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Joseph Arana Sanchez (center) rehearses on his guitar ahead of a benefit concert for fellow Ukrainians living in Vermont.

This Vermont couple created a home for Ukrainian refugees with a focus on children with disabilities

Ukraine

Theresa and Scott Cianciolo founded Agape Ministries, a Christian nonprofit that works with children and adults with developmental disabilities in Ukraine. After they stopped traveling to Ukraine due to the war, they raised money to create a home for refugees and children with disabilities in Vermont.

The World

Caps for sale! A visit with Aretha Franklin’s milliner

Arts, Culture & Media

Teenage Rider Wins Mongol Derby

Sports

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee a sign of the evolution, rise of the British monarchy

Global Politics

As Kentucky Derby nears, horse racing in America reaches a crossroads

Arts, Culture & Media

Pedro Gomez’s ESPN Interview in Spanish Sparks Anger and Ugly Reaction

Sports

After winning Major League Baseball’s home run contest this week, Cuban-born Yoenis Cespedes was interviewed by ESPN’s Pedro Gomez. Gomez was blasted by many on Twitter for speaking Spanish. Host Marco Werman speaks with Gomez about the angry reaction.

Fancy Hats and High Heels for Ireland’s Renowned Horse-Racing Festival

Arts, Culture & Media

Today’s Geo Quiz features an Irish city that has hosted a summer horse racing festival going back as far as the 1860’s.

World Series: Bringing Baseball Alive for the BBC

Sports

The World’s Clark Boyd catches up with Simon Brotherton and Josh Chetwynd, who are tasked with bringing the World Series alive for the BBC audience in Britain.

The World

Coal Suit Derby

Connecticut recently filed the latest in a spate of lawsuits concerning coal plants and air pollution. But commentator Suzanne Elston says that the players in this court-bound drama would do better to focus their energies on reducing pollution in their own backyard.

The Living on Earth Almanac

This week, facts about wild horses. The Kentucky Derby features some of the most well-bred equines, but in the western U.S. wild horses still roam free.