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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died after feeling unwell and losing consciousness following a walk on Friday in the penal colony where he was held, according to the country's prison service. He was 47. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters today that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed of his death, and prison medics are working to identify the cause of death.
"Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified yesterday in Georgia to fight off an attempt to remove her from former President Donald Trump's 2020 Georgia election interference case. Trump and other defendants accused her of a conflict of interest stemming from a romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she hired for the probe. They allege Willis benefited financially from the case. Prosecutors insist the relationship did not begin before the Trump probe.
The Israeli military yesterday raided Nasser Hospital, the largest hospital still functioning in the Gaza Strip. Israeli rear admiral Daniel Hagari says the military has proof Hamas has been hiding and operating out of the hospital. They were searching for Hamas fighters and bodies of Israeli hostages. Meanwhile, the deadly airstrikes between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants along Israel's northern border with Lebanon have increased and gone deeper into each country's territory.
Wednesday's shooting at the Chief's Super Bowl parade in Kansas City, Mo., appeared to be the result of a "dispute between several people that ended in gun violence" and not an act of terrorism, according to Police Chief Stacey Graves. Two juvenile suspects are still in custody.
Life advice

Needles can be scary for adults, so imagine what it's like for kids who have never experienced getting a shot before. Pain management research suggests that needle pokes may be children's biggest source of pain in the health care system. The distress can lead to a fear of needles in adulthood, interfering with preventative care. To lessen the sting, Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf, a specialist at the University of California San Francisco, recommends the following steps:
Weekend picks

Check out what NPR is watching, reading and listening to this weekend:
Movies: Perfect Days stars Memoirs of a Geisha actor Kôji Yakusho. The 50-year-old cleans public toilets in Tokyo and seems a little too happy. The film explores themes of life's limitations and asks questions about how to live in the face of need, loneliness and disappointment.
TV: As couples everywhere celebrated Valentine's Day this week, Pop Culture Happy Hour paid tribute to the shows that revolve around friendship and platonic love.
Books: Fourteen Days is a COVID-19 throwback that brings together 36 American and Canadian authors to tell the story of the first two weeks of the pandemic. It achieves a unified voice by not telling you who wrote which story until the very end.
Music: More than 20 years after her hit record This Is Me...Then, Jennifer Lopez released its companion, This Is Me...Now. She tells Morning Edition that falling in love with Ben Affleck was the inciting incident behind both records.
Games: Mario vs Donkey Kong, the exquisitely animated and precisely engineered remake of the 2004 Gameboy Advance game, can be as frustrating as it is fun to play.
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This newsletter was edited by Majd Al-Waheidi. Mansee Khurana contributed.
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