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FA: Reality Winner, I am Not Your Enemy

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FA: Book Review: Buckeye

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Happy 75th birthday to Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby's big-kid neighbor

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Bob Odenkirk is honored with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 18, 2022 in Hollywood, California. Jerod Harris/Getty Images hide caption

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New teen thriller 'Sisters in the Wind' finds drama in hidden identities

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PICTURE THIS: THE COUCH IN THE YARD

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The iconic lox bagel — a "Classic with the Works" — prepared at Russ & Daughters. Keren Carrion/NPR hide caption

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Russ & Daughters in NYC celebrates more than 100 years of 'appetizing' and family

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A case against Anthropic AI brought by a group of authors was settled on Friday. Riccardo Milani/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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FA: Sanjay Gupta

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