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"The Fine Cut" is a re-created barbershop poster that depicts two kinds of cuts — hairstyles of African-American men and ritual scarification of African faces.

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'American African' identity is explored by U.S. artist with Ghanaian/Nigerian roots

The artist Africanus Okokon was born in the United States. His dad is Nigerian and his mom is Ghanaian. In his new exhibit, Okokon uses recycled and reclaimed objects to explore his American identity and his African roots.

August 16, 2024
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  • Kahwit Tela
Shahana Akhtar, 26, directs traffic at a busy intersection in Dhaka, wearing her scout uniform to project authority. Akhtar supported the students’ movement to oust Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and hopes the new interim government will create more jobs. She says she’s never had a paid job.

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  • World

After ousting Bangladesh's leader, Gen Z protesters are figuring out how to govern

They're out on the streets directing traffic and are taking part in Bangladesh's new interim government. Hopes are high — but there also are doubts about what they can realistically achieve.

August 16, 2024
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  • Diaa Hadid and
  • Ahmede Hussain
Matthew Perry appears at the premiere of <em>Ride </em>in Los Angeles on April 28, 2015.

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  • Arts & Life

2 doctors are charged in connection to 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry’s ketamine death

Five people, including two California doctors, have been charged in connection with the 2023 death of the Friends actor, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

August 16, 2024
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is hoping his status as the only working farmer in the Senate will help him secure a fourth term in November.

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  • Politics

Why 'the last Democrat standing' in Montana is skipping the DNC

Montana used to vote consistently purple, but now there's only one Democrat holding statewide office, three-term U.S. Senator Jon Tester. He's not exactly embracing his party this election cycle.

August 16, 2024
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  • Kirk Siegler
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services secretary Kody Kinsley discusses the impact of Medicaid expansion on prescriptions during a news conference at the North Carolina Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday, July 12, 2024. When the state expanded access to Medicaid in December,  more than 500,000 residents gained access to health coverage.

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  • Health

Amid Medicaid's 'unwinding,' many states work to expand health care access

States have been culling their Medicaid rolls since pandemic coverage protections expired last year. But more than a dozen states have also expanded access for lower-income people, including children.

August 16, 2024
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  • Phil Galewitz
<em>Alien: Romulus</em> is the latest movie in the long-running <em>Alien</em> sci-fi/horror series. But it actually takes place shortly after the events of the very first film: Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic, <em>Alien</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Alien: Romulus' is another franchise movie that brings more nostalgia than novelty

The latest installment of the "Alien" series is an efficient and reasonably entertaining thriller. But dwelling too obsessively on the past won't guarantee a franchise's future.

August 16, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of Pheu Thai Party and daughter of Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, smiles before a news conference in Bangkok on Thursday.

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  • Asia

Thailand's new prime minister renews the legacy of her father, Thaksin Shinawatra

The election of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand’s prime minister represents a remarkable back-to-the-future moment. She renews the political dynasty founded by her father, Thaksin Shinawatra.

August 16, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
The Rio Grande is shown between the border towns of Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, in January 2023.

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  • Politics

Water treaty between Mexico and U.S. faces biggest test in 80 years

The water-sharing systems between Mexico and the U.S. are facing one of the biggest tests in their 80-year history after Mexico has fallen behind on billions of gallons of water deliveries.

August 16, 2024
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  • Bria Suggs
From left: Elon Musk, a sloth, Tom Cruise.

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  • National

Who or what did Trump call 'the greatest cutter' this week? Find out in the quiz

After the blissful news avalanches of campaign hijinks and the Olympics, we're back to the usual soup of science, retail and animals.

August 16, 2024
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  • Holly J. Morris
The La Plata River floods a road Wednesday after Tropical Storm Ernesto passed through Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.

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  • Weather

Ernesto grows into a Category 2 hurricane as it aims for Bermuda

Hurricane Ernesto strengthened into a Category 2 storm Thursday night as it barreled toward Bermuda after leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico without power or water.

August 15, 2024
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<em>Washington Post</em> columnist Taylor Lorenz, who chronicles digital culture, is under review by the paper for a private chat on Instagram in which President Biden was labeled a "war criminal." She's shown here attending the <em>This Is Not Financial Advice</em> premiere during the 2023 Tribeca Festival in New York City.

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  • Business

‘Washington Post’ reviews star columnist Taylor Lorenz's 'war criminal' jab at Biden

The Washington Post is reviewing star tech columnist Taylor Lorenz's private chat in which she posted a photo of herself near President Biden — and the caption "war criminal."

August 15, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
A customs agent wears a patch for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency on Oct. 27, 2017, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

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  • National

U.S. arrests reputed Peruvian gang leader wanted for 23 killings in his home country

Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, the leader of "Los Killers" who is wanted for 23 killings in Peru, was arrested in Endicott, N.Y. He is being held at a detention facility pending an immigration hearing.

August 15, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks at a campaign rally Wednesday in Asheville, North Carolina.

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  • Elections

Trump team responds after 'Republicans for Harris' call Trump 'unfit' to be president

At its first rally, "Republicans for Harris" encouraged fellow conservatives to vote for Democrats over former President Donald Trump. The Trump team responded, calling Harris "dangerously liberal."

August 15, 2024
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  • Sarah McCammon

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  • Book Reviews

Wendell Berry veers from gratitude to yearning in 'Another Day'

In his sequel to 'This Day,' Berry’s themes, including bringing alive the joys and sorrows of hard-working rural Kentuckians. are revisited in ways both familiar and fresh.

August 15, 2024
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  • Barbara J. King
Host Peter Marshall appears at the 45th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center on April 29, 2018, in Pasadena, Calif. Marshall, who spent 16 years as host of “The Hollywood Squares,” has died at 98.

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  • Obituaries

Peter Marshall, 'Hollywood Squares' host and Broadway star, dies at 98

Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on “The Hollywood Squares,” has died. He was 98.

August 15, 2024
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