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Ukraine's culture minister said his country's allies could stop Russia from weaponizing its culture by temporarily boycotting Russian artists, including The Nutcracker composer Tchaikovsky.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Phillip Goff of the Center for Policing Equity about how the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis speaks to larger issues with police department culture and diversity.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. permanent representative to NATO, about anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine.

Couples have filed petitions to India's Supreme Court seeking the legalization of same-sex marriage. The decision could make India the second economy in Asia after Taiwan to recognize the unions.

NPR catches up with Anitta, the most popular singer to come out of Brazil in years, who's up for a Grammy for Best New Artist.

President Obama is expected to work around Congress more this year. One of the things he will do is issue an executive order to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers. Steve Inskeep talks to presidential adviser John Podesta about Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night.

Her coffin left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession to Westminster Hall.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page about Nancy Pelosi's decision to step down as House Speaker after 20 years and what's next for Democrats.

China's Xi Jinping says he has a peace plan for Ukraine and wants to mediate an end to the war. Ukraine and its neighbors are skeptical.

The U.S., and much of the world, has settled into a scorching weekend with temperatures reaching well over a hundred in the Southwest.