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This hospital in Port-au-Prince was damaged during an armed attack in November. With the current unrest in Haiti, health-care facilities are at even greater risk as are staff and patients. Richard Pierrin/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Haiti's chaos puts both patients and health-care workers at risk

The unrest has dealt a devastating blow to health care. Staff face the possibility of attack and abduction. Patients could lose their lives en route — or in a hospital where services are curtailed.

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Sloppy Jane: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

National Sloppy Joe Day was Monday so, naturally, we're revisiting Sloppy Jane's Tiny Desk filmed in a Queens coffee shop.

Dominion Voting tabulator machines are shown in use for the Michigan primary election in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Michigan is the last major primary state before Super Tuesday and a critical swing state in November's general election. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

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A pro-Trump attorney is arrested after a hearing over leaking Dominion documents

Stefanie Lambert was arrested by U.S. Marshals after a hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating confidential emails from Dominion Voting Systems.

A new Banksy artwork near Finsbury Park in north London shows a stencil of a person having spray painted tree foliage onto a wall behind a leafless tree. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A new Banksy mural in north London puts a little greenery in a dense neighborhood

Banksy posted before-and-after photos on Instagram of the artwork, which provides a burst of green foliage to a denuded, severely pruned tree in Islington North.

Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, says that a slew of recent incidents ranging from a panel that fell off a plane to another jet losing a wheel on takeoff will cause the airline to review its safety training for employees. Tom Brenner/AP hide caption

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United Airlines' CEO tries to reassure customers that the airline is safe

In a memo to customers, CEO Scott Kirby tried to reassure travelers that safety is the airline's top priority. He said the airline was already planning an extra day of training for pilots.

At their home in Anaheim, Calif., on March 7, Maria Luisa expressed little optimism in recuperating the wages owed to her husband, Saul Pedroza, by the firm RDV Construction. Zaydee Sanchez for KQED hide caption

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Workers have lost millions to California's worst wage thief, but he's still in business

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Two companies owned by Rafael Rivas defrauded more than 1,100 construction workers over years, and was ordered by the state to pay $16.2 million, but he's paid almost none of it. It's a shockingly common result, and it leaves workers like Saul Pedroza struggling.

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A step-by-step guide to planting an edible garden this spring

Transform your outdoor space into a fruit and vegetable garden. Find out which plants to grow, what kind of soil you'll need and whether to start from seeds or transplants.

A step-by-step guide to planting an edible garden this spring

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Angie Atkins, 37, lives with her two kids in an apartment in northwest Philadelphia. She's been on a waitlist for a federal housing voucher, which would help subsidize her rent, for about seven years. Caroline Gutman for NPR hide caption

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Rents are high and housing vouchers are hard to get. So Philly is giving renters cash

The pilot program chose people on the city's long waitlist for housing vouchers to test how much direct cash payments can help. HUD, the federal housing agency, is interested in the possibility.

Rents are high and housing vouchers are hard to get. So Philly is giving renters cash

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Pregnant stingray Charlotte brings in traffic and business to a North Carolina town

Charlotte the stingray in a small North Carolina aquarium has been attracting visitors since she got pregnant without a mate. Businesses in Hendersonville are delighted by the influx.

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