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Russian forces called in airstrikes on a besieged steel factory in the southern city of Mariupol, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would meet in Kyiv with two top American officials.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Carlos del Rio of Emory School of Medicine how we should be thinking about mitigating coronavirus infections now two years into the pandemic.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke at a press conference about the ongoing Russian assault on his country and announced a visit by U.S. officials.

Signaling renewed support for Ukraine, the U.S. says it will slowly return diplomats back to the Ukrainian capital. It also promised new military aid for the besieged country.

The Jayhawks were at the forefront of the modern "alt-country" sound. There first album, 1991's Hollywood Town Hall, is a favorite of music critics and a devoted fan base. Now the Jayhawks have a new album and a new passion for spreading the word. Hear full-length cuts from their live performance in NPR's Studio 4A.

The World Health Organization lifts its warning against travel to Toronto, citing improved measures to stop the spread of SARS. But travel advisories remain in effect for Hong Kong and several provinces in China, where more than 150 people have died after contracting the disease. Hear NPR's Joanne Silberner and Laurie Garrett of Newsday.

Two hundred years ago today, the United States signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty. For about 4 cents an acre, America more than doubled its size, helping fulfill Thomas Jefferson's dreams for westward expansion -- all without the firing of a single shot. All Things Considered commemorates one of the sweetest real-estate deals of the millennium.

The U.N. Security Council prepares to address humanitarian needs, sanctions and political restructuring in postwar Iraq. A State Department official says the United States plans to introduce a new resolution urging the lifting of U.N. sanctions, but some countries have suggested they should remain in place until the U.N. verifies Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

NPR's Scott Simon reports from Baghdad on the booming black market sale of guns in the Iraqi capital. American troops are confiscating unauthorized weapons when they can find them.

The SARS death toll in Toronto reaches 21, but Canadian officials say the outbreak of the deadly respiratory disease is under control. They cite a decline in the number of people in quarantine, a decrease in new cases. But hospitals fear the spread of SARS among employees. Hear NPR's Richard Knox.