heart, head, voice - Wade had it all. First met him covering Columbine - before 'school shooting' and 'mass shootings' were routine nightmares. Will miss him dearly. RIP brother Wade
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"If we had more time, these guys would last longer."
Foreign military trainers say they may only get 3 to 5 days to train Ukrainian conscripts before they are sent to front. US Army boot camp = 10 weeks. Pressure to send soldiers to front is intense @NPRnpr.org/2023/03/27/116493541…
"They destroy everything they touch" says 20-year old Ukrainian survivor of a Russian missile strike against 9-story apartment buildings in Zaporizhzhia
"Why do they aim at civilians?"
Report for @AC360 with @andersoncooper@tboothhk@bexwright1@KonovalovaOlha#Ukraine
An explosion in Fallujah, Iraq left three dead, a dozen wounded, and for high-ranking officials... a dilemma. Find out why the truth was kept from survivors, families, and the American public, on Taking Cover - a new series from NPR’s Investigations Unit. n.pr/3yTE5Bm
Thanks for allowing me to be one of the people sharing a reflection of Iraq 20 years after the invation, @NPR - honored to be heard alongside these powerful voices. buff.ly/3TuMULp
With 7.7" (19.5 cm) of #snow over the last day, '22/'23 has passed '82/'83 as the 2nd snowiest season (Oct 1 - Sept 30) since the CSSL was built in 1946! We now have a season total of 677" (56.4 feet, 17.2 m).
Still far from #1 but we'll get closer over the next week.
#CAwx
Arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin by International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes including deporting Ukrainian children bbc.in/40enDaz
Spokesperson for 🇷🇺 foreign affairs ministry Zakharova said: "Russia bears no obligations on the decisions of ICC Rome Statute"
All war criminals think they are above any courts or justice systems. But I am sure that Putin and his people will get their Nuremberg - or the Hague.