Your Wednesday Briefing: Ukraine Cracks Down on Corruption

Also, another mass shooting in California and New Zealand’s next leader.

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Marilyn Stafford, a Photojournalist Rediscovered, Dies at 97

She brought a narrative eye and a social consciousness to her work, whether covering refugee crises, celebrities or fashion. But much of it might have been lost.

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Juan Carrito, Italy’s Beloved Brown Bear, Dies In Traffic Accident

The 3-year-old rare Apennine brown bear was killed Monday night. He had become a celebrity because of his forays into human habitats.

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Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Cause of My Misery’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

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Walmart Raises Starting Wages for Store Workers

The retail giant said the minimum wages for those employees would range from $14 to $19 an hour, up from $12 to $18 an hour.

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Turning problem sea algae into a replacement for plastic

Seaweed, including that from unwanted outbreaks, is increasingly being turned into useful products.
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Russia’s War Breathes Life Into Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a news network originally set up as a C.I.A. operation early in the Cold War, is experiencing a renaissance and making a case for its independence.

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