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Richard E. Grant says he continues to have an "ongoing silent conversation" with his wife Joan Washington, who died in 2021. They are shown above attending an awards show in London in 2016.

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  • Author Interviews

After the death of his wife, actor Richard E. Grant vowed to find joy every day

Grant was married to Joan Washington, an acclaimed dialect coach, for 35 years. He writes about their relationship and her death from cancer in the new memoir A Pocketful of Happiness.

August 01, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
One afternoon in 2003, Susan Dickman spotted six missed calls from the hospital and raced over to check on her dad.

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  • National

She was in panic mode at the hospital. A kind gesture offered a moment of calm

One afternoon in 2003, Susan Dickman was finishing her workday when she spotted six missed calls from the hospital. Her dad, who had recently been diagnosed with leukemia, was there for a biopsy.

August 01, 2023
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  • Autumn Barnes and
  • Laura Kwerel
Paul Reubens poses after a performance of <em>The Pee-wee Herman Show</em> on Broadway in October 2010.

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  • Obituaries

Pee-wee Herman was more than a boy who never grew up

Pee-wee's creator, Paul Reubens, died Sunday of cancer. He was 70. Pee-wee was a petulant man-child and a trickster spirit, a burst of joyous id that snuck his brand of anarchy into the mainstream.

August 01, 2023
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  • Glen Weldon
An aerial view shows a newly constructed "X" sign on the roof of the headquarters of the social media platform previously known as Twitter, in San Francisco, on July 29.

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  • Business

Twitter's 'X' sign is taken down in San Francisco after neighbors filed 24 complaints

A city inspector was denied access twice to evaluate the new "X" sign on the roof of Twitter's headquarters that was installed without a permit.

August 01, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
Donald Trump speaks during a Make America Great Again rally at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway on October 27, 2020, in West Salem, Wisconsin.

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  • News

Up First Briefing: Teflon Don; ACLU lawsuit; Pee-wee Herman's legacy

Donald Trump's legal woes haven't hurt his polling numbers. The ACLU files a lawsuit to block the country's first religious public charter school. Remembering Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman.

August 01, 2023
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
People shop for air conditioners during a heat wave last week in New York City. Many people who live in public housing can't afford such units or the utility bills that come with them — and there's no federal requirement for air conditioning.

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  • National

Withering heat is more common, but getting AC is still a struggle in public housing

Many people in public housing are especially vulnerable to extreme heat, and there's no federal requirement for air conditioning. That leaves some tenants struggling to pay for it on their own.

August 01, 2023
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  • Jennifer Ludden
A man overlooks downtown Phoenix at sunset atop South Mountain, Sunday, July 30, 2023. Some slight relief may be on the way as seasonal thunderstorms could drop temperatures in Phoenix on Monday and Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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  • Weather

Phoenix ends 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees — by reaching 108

The historic heat began blasting the Southwestern U.S. in June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California's desert.

August 01, 2023
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Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murders of her two youngest children and conspiracy to murder a romantic rival. She is seen here during the sentencing hearing at the Fremont County Courthouse in St. Anthony, Idaho.

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  • National

Lori Vallow Daybell is sentenced to multiple life terms for killing her children

A judge in Idaho sentenced Vallow Daybell, 50, to multiple terms of life in prison without parole, to be served consecutively, for the murder of two of her children.

July 31, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
Malevolent robot stories used to be more about brawn than brain — so it was a genuine shock for audiences in 1968 when the sentient HAL-9000 computer calmly said, "I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that." Above, Gary Lockwood and Keir Dullea in <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em>.

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  • Movies

'Open the pod bay door, HAL' — here's how AI became a movie villain

When Tom Cruise battles a sentient artificial intelligence "Entity" in the latest Mission Impossible film, he joins a long list of heroes who've had to fight a malevolent machine onscreen.

July 31, 2023
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  • Bob Mondello
The numbers are in and the economy is booming. Thank summer travel, high spending and the Barbie bump (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)

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  • Economy

What recession? It's a summer of splurging, profits and girl power

Economic data show higher prices and constant warnings of a downturn haven't slowed down American shoppers. The Fed is anxious. Companies are thrilled.

July 31, 2023
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  • Alina Selyukh and
  • Stacey Vanek Smith
Bandit (left) with his daughters Bluey (center) and Bingo (right).

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  • Television

Parents share what they learned from watching 'Bluey'

The anthropomorphic cattle dog has been captivating the attention of her target audience and then some.

July 31, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo

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  • Arts & Life

Announcing the 2023 Student Podcast Challenge Honorable Mentions

Here are the middle and high school honorable mentions from the 2023 Student Podcast Challenge. Congrats!

July 31, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
White, 17, grew up in Boulder, Colo., and was a rising star in off-road cycling. He is seen here in January at the Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide, the Netherlands.

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  • Sports

Top American cyclist Magnus White, 17, dies after being hit by a car

White was preparing to compete in next week's Cyclocross World Championships in Scotland when a driver struck him while he was cycling on the shoulder of a highway in Boulder, Colo.

July 31, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
A Tennessee native, Leanne Morgan refers to herself as the "Mrs. Maisel of Appalachia."

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  • Television

Leanne Morgan, the 'Mrs. Maisel of Appalachia,' jokes about motherhood and menopause

"It took me a long time to find my audience ... but I always knew they were out there," says Morgan, who started doing stand-up as a mom in her mid-30s. Her new Netflix special is I'm Every Woman.

July 31, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
Artist Jeffrey Gibson will represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale in 2024, the first Indigenous artist to have a solo exhibition in the U.S Pavilion at the international art event.

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  • Art & Design

In a first, the U.S. picks an Indigenous artist for a solo show at the Venice Biennale

The U.S. State Department selected Jeffrey Gibson to create an installation for the U.S. Pavilion at the prestigious international arts event.

July 31, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
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