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Plummeting world coffee prices have meant the end of jobs for hundreds of thousands of coffee pickers. In Nicaragua the crisis has reached desperate levels. Without work, coffee pickers are homeless and beginning to starve. NPR's Gerry Hadden reports from Nicaragua.

This highly contagious virus first appeared only about two months ago — and already it's killed around 23 million chickens and turkeys.

Host Linda Wertheimer reports on a twin explosion we're experiencing in the United States. Dr. Barbara Luke of the University of Michigan's Division of Prenatal Epidemiology talks about some of the reasons.

They have been impersonating federal agents since early 2020, the FBI says. They allegedly offered favors to several Secret Service agents, including one assigned to the first lady's detail.

One of Europe's poorest countries, Moldova has a separatist region that hosts 1,500 Russian troops. Since the Ukraine war, Moldova has applied to join the EU, even as it keeps a policy of neutrality.

Felix, the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete in history, announced her decision on Instagram. The 36-year-old has won 11 Olympic medals over the course of her career.

More people are seeking plant-inclusive and animal product-free meals. But satisfying vegan and vegetarian diets is not easy in Bloomington-Normal.

Experts say the loss of the Moskva — the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet — is significant both symbolically and militarily, even if it doesn't deal a decisive blow to Russia's overall operations.

Countries in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia are counting more cases of vaccine-derived polio. Researchers are developing a new vaccine to try to end the spread of the wild type of virus.

After Russia's lead warship in the Black Sea sank, NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to retired Adm. James Foggo about the impact on Russian dominance in the Black Sea and the war in Ukraine.