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Skater Whose Parents Died in Plane Crash Says They Changed Flights
Maxim Naumov, a figure skater whose parents Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov died in the American Airlines plane crash in January, shared they had switched their flight shortly before the tragedy. Maxim Naumov shared a heartbreaking detail about his parents’ deaths. The figure skater, whose parents Evgenia “Zhenya” Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were among the…
This Women’s History Month, readers tell NPR about the women who changed their lives
Suzanne Nuyen In 1982, the U.S. celebrated its first Women’s History Week. Four years later, Congress passed a law designating March as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, presidents have issued a series of proclamations to celebrate the achievements women have made in U.S. history. This month, NPR’s Up First newsletter celebrates the women who have…
Israel has changed since Donald Trump’s last term – has he?
Donald Trump has made an impact on the Middle East even before he sits down in the Oval Office to start his second term as president. He cut through the delaying tactics that Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in alliance with his ultranationalist coalition partners, had used to avoid accepting the ceasefire deal that Joe…
‘I changed jobs, work nights, and we still can’t afford a home’
Ten-year-old Elliot, who is a big Pokemon fan, says he would like to put posters up and decorate his magnolia-coloured bedroom walls. It’s one of the things he and his four brothers would do if they had a permanent home. Parents Sam and Jason have been living in temporary accommodation with their five boys for…
Now a key playmaker – how the role of a goalkeeper changed
How the role of a goalkeeper changed For many years the role of the goalkeeper was to keep the ball out of their net and then get it as far up the pitch as possible. But over the past decade their duties have steadily evolved. They are now heavily involved in a team’s tactical play…