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Who has (at least) one thumb and has been indicted four times?

Are you a Trump indictment expert by now? Test yourself in this week's news quiz

5:01am August 18, 2023

by Holly J. Morris

Sinister-looking orbs and cosmic question marks haunted the news. There was also a fourth indictment for a certain former president. Were you paying attention?

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USC study reveals Hollywood studios are still lagging when it comes to inclusivity

7:05pm August 17, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

A new University of Southern California report pinpoints areas that need improvement — as well as a few small wins.

Native American grassroots leader Ada Deer dies at 88

5:39pm August 17, 2023

by Hope Kirwan

Ada Deer, the former United States assistant secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs and Native American leader in Wisconsin, has died at age 88.

(From left) executive producer Aaron Korsh sits with actors Meghan Markle, Patrick J. Adams, Gabriel Macht, Gina Torres, Rick Hoffman and Sarah Rafferty of the TV show Suits in 2014.

'Suits' just set a streaming record years after it ended. Here's what's going on

5:32pm August 17, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Is it the writer's strike, the Meghan Markle effect, or some secret third thing?

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The rich history of music in prisons shows how damaged souls can be worth redemption

1:26pm August 17, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

Journalist Maurice Chammah says art and music programs help us understand "there's more to say about [a prisoner] than their crime." Chammah is the author of Let the Lord Sort Them.

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Podcast tile art for Rough Translation, from NPR; MindShift, from KQED; Ride of Passage, from Michigan Radio; Mary & Bill: An Ohio Cold Case, from Ideastream Public Media; Narrative Edge, from GPB; Bodies, from KCRW.

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From a '70s cold case to a cross-country horseback ride, find your new go-to podcast

7:49am August 17, 2023

by The NPR One Team

Whether you're heading back to school or back to the beach, there are plenty of public media podcasts to take with you. Here's the NPR One team's latest list of new and noteworthy releases.

A look at the tumultuous life of 'Persepolis' as it turns 20

5:00am August 17, 2023

by Tahneer Oksman

Marjane Satrapi's memoir has a history of garnering controversy — it's been on the ALA's list of most challenged books and continues to be the subject of debate about inclusion in school curriculums.

Avant-garde music legend John Cale talks about his album 'Mercy'

6:24pm August 16, 2023

John Cale, a legend of avant-garde music, is out with a highly-collaborative album called Mercy at the age of 80.

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Priceless connections to Hawaii's ancient past were lost when cultural center burned

5:28pm August 16, 2023

by Jonaki Mehta

Most Lahaina structures lost were homes, but the Na'Aikane o Maui Cultural and Research Center held artifacts of Native Hawaiian history and was a gathering place for the indigenous community.

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The works of a hundred Latin American women are compiled in this new anthology

5:28pm August 16, 2023

The new anthology, Daughters of Latin America compiles the works of more than a hundred writers from the region.