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'Relevance beyond the personal,' Seattle author recounts sexism, discrimination in medical field

As a young teenager, local author Patricia Grayhall recalls believing she was the only lesbian in Arizona. Her new memoir recounts her struggle to earn a medical degree, explore her sexuality, and weather the sexism and discrimination rampant in the medical field of the 1970s.
- Libby Denkmann
The family of George Floyd plans to file a $250 million lawsuit against Ye

The announcement of the lawsuit comes after Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, made comments about Floyd's death on the podcast Drink Champs.
- Matt Adams
Without more federal money, what will regional theaters do?

Subscriptions and ticket sales are down, but theater is needed more than ever. What theaters are doing to survive.
- Sonari Glinton
There are more women on TV but ageism persists, says new study

Streamers and broadcasters are putting slightly more women in front of and behind the camera according to Boxed In, an annual study. But ageism persists.
- Elizabeth Blair
'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' won't be on TV this year. Here's how to watch

For only the second time since it was released 56 years ago, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown will not be airing on television. Here's how you can watch it.
- Matt Adams
'Everybody put their hearts on the field,' as the Mariners' playoff run ends

The six-plus hour long game was one of the longest playoff games ever played. But fans were willing to wait; they waited for the Mariners to return to the playoffs for 21 years.
- Natalie Akane Newcomb
She survived a mass shooting in 2015, and she's sharing her story in a graphic novel

NPR's Juana Summers talks with artist Kindra Neely about her debut graphic novel, Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting.
- Alejandra Marquez Janse
It turns out the models for many relaxer brands in the '90s didn't use those products

Many of the models even shared that the silky, glossy hairstyles were accomplished with a hot comb and mousse. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Refinery29 writer Adama Munu about the scandal.
- Michel Martin
Writer Kiese Laymon receives a MacArthur Fellowship

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with writer Kiese Laymon about what receiving a MacArthur Fellowship means to him and who shapes his writing.
- Megan Lim
Climate protesters throw soup on Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' painting in London

Members of a group that wants to halt new oil and gas projects threw soup over the masterpiece in London's National Gallery, but caused no discernible damage to the glass-covered painting.
- The Associated Press

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