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NPR’s Adrian Florido talks with Jacky Hunt-Broersma, an amputee ultra-marathoner who just broke a record for running 104 marathons in 104 days. Read More at NPR

A Japanese chemist identified umami in the early 1900s, but it took a century for his work to be translated into English. NPR’s Short Wave podcast looked into why it took so long to be recognized. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with San Miguel county commissioner Max Trujillo about the latest news on fighting the Hermit’s Peak wildfire. Read More at NPR

After the 2020 election, then-President Trump told Republican canvassers not to certify the results giving Biden a victory. Some say they’ve been removed from their posts for resisting that pressure. Read More at NPR

More civilians are being evacuated Monday from a steel facility in Mariupol, Ukraine. But thousands of soldiers remain, many of whom are injured and have been holed up for weeks. Read More at NPR

Former officer Edsaul Mendoza is charged with first-degree murder and other charges. (Image credit: Matt Rourke/AP) Read More at NPR

Thomas Webster, a 20-year NYPD veteran, was the first Capitol riot defendant to be tried on an assault charge and the first to present a jury with a self-defense argument. (Image credit: AP) Read More at NPR

Lila Hoffa used to struggle to express herself in writing. But her third-grade teacher realized it wasn’t a “typical” writing problem and helped Hoffa find a way to make her stories come to life. (Image credit: Christine Newell) Read More at NPR

Journalist Mark Follman says that understanding the psychology of shooters and intervening where appropriate can help prevent massacres from happening. His new book is Trigger Points. (Image credit: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Israeli officials are calling for an apology after Sergey Lavrov said the Hitler “had Jewish origins.” It’s the strongest condemnation of Russia by Israel since the war in Ukraine began in February. (Image credit: Alexander Zemlianichenki/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR