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A lonely day leads to a college poetry prize
The Academy of American Poets gives prizes to university and college students. One of them is Lauren Chumbley.
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SPRING FILM PREVIEW
A selective look at the dramas, rom-coms, action adventures, and would-be blockbusters Hollywood has in store for cinema audiences before Memorial Day.
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Remembering the night Jesse Jackson read 'Green Eggs and Ham' on 'Saturday Night Live'
We look back on Jesse Jackson's 1991 Saturday Night Live appearance reading Green Eggs and Ham in honor of Dr. Seuss. Jackson died on Tuesday at age 84.
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Finland allows same-sex ice dancing teams due to a shortage of male figure skaters
In Olympic ice dancing events, the pairs are always one man and woman. There's a movement to allow same-sex couples to compete, but it has less to do with queer equality than a gender imbalance.
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In the West Bank, a new wall raises fears Palestinians will be cut off from land
Palestinian farmers and shepherds in the occupied territory of the West Bank say new walls and radical Jewish settlers are making life impossible for them.
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Part comedy, part masochism: This stand-up show includes a public roast of each comic
Every Sunday in Austin, there's a comedy show called Banana Phone. Comedians do one minute of stand up material, then the crowd heckles and roasts them until they run out of insults.
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On the streets of Beijing, many wish for economic stability this Lunar New Year
It's the Year of the Fire Horse. In the Chinese zodiac, the fire horse represents action and risk-taking. But on the streets of Beijing, many say they just want stability in this sluggish economy.
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Ramadan in Cairo blends the old and the new
The world's Muslims are preparing for the holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting and prayer. In Cairo, that means shopping for gifts and buying decorations to get into the spirit of the holy month.
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Presidential photos and campaign buttons of the past live on as collectibles
In honor of Presidents' Day, we visit with the folks who collect presidential memorabilia — from pictures of presidential dogs to many many campaign buttons, to deep dives on just one president.
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When the Olympic record is your age! Meet 54-year-old Minnesotan Rich Ruohonen
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the 54-year-old curler, Rich Ruohonen, the oldest American Winter Olympian to ever compete
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Minnesota Democrats blame state Republicans for helping bring on the federal surge
Republicans in the state legislature invited Nick Shirley to the state where he made misleading videos about immigrant fraud and that helped push Minnesota into the ICE surge.
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Extremist rhetoric is often found in government messaging. Who's the target?
In a rare move, the White House took down a racist post last week from one of President Trump's social media accounts. But extremism researchers say it fits a pattern of mainstreaming extremist ideas.