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Advocates want Biden to go further than his plan to allow 100,000 Ukrainian refugees into the U.S., Politico reports. NPR speaks to people who escaped other conflicts. The Washington Post uncovers text messages showing Ginni Thomas urged the White House to pursue unrelenting efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The New Yorker asks whether Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, is a threat to t...

CNN lays out five key questions for Biden's diplomatic trip to Europe, as the war in Ukraine rages. Brittney Griner met with U.S. officials for first time since her detainment in Russia began. ESPN has details. Moscow’s stock market partially reopened after a monthlong shutdown. CNBC has coverage of its early trading, including some wild swings. Vox explains what we learned from Judge Jackso...

The Wall Street Journal explains why Russia’s attack on Ukraine is causing the cost of food in many countries to skyrocket. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s experience as a Supreme Court clerk two decades ago suggests that much of the current court will be familiar to her, a longtime SCOTUS-watcher writes in the Atlantic . He was the last Afghan finance minister before the Taliban took over. No...

The Wall Street Journal breaks down the ongoing Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominee to the Supreme Court.   Bloomberg Businessweek reports that Russians are fleeing their country, leaving behind homes, savings, and cars because they say the Russia they once knew is becoming unrecognizable. Masha Gessen also writes about this exodus for t...

Can sanctioning Russian oligarchs influence Putin’s actions in Ukraine? Bloomberg Businessweek asks an oligarch, in an exclusive interview. As Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis deepens, its young people are stepping up. National Geographic tells their stories. Russia’s war on Ukraine has dramatically increased the price of nickel. The Atlantic looks at how some Americans are now...

Every weekend on Apple News Today, we’ve been bringing you interviews with some of the best journalists and experts. But now we’re changing things up a bit — and don’t worry, it’s good news.  Apple News In Conversation  is becoming its own podcast. Our latest episode is with Jon Stewart, and on it we talk about his new show on Apple TV+, ‘ The Problem...

China can influence Russia, but no one should get their hopes up about Beijing being able to stop the war in Ukraine, Time argues. Recent bomb threats against historically Black colleges and universities are only the latest in a long, violent American history of attempts to keep Black people out of classrooms. The Atlantic lays out why, while ABC News examines what the White House and Congress are...

The Washington Post highlights the museums, libraries, and galleries in Ukraine that are rushing to protect the country’s history, culture, and artifacts from Russian attacks. Vox has key details from a data analysis of Texas primary voting, which shows the impact of restrictive new ID requirements. The state of Tennessee is taking over the finances of a small town, claiming a history of mis...

Ukraine’s president pleaded for more U.S. help in a virtual address to Congress. ABC News covered his speech. Journalist Jason Rezaian was held hostage in Iran. He writes in the Washington Post about why he’s so concerned for the WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was arrested in Russia. One year after the murders targeting spas in Georgia, Asian American women say they feel increasingly u...

The Washington Post explains how the Ukraine capital’s outgunned defenders have kept Russian forces at bay. And it has a story about a woman who’s trying to get back into the besieged city of Mariupol to help her trapped family. The Hill explains why many states are flush with tax revenue, two years after the onset of the pandemic. Marine plastic pollution is a big problem — and,...

Foreign fighters including Americans were at a military training facility in Ukraine when it was hit by a Russian missile strike. They tell BuzzFeed News what it was like — and provide exclusive video. The Wall Street Journal introduces us to more of the foreigners signing up to join Ukraine’s fight against Russia. They left one war and wound up in another. Yemenis, Afghans, and Syrian...

During the trans-Atlantic slave trade, an estimated 12.5 million people who were enslaved traveled from Africa to the Americas, on 36,000 voyages. Roughly a thousand of these vessels sank, but only a few have ever been found. National Geographic explorer and diver Tara Roberts spoke with “Apple News Today” host Duarte Geraldino about her experience identifying and documenting the remains of slave-...

