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The man who leads the criminal division at the Justice Department has a powerful personal story: one of his brothers died in gun violence and another is a police officer. Read More at NPR

Common chemical elements are created in stars like our sun. But heavy elements, like iron, are thought to form in massive stars that explode and spew material — though it might be more complicated. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Asma Khalid talks with Rachel Balkovec, the new manager of the Tampa Tarpons and the first woman to manage a team at any level in Major League Baseball history. Read More at NPR

Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement Thursday. President Biden says he hasn’t decided who will fill the vacancy, but says he will keep his promise to name a Black woman to the bench. Read More at NPR

Over the past couple of months, Amy Schneider has dominated on Jeopardy! Schneider’s defeat came Wednesday night, but her run has cemented her as one of the greatest contestants in show history. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Asma Khalid speaks with Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana, about the America Competes Act of 2022, which the House introduced. He was a co-sponsor of the bi-partisan version in 2021. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian politician Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze about Ukraine’s relationship with the world, which she and many others are counting on as Russia threatens to invade. Read More at NPR

A test of Central Michigan University’s new messaging system “inadvertently” told 58 students they won an award that provides full tuition, room and board, money toward books and supplies and $5,000. (Image credit: Al Goldis/AP file photo) Read More at NPR

Amid the crisis with Russia, some Ukrainians say their president has come up short. Others, like some of the ones skating in front of the office of the president, say they still support him. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Bridgett Everett about her new HBO show, Somebody Somewhere. It’s about what may happen if someone like her went back to live in her small Kansas hometown. Read More at NPR