Ukranian forces are still holding off russian assaults in kiev and other major cities. The strength of the resistance may have surprised russia's president, vladimir puten. And there's a broad perception that in police work and court trials, eye witness testimony isn't infallible. We look at new studies aimed at getting to the truth that witnesses hold.
On the ground, Ukrainian resistance is holding—so far—and Vladimir Putin’s nuclear posturing reveals a crumbling of his plans. Meanwhile the international response grows more serious and more united. We examine President Joe Biden’s savvy Supreme Court pick, Ketanji Brown Jackson. And how to get around the fact that eyewitness testimony can be fuzzy or change over time.
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