Vanessa Romo
Stories
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What's on your TikTok page? U.S. looks to scour tourists' online profiles
Foreign visitors who are eligible to bypass the visa application process may soon have to turn over five years' worth of social media history to enter the U.S., under a new Trump administration plan.
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A 101-year-old runs the largest nutcracker museum in the U.S. Here's a look inside
Arlene Wagner has been collecting nutcrackers for nearly 50 years. Now, she's got one of the largest collections in the world, housed at the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Washington.
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LA's booming gothicumbia scene mixes goth counterculture and traditional cumbia music
The booming gothicumbia scene in Los Angeles mashes together goth counterculture with traditional Latin American cumbia music.
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LA's booming gothicumbia scene mixes goth counterculture and traditional cumbia music
The booming gothicumbia scene mixes goth counterculture with traditional Latin American cumbia music — into a fun, bombastic mix of styles. Los Angeles is an incubator of this type of cultural trend.
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Witnesses describe terror and courage during the Minneapolis school shooting
Parishioner Cathrine Spandel said worshippers at Annunciation Catholic Church in south Minneapolis had just finished a psalm when gunfire erupted. "It seemed like it went on forever," she said.
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Are 'COVID kindergarteners' ready for school?
More than 3.6 million children born in 2020 amid the COVID-19 global pandemic are walking into elementary schools across the country this fall.
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It's 2025, the year we decided we need a widespread slur for robots
People all over TikTok and Instagram are using the word "clanker" as a catch-all for robots and AI. Here's a deep dive into the origins of the pejorative and an explanation of why it's spreading.
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The legacy of Hulk Hogan's sex tape scandal
The 2016 legal battle raised questions about the line between freedom of expression and privacy, and what is actually newsworthy. Questions that needed to be reexamined in light of the invention of the internet, according to law experts.
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What's it like to have Frank Lloyd Wright design your house? This 101-year-old knows
Roland Reisley is the last original client of Frank Lloyd Wright, still living in the Usonian home designed by the famed architect. Even after 73 years, he told NPR, he still marvels at the beauty of the home.
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What's it like to have Frank Lloyd Wright design your house? This 101-year-old knows
Tucked into the woods of Pleasantville, N.Y., lies Usonia — a cooperative community created in part by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. One resident is 101 years old.
