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Ukrainian officials reject a Russian demand to abandon the besieged port city of Mariupol, where "death is everywhere." / The Associated Press
Zelenskiy: Russia's destruction of Mariupol is a terror that will be "remembered for centuries to come." / Reuters
The last journalists in Mariupol explain how they were able to escape. / The Associated Press
Philip Gourevitch: Genocide is not defined by the scale of certain criminal acts, but the enormity of criminal intent. / The New Yorker
The German finance minister calls for a renewed attempt to secure a free trade agreement with the United States. / Deutsche Welle
Afghanistan's last finance minister, now an Uber driver in DC, struggles with everything that went wrong. / The Washington Post
Shell directors are being sued for failing to devise a strategy in line with the Paris Agreement. / Grist
New York City pays bounty hunters to document parked trucks that idle their engines for more than three minutes. / The New York Times
It's 70 degrees warmer than normal in eastern Antarctica. / PBS
An alpine lodge that straddles the continental divide in Canada is now too perilous to visit, due to climate change. / Inside Climate News
Malawi records the first case of wild polio in 30 years. / The Guardian
The Covid-19 vaccine market begins to get crowded just as demand starts to contract. / STAT
Companies want to advertise their products inside your dreams. / The Hustle
Drivers would be advised not to jump their Teslas over a hill in Los Angeles. / Twitter
The quarterfinals in the 2022 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes, begin today! / The Tournament of Books
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