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February 18, 2021: Serena Williams serves against Naomi Osaka during their women's singles semi-final match on day eleven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia. William West/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Serena Williams is a tennis great, and so much greater than that

Serena Williams says she is close to retirement. We take a look at her life and career from Compton to Wimbledon, and the impact she has had on athletes, particularly African American women.

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Dear Life Kit: My co-worker posted a terrible review about me! Should I tell our boss?

A secretary asks if she should tattle-tale on a colleague who wrote an anonymous negative review about her. Career coach and HR professional Shanita Williams weighs in on the conundrum.

Dear Life Kit: My co-worker posted a terrible review about me! Should I tell our boss?

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David Williams is a stocker at a Dollar General store in New Orleans. He's pushing for better work conditions and pay at his store with help from Step Up Louisiana. Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States Newsroom hide caption

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Dollar store workers in the South have a labor movement. Just don't call it a union

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Unions aren't popular in the South. That's one reason why a labor organizing campaign at Dolllar General stores in Louisiana doesn't use the u-word.

Dollar store workers in the South have a labor movement. Just don't call it a union

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A view of the drumkit during The Monkees performance live on stage on June 1, 2016 in New York City. The last surviving member of the band, Micky Dolenz, sued the FBI in order to get any files on him or his late bandmates. Matthew Eisman/Getty Images hide caption

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The Monkees' drummer wants the FBI to quit monkeying around and hand over files

The last surviving member of The Monkees, a rock band that formed in 1966, is suing the FBI. Micky Dolenz wants the government to hand over any files on him and his deceased bandmates.

Ibrahim Songne, an immigrant from Burkina Faso, opened a pizza spot called IBRIS in the Italian town of Trento. He overcame local prejudices — and now has been named to a list of the world's top 50 pizzerias. Marilena Umuhoza Delli for NPR hide caption

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Whatever happened to the African-born pizza chef who won over biased Italians?

Ibrahim Songne overcame local prejudice to gain success in Italy with his pizza joint and a spot on a list of top 50 global pizza joints. He's now made a special pizza in honor of ... Goats and Soda!

Police officers and the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia) servicemen patrol on Red Square in central Moscow on Jan. 25, 2021. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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It should not be a crime to criticize in Putin's Russia

Some critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin have died over the years from murky circumstances, as NPR's Scott Simon points out following the death this week of a Russian oligarch.

Opinion: It should not be a crime to criticize in Putin's Russia

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Comedian Chris Estrada explains why you shouldn't quit your job, unless Hulu calls you

Chris Estrada, comedian and creator of Hulu's This Fool, plays our game called, "This Fool, Meet April Fools!" He is joined by panelists Skyler Higley, Maeve Higgins and Mo Rocca.

Comedian Chris Estrada explains why you shouldn't quit your job, unless Hulu calls you

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk's legal team argues that allegations by Twitter's ex-security chief give him reason to pull out of his agreement to buy the Twitter. Here, Musk speaks at a meeting of energy, oil and gas executives in Norway on Aug. 29. Carina Johansen/NTB/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Elon Musk wants to get out of buying Twitter. A whistleblower's claims might help him

The social media company appeared to be on solid legal ground when it sued the Tesla CEO to force him to complete the merger. But allegations by Twitter's ex-security chief may help Musk's case.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighters try to stop flames from the Mill Fire from spreading on a property in the Lake Shastina subdivision northwest of Weed, Calif. on Friday. Hung T. Vu/The Record Searchlight via AP hide caption

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A Northern California wildfire has injured several people and destroyed homes

About 7,500 people in the town of Weed and several nearby communities in Northern California were under evacuation orders.

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A Paris shop has started selling non-alcoholic wine. Will the French drink it?

French producers are making zero-proof wines now, and a new store in the capital wants to get in on the action. But market analysts say the drink has been slower to catch on in France than in the U.S.

A Paris shop gets in on the non-alcoholic wine trend. Will the French drink it?

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There's no bad time to get a new COVID booster if you're eligible, the CDC's director says

People can get the Moderna booster if they're 18 or older, and the Pfizer-BioNTech version if they're 12 and up. In both cases, they must wait at least two months since their last COVID vaccine.

There's no bad time to get a new COVID booster if you're eligible, CDC director says

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President Joe Biden delivers a primetime speech at Independence National Historical Park September 1, 2022 in Philadelphia. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Biden's speech walks a fine line in its attack on MAGA Republicans

In his address to the nation, President Biden chooses a risky strategy of criticizing elected GOP officials while trying not to alienate Republican voters.

Biden's speech walks a fine line in its attack on MAGA Republicans

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