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A rider makes their way along RAGBRAI's route on a foggy morning Wednesday, July 28, outside of Emmetsburg, Iowa, on Day 4 of the annual recreational bike ride across the state of Iowa.

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RAGBRAI: Riding a bike across Iowa isn't for the sane. Sign me up.

10:22pm August 07, 2022

by Michael Zamora

The Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa is about to celebrate 50 years of pie, gravel roads and a community eager to make you forget about your troubles.

The Horniman Museum's collection of artifacts from the ancient kingdom of Benin includes 12 brass plaques, ceremonial objects and a key 'to the king's palace'.

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A London museum agrees to return more than 70 pieces of looted Nigerian art

8:33pm August 07, 2022

by Emma Bowman

The Horniman Museum promised to repatriate a trove of artifacts, which include objects known as Benin bronzes, looted from West Africa during a British military invasion in 1897.

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Authors and bookstore owners worry a big publishing merger will affect diversity

5:40pm August 07, 2022

by Chloe Veltman

The proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster will likely change things for authors and readers - for better or worse

Dad becomes a Ragdoll so Bluey and Bingo have to work out how to move him so they can get some ice cream.

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The secret behind why parents — and kids — love 'Bluey'

8:14am August 07, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

A new season of the hugely popular Australian cartoon Bluey is dropping on Disney+. With its made-up family games, high jinx and humanity, the series has hooked both kids and their parents.

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From rapping to raising goats, you've got some wonderful hobbies

8:00am August 07, 2022

by Deanna Schwartz

We asked NPR readers and listeners to share what they're really into and why it brings them joy. If you need a new hobby, here are a few unconventional ideas.

Miguel Peña and Juan Carlos Allende, Los Macorinos. Photo by Alejandra Barragán.

Los Macorinos, the unsung heroes of Latin and Mexican music

5:00am August 07, 2022

by Betto Arcos

The guitar duet has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Natalia Lafourcade, Chavela Vargas and Liza Minelli.

Actress Anne Heche attends the WIN Awards at Santa Monica Bay Womans Club on December 11, 2013 in Santa Monica, California.

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Anne Heche's reported hospitalization after a car crash divides social media

2:08pm August 06, 2022

by Chloe Veltman

The 53-year-old, who first rose to fame on the soap opera Another World, was reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed when she crashed into two homes.

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'Wait Wait' for Aug. 6, 2022: With Not My Job guest Robin Thede

9:32am August 06, 2022

Robin Thede is the creator and star of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, which is nominated for five Emmys this year. But, what does she know about Bob Ross' Joy of Painting, a white dude painting show?

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'The Devil Takes You Home' invites readers to consider the depths of darkness

6:00am August 06, 2022

by Ilana Masad

Gabino Iglesias' barrio noir may not be a cheerful book, but it still allows glimpses of love, moments of connection, and glimmers of beauty to exist.

Rachel Wilkerson Miller is the editor-in-chief of Self and the author of The Art of Showing Up.

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Dear Life Kit: Can I tell my neighbor to put their yappy dogs inside?

5:30am August 06, 2022

It can be hard to navigate etiquette in the midst of interpersonal conflict. Rachel Wilkerson Miller, editor-in-chief of Self, gives advice in three sticky situations.