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Yepraksia Gevorgyan, 108, sits at night in her home in Armavir, Armenia.

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For Oldest Armenians, A Glimpse Of A Homeland Lost But Not Forgotten

8:00am April 23, 2016

by Diana Markosian

Based on the memories of Armenian centenarians who survived the 1915 genocide as children, Armenian-American photographer Diana Markosian traveled to Turkey to bring them images from their past.

An illustration depicts a scene from Shakespeare's Coriolanus, a play that opens with citizens armed with "staves, clubs, and other weapons" in protest against the city fathers they accuse of hoarding grain. In Shakespeare's day, food shortages tore throu

In Shakespeare's Day, Hunger Tore Through England. His Plays Tell The Tale

7:00am April 23, 2016

by Anne Bramley

Many food riots broke out during Shakespeare's era. Endless rain wiped out crops, and speculators profited (including the bard). The chaos and anxiety around food show up in some of his famous works.

President Obama and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron in London on Friday.

Obama: North Carolina's Bathroom Law 'Should Be Overturned'

10:40pm April 22, 2016

by Laura Wagner

In London Friday, the president also reassured Brits that the residents of North Carolina are "wonderful people" and said any British travelers would be treated with "extraordinary hospitality."

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Obama Encourages British Voters Not To Sever Ties With European Union

7:03pm April 22, 2016

by Scott Horsley

President Obama held a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London on Friday. He urged the United Kingdom not to sever ties with the European Union ahead of a crucial vote in two months.

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Joseph Mallord William Turner's "Self portrait, age 24," will grace the UK's £20 note.

Artist J.M.W. Turner To Be Featured On U.K. £20, Ousting Economist Adam Smith

6:47pm April 22, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Following a national nomination process for a visual artist to honor, the U.K. has announced the new face of the £20 bill. He's known for landscapes, seascapes and innovative depiction of light.

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Obama, In London, Encourages Britain To Stay In The European Union

7:55am April 22, 2016

Britain holds a referendum this June on whether to leave the E.U. Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks to the BBC's Jonny Dymond, who is covering President Obama's overseas trip.

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Excavations of The Globe revealed a lot about Elizabethan and Jacobean theatergoers' snacking habits.

Snacking In Shakespeare's Time: What Theatregoers Ate At The Bard's Plays

11:31pm April 21, 2016

by Anne Bramley

There were no dress circle lounges nor mezzanine bars 400 years ago. Back then, audience snacked on cold nibbles and ready-made street food from vendors they passed on their way to the performance.

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik in court in March at Skien prison.

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Norwegian Mass Killer Wins Human Rights Case Over Prison Conditions

1:07pm April 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Anders Breivik — the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in 2011 — has been treated inhumanely in prison, a Norwegian court says.

Nadiya Hussain won over audiences as a contestant on The Great British Bake Off.

'British Bake Off' Winner Takes On The Toughest Judge Of All: The Queen

12:57pm April 21, 2016

by NPR Staff

This year the task of coming up with a birthday cake fit for a queen fell to Nadiya Hussain, the winner of the most recent season of the wildly popular TV show The Great British Bake Off.

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Migrants Wait In Moroccan Forest For A Chance To Cross Into Europe

5:53am April 21, 2016

by Leila Fadel

Desperate African migrants often camp out in the forest for months or years waiting for a chance to jump fences and walls toward two nearby Spanish enclaves — their opportunity to reach Europe.