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A Music Of Exile: Haiti During The Duvalier Years

Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds, 1960-1978 Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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A Music Of Exile: Haiti During The Duvalier Years

The sound of the island nation underwent dramatic changes in the 1960s and '70s, taking on aspects of psychedelia and jazz fusion. A trove of lost music from that era is now available.

Americans Are On The Move, But In The Wrong Direction

Moving to San Bernardino from Los Angeles may help with housing costs, but the area doesn't have much economic opportunity. Reed Saxon/AP hide caption

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Economy

Americans Are On The Move, But In The Wrong Direction

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Americans Are On The Move, But In The Wrong Direction

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Lucrative Illegal Animal Trade Thrives In Southern California

Sony Dong was charged with smuggling songbirds into the United States by strapping fourteen of them to his legs and trying to walk out of the Los Angeles International Airport. AP hide caption

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Lucrative Illegal Animal Trade Thrives In Southern California

Lucrative Illegal Animal Trade Thrives In Southern California

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A Spicy Gold Rush: Turmeric's Rise To Superfood

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The New And The Next

A Spicy Gold Rush: Turmeric's Rise To Superfood

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A Spicy Gold Rush: Turmeric's Rise To Superfood

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How To Kill A Character

Jeff Perry (left) and Dan Bucatinsky play Cyrus Beene and James Novak in ABC's Scandal. Richard Cartwright/ABC hide caption

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Television

How To Kill A Character

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How To Kill A Character

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Ken Jeong: Doctor By Day, Comedian By Night

Actor Ken Jeong, formerly a doctor, credits his first big break to the 2007 film Knocked Up, which led to his role in the Hangover series. Chris Pizzello/AP hide caption

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My Big Break

Ken Jeong: Doctor By Day, Comedian By Night

Ken Jeong: Doctor By Day, Comedian By Night

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