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Kindergarteners wear masks while listening to their teacher amid the COVID-19 pandemic at Washington Elementary School in Lynwood, Calif., on Jan. 12. Gov. Gavin Newsom delayed a closely watched decision on lifting California's school mask mandate on Feb. 14 even as other Democratic governors around the country dropped them.

Many parents are angry over COVID policies. They could be key to GOP 2022 gains

Republicans believe COVID-19 policies largely backed by Democrats are causing a schism among parents of school-age children and that will help the GOP win elections this year up and down the ballot.

As COVID spread in federal prisons, many at-risk inmates tried and failed to get out

Federal prisons saw a significant rise in deaths during the pandemic years, NPR found. Of those who died from COVID-19, nearly all were elderly or had health conditions, and many had tried to get out.

Placards featuring ruling and opposition presidential candidates hang over a street in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2022.

In South Korea, the 'Squid Game Election' campaign gets ugly

Negative campaigns are aggravating South Korea's already severe political divide as presidential elections approach on Wednesday.

Nurses perform timed breathing exercises on a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the la Timone hospital in Marseille, southern France on Dec. 31, 2021.

Death toll surpasses 6 million for the pandemic now in its 3rd year

Health care experts say that confirmed deaths represent a fraction of the true number of deaths due to COVID because of limited testing.

Alpha Rhythms - 3/6/22

Alpha Rhythms with Juliet Fromholt from 3/6/22, from WYSO Music On Demand.

A Ukrainian family flees Kyiv to safer ground

A Ukrainian family makes its way from Kyiv to the Polish border and safety.

Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell on the ongoing fight for voting rights

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) about the current fight over voting rights and redistricting in her home state of Alabama.

People arrive by train to Lviv, Ukraine, and head to the station's exit.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 6)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Dear Green Place - 3/6/22

The Dear Green Place with Cindy Funk from 3/6/22, from WYSO Music On Demand.

The kids at West Side Elementary in Healdsburg, Calif., handed out Peptoc hotline cards to the public to help spread the word about the project.

Press 3 for a pep talk from kindergartners. A new hotline gives you options for joy

What started as an art project at a California elementary school has gone viral. The free hotline offers wise advice and encouraging messages from kids to anyone who calls.

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