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In Golden Age Hollywood, Film Stars Slid Into Each Others' Telegrams
The new book Letters from Hollywood offers a peek inside the inner workings of the film industry through 137 communiques from luminaries like Audrey Hepburn, Bette Davis and a very young Jane Fonda.
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Fire Hero In Philadelphia Calls Out Eagles' Receiver Nelson Agholor
A Philadelphia man who helped firefighters rescue people from a burning apartment building used his moment in the spotlight to call out one of the Eagles' wide receivers, who had dropped key passes.
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News Brief: Impeachment Inquiry, U.K. Parliament, Climate Report
House Speaker Pelosi launches impeachment inquiry into President Trump. After U.K. court ruling, British lawmakers return to work. The findings of a landmark U.N. climate change report are released.
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Boots Members Of Congress From Offices In VA Hospitals
The lawmakers have been using the offices to meet with veterans. At least one believes the eviction is payback for his tough questioning of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie in April.
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Trump Addresses World Leaders At U.N. General Assembly
President Trump takes the world stage, addressing the U.N. General Assembly in New York. In many ways, it was a speech less for the global leaders and more for viewers back home.
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U.K. Parliament Member Reacts To Supreme Court's Ruling On 'Unlawful' Suspension
Tom Tugendhat, a Conservative Party member of Parliament, responds to news that the British Supreme Court has ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's move to suspend parliament was unconstitutional.
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British Prime Minister Johnson Suffers A Big Brexit Defeat In Court
The U.K.'s Supreme Court Ruled against Boris Johnson. The court said it was illegal when he suspended Parliament five weeks ago, in what was seen as an effort to limit debate on Brexit.
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If Trump Revelations Are True, They Are Impeachable Offenses, Rep. Slotkin Says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, who is one of the latest Democrats to join the call for an inquiry into Trump's conversation with Ukraine's president.
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As Made-To-Order DNA Gets Cheaper, Keeping It Out Of The Wrong Hands Gets Harder
Labs are churning out more and more synthetic DNA for scientists who want to use it to reprogram cells. Some say the technology has outpaced government safety guidelines put in place a decade ago.
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Cows Invade Parking Lot Of Spotted Cow Beer, Seriously
New Glarus Brewing Company makes Spotted Cow beer. Sixteen dairy cows had wandered into the brewery parking lot in the dead of night. Security footage shows the cows were indeed spotted.
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Lenny Kravitz's Sunglasses Were Taken In LA, He Wants Them Back
Kravitz wrote on social media: "They are incredibly sentimental to me, they are vintage and they belonged to a family member." He even created an email account for tips.
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News Brief: Trump-Ukraine Report, U.N. General Assembly, Tortutre In Syria
President Trump is accused of withholding aid to Ukraine ahead of a call with the new leader. Trump speaks today at the U.N. Survivors try to hold Syria's Assad regime accountable for torture.