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Winter has come with hardships from war, but life in Kyiv goes on. Soldiers attend church. Opera performances continue. People go ice skating and shop at holiday markets, using headlamps in the dark. (Image credit: Pete Kiehart for NPR) Read More at NPR

More than 200 million people — about 60% of the U.S. population — were under a winter weather advisory or warning on Friday, the National Weather Service said. More than 3,000 flights were canceled. (Image credit: Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP) Read More at NPR

El Paso has scrambled to move migrants off the streets and into shelters as temperatures plummet below freezing, but federal law dictates which migrants can stay inside city facilities. (Image credit: Jim Urquhart for NPR) Read More at NPR

Filipino workers come to the United Arab Emirates seeking opportunity and to support relatives back home. Christmas isn’t a UAE holiday, so many will work — but also manage to find joy and community. (Image credit: Nino Consorte for NPR) Read More at NPR

Montana is a tough place to be homeless. The state’s annual ceremony memorializing homeless people who’ve died, happened to fall on one of the coldest nights of the year. Read More at NPR

NPR’s A Martinez speaks with Brigadier General Parker Wright, the NORAD commander at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado, about the origins and methodology of the Santa tracker. Read More at NPR

In this week’s StoryCorps, a husband and wife, who were chosen to decorate the White House for Christmas, tell the story of how they met. Read More at NPR

After more than 50 years in business, Record Revolution, a beloved record store in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is closing its doors for good. Read More at NPR

Tens of thousands of Afghans came to the U.S. after the 2021 Taliban takeover, but they don’t have legal status. A bipartisan bill in Congress to grant that status has been blocked. Read More at NPR

Mobile home park residents often face eviction when parks are sold. Some states give residents first rights to buy them, and a nonprofit helps with financing. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 12, 2022.) Read More at NPR