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These Ukrainians are trying to rebuild their lives at home — despite renewed Russian strikes

Ukraine

Recent Russian attacks have damaged power grids and water systems in the capital, Kyiv, but families are returning home, and crews of electrical maintenance workers are being charged with bringing power back to the city.

Princess Diana walks through a minefield in Angola, 1997

The day Princess Diana stepped into an active minefield

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Bonus Track: ‘A Light in the Dark’

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Kurt talks with Alice Ripley and J. Robert Spencer (who plays Diana’s husband, Dan) about the characters’ complicated relationship. They perform the song live in the studio.

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Bonus Track: A Light In the Dark

Kurt talks with Alice Ripley and J. Robert Spencer (who plays Diana’s husband, Dan) about the characters’ complicated relationship. They perform the song live in the studio.

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