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The internet is gaga over Walton Goggins. Here's why
NPR's Mia Venkat explains to All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro who the internet has been talking about all week.
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Amy Sherald's dream comes true with 'American Sublime' at the Whitney Museum
Amy Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait in 2018, has a major survey of her work opening this week at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
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Award-winning composer William Finn dies at 73
The award-winning composer and lyricist William Finn died this week. He's best known for "Falsettos" and "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
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A new study finds crows can recognize geometric shapes
A new study shows that like humans, crows can recognize geometric regularity, making them the first nonhuman animal known to have this ability.
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Jeff Bridges' new album is a hazy glimpse of his musical adventures in the late 1970s
In the late 1970s, the actor Jeff Bridges and a band of his old high school friends recorded a hazy mix of tunes. Nearly 50 years later, he has released them on his new album "Slow Magic: 1977-1978."
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In his new book, Mark Hoppus talks about the sense of loss when Blink-182 broke up
In his new book, Blink-182 lead singer Mark Hoppus tells the story of how one of the biggest bands in the world broke up -- then overcame all the small things.
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Remembering Dominican merengue vocalist Rubby Pérez
The popular Dominican merengue vocalist Rubby Pérez died after a roof collapsed at a popular nightclub on Tuesday night. Here's what the loss means to the vibrant Dominican merengue scene.
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Drowning in Tariffs, American businesses try to stay afloat
Americans who run different kinds of businesses are trying to figure out what's going on with tariffs and how to respond.
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Fewer law firms are doing pro bono work for causes that are unpopular with Trump
The ripple effects of Trump's actions targeting specific law firms already are being felt beyond boardrooms, in declining interest in pro bono work for causes that are unpopular with the president.
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CDC workers were coordinating hurricane recovery when they were fired
The efforts to assess ongoing mental and physical needs of the community hard hit by Hurricane Helene were canceled.
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Colon cancer survivors who exercise regularly live longer
A new study finds that regular exercise can help colon cancer survivors live longer lives after diagnosis, and in some cases, even longer than people who didn't have cancer.
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How the sainthood of Catholic priest could change a Kansas town
Father Emil Kapaun, a Catholic priest and Korean War hero from Kansas, was recently moved one step closer to canonization as a saint. That could mean big changes for his small hometown.