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Kecalf Franklin, a son of music superstar Aretha Franklin leaves a court hearing with his family on Tuesday in Pontiac, Mich. A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against each other.

A jury rules a handwritten will found under Aretha Franklin's couch cushion is valid

9:17pm July 11, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Multiple handwritten wills were found in Franklin's home in 2019. Two of Franklin's sons would like a 2014 will to be honored and are up against their brother, who wanted to uphold a 2010 will.

Sweden's deal with Turkey to enter NATO stirs concern in Kurdish community

5:27pm July 11, 2023

Attorney Miran Kakaee talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about how Kurds in Sweden are responding to the concessions the country has made in response to Turkey's demands over their NATO membership.

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Native Americans argue in court that 2 mining projects would destroy religious sites

5:27pm July 11, 2023

by Kirk Siegler

Two large mines important for America's green energy transition are being fought in federal court by Native Americans who say the developments would destroy sacred, religious sites.

Main suspect in the 1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders dies

4:40pm July 11, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Chicago Tribune reporter Stacy St. Clair about the Tylenol Murders that happened in the Chicago area in 1982. The prime suspect, James Lewis, died Sunday at age 76.

Emmy nominations will be announced Wednesday morning — and this is going to be a tricky year for predictions. But we have some anyway.

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It's going to be a weird year at the Emmys: Here are our predictions

3:57pm July 11, 2023

by Linda Holmes

Between labor conflicts and the constantly changing landscape of what even constitutes television, this is going to be a tricky year for predictions. We have some anyway.

Margot Robbie poses on the pink carpet at a Barbie event in Seoul on July 2.

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'Barbie' is pretty in pink — but will she also be profitable?

1:29pm July 11, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

Warner Bros. and Mattel set out to create a movie marketing machine — including more than 100 brand collabs and viral social media campaigns — to build excitement for the film's July 21 release.

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'When Crack Was King' follows four people who lived through the drug epidemic

8:07am July 11, 2023

by Ilana Masad

An excellent work of people-first journalism, Donovan X. Ramsey's book offers a vivid and frank history and highlights how communities tend to save themselves even as they're being targeted.

Cultural artifacts are handed back to Indonesia during a ceremony in Leiden, Netherlands, Monday, July 10, 2023. The Netherlands and Indonesia on Monday have hailed the return of hundreds of cultural artifacts taken, sometimes by force, during colonial times as a major step forward in restitution efforts worldwide.

The Dutch are returning looted artifacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Does it matter?

5:45am July 11, 2023

by Ashley Westerman

Two Dutch museums returned nearly 500 cultural objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka that were looted during the colonial era, including gold and silverware, statues, weapons and hundreds of artworks.

Harry Styles and Drake are among the artists hit by items thrown at them mid-show

5:43pm July 10, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

There's been a disturbing trend at concerts this summer: performers like Harry Styles, Drake and Bebe Rexha being hit — and sometimes hurt — by audience members throwing things at them during shows.

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When hospital staff refused to give a dying man pain medication, a manager stepped in

5:43pm July 10, 2023

In 1986, Dorothy Tiernan was with her father on his deathbed. The hospital staff refused to give him pain medication to make him more comfortable, until a manager intervened.

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