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Kerlie Leonce wasn’t always proud to be Haitian. A first-generation American, Leonce doesn’t speak Creole and, a times, felt ostracized because of it, as if she always had to prove herself to other Haitians. At one point, Leonce even began

‘It was just madness inside.’ Gunman kills 4 people at Tulsa hospital complex  CNN ‘It Has Happened Yet Again’: Shooting At Tulsa Oklahoma Hospital Kills Four  MSNBC Four People Killed in Shooting at Tulsa Medical Center  The New York Times Update: Five dead

China declared victory over Shanghai’s coronavirus outbreak as the nation reported its fewest new cases in more than three months, vindicating Covid Zero in the eyes of Beijing despite the policy’s rising economic and social toll. A report on the

A former leader of Colombia’s once-powerful Cali drug cartel has died in prison in the US, his family has said.

California cracks down on water use as it sees its most severe drought ever  NPR Southern California water restrictions take effect Wednesday, amid severe drought  The Washington Post California ‘crippling drought’ leads to strict water restrictions – BBC News  BBC News Editorial: Back

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 99 of the invasion  The Guardian US to send Ukraine longer-range rockets in latest aid package – BBC News  BBC News Russia: US rocket shipments to Ukraine are ‘adding fuel to the fire’  Fox News Moscow

A complicated effort to ship grain stranded by the Russia-Ukraine war is showing progress.

Ukraine’s president said that supplying his country with long-range weapons doesn’t increase the risk of it attacking Russian territory, despite its invasion.

As tensions grow with China, the Biden administration is forging closer ties to Taiwan in areas such as trade and supply chains.

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly follows up with Ha Chuong and Nadav Davidai, a married couple who lives in Shanghai, about what it’s like to return to life outside of their apartment.