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When is forgetting normal — and when is it worrisome? A neuroscientist weighs in

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Shira Perlmutter is suing President Trump over her abrupt firing as the head of the Copyright Office. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption

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The U.S. Copyright Office used to be fairly low-drama. Not anymore

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Ocean Vuong's previous books include Time is a Mother and Night Sky with Exit Wounds. Gioncarlo Valentine/Penguin Random House hide caption

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After his mother's death, Ocean Vuong wrote his way out of grief

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Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern speaks during Cinema Cafe 2 during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival Awards. Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images hide caption

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How New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern broke the political mold

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Edmund White at his home in 2019. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption

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Edmund White, who broke ground in gay literature, has died at 85

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Husband and wife team Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball co-starred in I Love Lucy from 1951 until 1957. AP hide caption

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With 'I Love Lucy' and beyond, Desi Arnaz helped shaped TV as we know it

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Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was a champion of local African languages. Shawn Miller/Library of Congress hide caption

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Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Kenyan literary giant who fought colonialism, dies at 87

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Xi Jinping, left, with his father Xi Zhongxun in 1958. History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption

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Two main treatment options for bipolar disorder include medication, like the mood stabilizer lithium, and therapy. woocat/Getty Images hide caption

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