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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

The flu is spreading rapidly across the U.S. this season, and it is expected to get worse. And, protests have erupted across Iran over the country’s troubled economy.

For many people from former Soviet countries, New Year’s is a big holiday feast time. A Ukrainian restaurant in Washington gives NPR a taste of what’s on the menu.

When it comes to serious mental illness, family caregivers are crucial partners. But often, they must fend for themselves. A new solution offers them support.

Tariffs, inflation, and other federal policies have battered U.S. farmers’ bottom lines. Now many farmers say the expiration of federal health care subsidies will make their coverage unaffordable.

One of the earliest mentions of New Year’s resolutions appeared in a Boston newspaper in 1813. But the practice itself can be traced back to the Babylonians.

At a neighborhood park, a young boy noticed Natalie’s young foster daughter using a walker. His reaction left Natalie with an unexpected feeling of hope for the future.

Experts say Biden’s focus on addiction health care saved tens of thousands of lives and slowed fentanyl smuggling. Trump scrapped Biden’s approach in favor of military strikes.