Attacks on Ukrainian civilians are highlighting the country’s position as a major destination for couples seeking surrogate mothers. The Atlantic has the story. Communities have spent billions of dollars settling police-misconduct claims over the past decade. A Washington Post data analysis finds that thousands of officers who were repeatedly accused of wrongdoing were linked with multiple p...

A hotline helps Russians find out if family members in the military have been killed in Ukraine. It’s run by the Ukrainian government. CNN has the story. Bloomberg Businessweek explains why the next big legal fights over abortion access may center on mifepristone, a pill that can end pregnancies. The Wall Street Journal looks at what’s inside Biden’s new executive order on crypto...

BuzzFeed News has the story of a Ukrainian doctor whose professional ethics mean he must treat Russian soldiers who invaded his country. NPR reports on how Russia is arresting anti-war protesters by the thousands. The first January 6 defendant to go to trial has been found guilty on all counts. BuzzFeed News explains how the verdict could influence the next moves for hundreds of other people charg...

The Kremlin spent decades improving its business ties to the West. The Washington Post shows how the invasion of Ukraine destroyed that progress in days. War videos from Ukraine, including very graphic ones, are overwhelming Americans’ social-media feeds in a way that few foreign stories do. The New Yorker examines the impact. The Hill reports on Biden’s planned visit to Texas to focus...

As the death toll rises in Ukraine, family members are struggling to bury their loved ones amid relentless shelling and danger. The Washington Post has the story. Gas prices are getting higher as Western countries consider banning Russian oil imports. The Wall Street Journal has details on a rare U.S. meeting with Venezuelan officials about possibly lifting oil sanctions on their country. Reuters...

NATO member states have been clear they will not directly intervene in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But many Ukrainians are calling on the West to do more. Apple News Today host Duarte Geraldino talks with Ukrainian activist Daria Kaleniuk, who is urging NATO allies to declare a no-fly zone over Ukraine. In response, cohost Shumita Basu speaks with Vox senior correspondent Zack Beauchamp, who...

A Vox reporter lays out the risks of setting up a no-fly zone over Ukraine, and warns that doing so would be tantamount to going to war with Russia.   The New Yorker looks at Russia’s attempts to ban its remaining independent media outlets over their coverage of the war in Ukraine. And Reuters reports on why the EU banned two state-controlled Russian media outlets from broadcasting with...

NPR looks at what Russia’s role in the Syrian civil war tells us about its strategy of targeting civilians during conflict.   The U.S. and its allies may have slapped economy-cratering sanctions on Russia, but some Ukrainian activists say it’s not enough. The Washington Post explains the kind of backup Ukraine is calling for.   Over the past week, Ukraine’s President Vo...

The Washington Post recaps Biden’s first State of the Union address. And Vox analyses what the war in Ukraine tells us about the limits of U.S. power abroad.

The L.A. Times has the latest updates from Ukraine, including the bombardment of Kharkiv, its second-largest city.     The Ukrainian government is recruiting volunteers to join an “I.T. army” to carry out cyberattacks on Russian sites. Wired has the story.     The State of the Union address typically highlights domestic achievements. The Washington Post explains why...

Ukrainian civilians, many with no military training, are taking up arms to defend their country. The Washington Post explains how President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s willingness to defy Vladimir Putin and document it on social media has turned him into a national hero.   The Guardian and the Wall Street Journal report that newly announced sanctions on Russian financial institutions are pois...

This week, Russia launched an unprovoked attack on Ukraine — beginning what could be the largest war in Europe in decades. Apple News Today host Shumita Basu spoke with New Yorker editor David Remnick, a longtime expert on Russia, about how we got here and what this war means for the U.S. and the rest of the world.

The Wall Street Journal reports on how attacks on Ukraine’s capital by Russian forces have intensified. World leaders are condemning Vladimir Putin’s actions. The New Yorker looks at why his attack on Ukraine may qualify him a as war criminal under the Geneva Conventions. Bloomberg looks at how China is being very quiet about what it thinks of Russia’s invasion. The Atlantic argu...