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Meryl Streep's Singer Has Delusions Of Adequacy In 'Florence Foster Jenkins'

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Meryl Streep's Singer Has Delusions Of Adequacy In 'Florence Foster Jenkins'

In her latest role, Streep plays a real-life laughingstock who fancied herself an opera singer.

Wealthy Candidates Struggle To Connect With Working Class Voters

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Wealthy Candidates Struggle To Connect With Working Class Voters

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Week In Politics: Clinton's Tax Returns, Dueling Economic Speeches

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Little Walter Rides Again Medeski, Martin & Wood & John Scofield

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Bola Bola En El Tres Los Wemblers De Iquitos

At Least 4 Dead, Dozens Wounded In Thailand Attacks

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At Least 4 Dead, Dozens Wounded In Thailand Attacks

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Meryl Streep's Singer Has Delusions Of Adequacy In 'Florence Foster Jenkins'

by Bob Mondello

Meryl Streep's Singer Has Delusions Of Adequacy In 'Florence Foster Jenkins'

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We'll Meet Again Johnny Cash

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Mirror, Mirror Dr. Dog

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U.S. Swimmer Simone Manuel Wins Olympic Gold In Historic Race

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Among Exciting Events, Shooting Emerges As A Boring Olympic Sport

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Among Exciting Events, Shooting Emerges As A Boring Olympic Sport

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Amazônia Bang Bang Strobo

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'Reigning Men' Traces 300 Years Of Men's Fashion At LACMA

by Matt Guilhem

'Reigning Men' Traces 300 Years Of Men's Fashion At LACMA

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As Serious as Your Life Four Tet

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Action In Memphis

Texas Farmworker: 1966 Strike 'Was Like Heading Into War'

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Texas Farmworker: 1966 Strike 'Was Like Heading Into War'

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Texas Farmworker: 1966 Strike 'Was Like Heading Into War'

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Rude Boy Don't Cry Bedouin Soundclash

An Alabama Booksmith Picks 3 Books To Read This Summer

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Untitled Instrumental James Brown

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Just Ain't Me Tommy Guerrero

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Ado Ibrahim carries his son Aminu through a village in northern Nigeria. Aminu was paralyzed by polio in 2012. David P. Gilkey/NPR hide caption

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Polio Rears Its Head Again In Africa

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Polio Rears Its Head Again In Africa

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Tens Of Thousands Displaced By Boko Haram In Nigeria

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Tens Of Thousands Displaced By Boko Haram In Nigeria

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Deserters Rachel Zeffira

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Class-Action Lawsuit Accuses 13 Missouri Cities Of Running 'Debtors Prisons'

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Anthem for the Earnest The Bad Plus

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Layers Ryan Helsing, Matthew Setz

Platform Check: Trump, Clinton Deliver Competing Economic Policy Speeches

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Step Aside, Leonidas: Michael Phelps Breaks 2,000-Year-Old Olympic Record

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Descended from Myth Rjd2

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Lisztomania Phoenix

More Women Step Forward To Accuse Roger Ailes Of Sexual Harassment

by David Folkenflik

More Women Step Forward To Accuse Roger Ailes Of Sexual Harassment

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Alex Rodriguez Retires After 13 Years With The Yankees

by Jim O'Grady

Alex Rodriguez Retires After 13 Years With The Yankees

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Want To Address Teachers' Biases? First, Talk About Race

by Peter Balonon-Rosen

Want To Address Teachers' Biases? First, Talk About Race

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Rebirth of Cool DJ Cam Quartet

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Yellow Noise Spiro

In The Pacific Northwest, Oil Train Derailment Highlights Potential Dangers

by Conrad Wilson

In The Pacific Northwest, Oil Train Derailment Highlights Potential Dangers

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Pushing U.S. Gymnasts To The Summit, Marta Karolyi Leaves On Top

Marta Karolyi, the national team coordinator for USA Gymnastics, looks at the scoreboard along with (from right) Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas during the women's qualification on Sunday. Karolyi, 73, is widely credited with helping make the U.S. women the best in the world. She is stepping down after the Rio Games. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption

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Pushing U.S. Gymnasts To The Summit, Marta Karolyi Leaves On Top

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Salvation The Limiñanas

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Some Kinda Mean Joshua Breakstone

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