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to defend his nation against Russia.

President Trump has hinted at the idea of selling Tomahawk missiles to pressure Russia into one-on-one ceasefire talks with Ukraine.

Russian President Putin and Trump plan to meet in Hungary later this month.

Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S.

says that massive overnight attacks on his nation shows that Moscow's real attitude towards peace is insincere.

New research finds that vigorous mental exercise can produce biological changes in a person's brain.

NPR's John Hamilton has the tales.

NPR is mourning the loss of one of its founders.

Susan Stamberg has died at the age of 87.

Stamberg was the first woman in the U.S.

to anchor a nightly national news program.

She retired last month.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is among the agencies cutting jobs during the government shutdown.

As NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports, many of the 300 HUD employees targeted for layoffs have positions in fair housing.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reporting.

Farmers are suffering as a result of the shutdown.

As Frank Mars of member station KCUR reports, farmers have lost government subsidies and a promised bailout is stalled.

President Trump has threatened U.S.