijing Says Apple's iPhone 6 Violates Chinese Design Patent

Beijing's intellectual property authorities have ruled that the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus too closely resemble a smartphone by the Chinese company Shenzhen Baili.

These ice cream cones aren't just delicious — they're works of art

At Heladeria Cadore in Buenos Aires, small-batch, hand-made daily flavors are sculpted into creamy, six-inch ice-cream spires.

The street where Heather Heyer was killed during the Nazi rally in 2017 has been renamed to Heather Heyer Way. Residents in Charlottesville say that day still leaves an impact on the town.

Biden uses Charlottesville to talk about political violence. But he hasn't been there

President Biden says the 2017 Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Va., was a critical moment for the country, and pushed him to run for president against Trump.

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