the situation in Crimea

There is a lot happening in our world right now and I feel like I'm hyper aware because we have started listening to NPR in our kitchen when getting ready for the day.  They are often discussing the situation in Crimea.  Brad is getting really tired of all the coverage---the media is very thorough, but I think it's been so long since we have heard news that we forgot how often they mention the top news story.