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Disclosures Detail Trump Staff's Assets

By • Apr 1, 2017

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Mississippi State Defeats UConn In Final Four Upset

By • Apr 1, 2017

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And, boy, do we have a sports story today.

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The Complications Of Casting White Actors As Asian Characters

By • Apr 1, 2017

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Meet the star of one of the biggest movies opening this weekend, a cyborg based off a Japanese manga series called "Ghost In The Shell."

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Finding FBI Files Of The Dead

By editor • Apr 1, 2017

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We don't know what happens to us when we die, except maybe for one thing we learned this week. If we have an FBI file, it's entered into the public record. Anyone who asks for it can see it. Though, the request can take while.

A 12-Year-Old's Script Becomes Reality In 'City Girl'

By editor • Mar 25, 2017

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UNIDENTIFIED GIRL: The following program was written in 2003 by a 12-year-old girl.

UNIDENTIFIED SINGER: (Singing) "City Girl."

SARAH RAMOS: I'm Sarah Ramos. I am the creator of "City Girl."

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Atoning For The Past In 'The Twelve Lives Of Samuel Hawley'

By editor • Mar 25, 2017

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Saturday Sports: A Potential Women's Hockey Boycott

By editor • Mar 25, 2017

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And it's time for sports.

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Chronicling Ernest Hemingway's Relationship With The Soviets

By editor • Mar 18, 2017

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What A Cold Week Means For Cranberries, Blueberries And Peaches

By editor • Mar 18, 2017

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Saturday Sports: March Madness Continues

By • Mar 18, 2017

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Ah, time for sports.

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