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Actress Keira Knightley appears in a 2007 photo spread Coddington directed for American Vogue. Arthur Elgort/Courtesy of Conde Nast Publications hide caption

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Grace Coddington's 'Vogue' Photo Spreads Take You 'Into A Dream'

Coddington has worked at the American magazine for nearly 30 years. She says, "I feel kind of satisfied. ... If I die tomorrow, it's OK. I've done something in the field of fashion editing."

Backers of California's Proposition 56 hope to hit people hard enough in the wallet that they quit smoking. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

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Would California's Proposed Tobacco Tax Hike Reduce Smoking?

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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speaks at a meeting titled "Italy, Europe, An Answer to Terror," held at the Capitolini Museum in Rome last November. Renzi's government is offering all Italian 18-year-olds 500 euros to spend on cultural events. The goal is to educate and to help a growing number of young immigrants assimilate. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption

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Italy's 'Cultural Allowance' For Teens Aims To Educate, Counter Extremism

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"As you know, there wasn't none of us. But ... I hung in there like a hair on a grilled cheese," Jean Shepard said when she was inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011. Rick Diamond/Getty Images hide caption

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'There Wasn't None Of Us': Jean Shepard, Country Music Trailblazer, Dies At 82

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The original caption to this 1989 photo read, "Cellular phones are being offered by many car manufacturers as optional equipment for drivers who can't bear to be out of touch, even on the road." Richard Sheinwald/AP hide caption

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When Phones Went Mobile: Revisiting NPR's 1983 Story On 'Cellular'

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Actress Keira Knightley appears in a 2007 photo spread Coddington directed for American Vogue. Arthur Elgort/Courtesy of Conde Nast Publications hide caption

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Grace Coddington's 'Vogue' Photo Spreads Take You 'Into A Dream'

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