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According to a new report, Nicki Minaj is one of the few top female songwriters in an industry where 57% of songs have no female writers.

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  • Music

Women are still missing in the music industry, especially behind the scenes

According to a new study, fewer than 4% of producers making songs on the Billboard Top 100 last year were women — a number that hasn't changed much over the past decade.

March 31, 2022
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Jada Pinkett Smith attends the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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  • National

The long history of Black hair in America took center stage at the Oscars

Will Smith smacked Chris Rock over an insensitive joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair. Many in Black hair care saw it as an unfortunate but important moment.

March 29, 2022
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Will Smith holds his Oscar for best actor in a leading role for <em>King Richard</em> at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

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  • Movies

Should Will Smith have been allowed to collect an Oscar after he slapped Chris Rock?

When the moment came for the Oscar show's producers to step up and say that someone who commits violence on live television doesn't get their moment in the winners' circle, the producers blinked.

March 29, 2022
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
Some of the likely AI-generated faces from fake LinkedIn profiles identified by Stanford University researchers. The central positioning of the eyes is a telltale sign of a computer-created face.

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  • Technology

That smiling LinkedIn profile face might be a computer-generated fake

Stanford researchers uncovered more than 1,000 of these LinkedIn profiles. A technology that has been used to promote misinformation online has now entered the corporate world.

March 27, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Demonstrators stand around a peace sign during a vigil for Ukraine near the European Union headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. Activists are calling on EU leaders to impose a full ban on Russian fuel.

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  • World

Russia's invasion of Ukraine transforms Europe's political and military landscape

As Russia's war in Ukraine grinds through its fourth week, President Vladimir Putin's greatest accomplishment so far may be one he never intended: a unified Europe.

March 24, 2022
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks as he arrives for a visit of the Joint Operations Command of the German armed forces in Schwielowsee near Berlin, March 4.

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  • World

With war on its doorstep, Germany plans a major military buildup

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's plan to boost defense spending could remake Germany's beleaguered military into the strongest armed forces in Europe — an idea that has met resistance in the past.

March 22, 2022
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz
Conductor and vocal Putin supporter Valery Gergiev is among those who have had shows canceled for failing to denounce the Russian president.

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  • Arts & Life

Some see hints of McCarthyism in the cultural boycott of Russia

As more and more cultural institutions cut ties with Russian artists and performers, there are questions about whether such actions are effective and ethical.

March 18, 2022
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong
Spain's government said this week it impounded this superyacht called "Valerie," moored in Barcelona, saying it belonged to a Russian oligarch.

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  • World

Why so many Russian billionaires are called oligarchs

Many of the sanctions the U.S. and EU have imposed on Russia are meant to target some of the country's wealthiest. But what's the difference between a "normal" billionaire and an "oligarch"?

March 15, 2022
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By:
  • Wynne Davis

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  • Education

Why your student loan payments may be delayed (again)

Payments on federal student loans have been paused for two years, and the Biden administration appears to be considering extending the pause beyond May.

March 14, 2022
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Billy Joel plays in Moscow in 1987.

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  • Arts & Life

Once, cultural ties to Russia were deliberate and hopeful. Now, they're eroding

Russia's growing isolation in the cultural world is poignant for those who remember optimistic outreach of the 80s and 90s.

March 13, 2022
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Billy Joel plays in Moscow in 1987.

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  • Arts & Life

Once, cultural ties to Russia were deliberate and hopeful. Now, they're eroding

Russia's growing isolation in the cultural world is poignant for those who remember optimistic outreach of the 80s and 90s.

March 13, 2022
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By:
  • Linda Holmes

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  • Science

Video analysis reveals Russian attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant veered near disaster

An NPR analysis of security footage and photos following the attack on Europe's largest nuclear power plant shows that many of the plant's critical safety systems were in the field of Russian fire.

March 11, 2022
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel,
  • Meredith Rizzo,
  • and 2 more
President Biden's approval ratings have risen since he delivered the State of the Union address Tuesday, according to a new NPR/<em>PBS NewsHour</em>/Marist poll.

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  • Politics

Biden gets a bounce after the State of the Union, NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows

After Tuesday's speech, the president saw a significant jump with Democrats and independents, as he may be seeing a rally-around-the-Ukrainian-flag moment.

March 04, 2022
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
The main newsroom of Russian outlet Sputnik News in Moscow on April 27, 2018.

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  • Technology

Tech's crackdown on Russian propaganda is a geopolitical high-wire act

Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft are taking steps to curb Russian propaganda, but they don't want to be kicked out of the country and limit Russians' access to their platforms.

March 02, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
U.S. President Biden delivers the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol House Chamber on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

5 takeaways from Biden's State of the Union address

The president painted an optimistic view of life amid the pandemic in front of a much more unified-looking Congress than in past years.

March 02, 2022
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
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