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Brother-Sister Duo Lawrence On Touring And The Meaning Of Home

The brother and sister have been performing together since they were toddlers, but touring across the country in the soul-pop band Lawrence gave them a new understanding of their relationship.

Cynthia Nixon plays Emily Dickinson in Terence Davies' new film A Quiet Passion. "I think she was afraid of life," Davies says. "Like a lot of geniuses, she had — skin missing. And that makes you very, very vulnerable." Johan Voets/Hurricane Films/Courtesy of Music Box Films hide caption

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New Film Celebrates Emily Dickinson's Poetry And 'Quiet Passion'

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Young European eels (Anguilla anguilla) are called "glass eels" at that stage because they're transparent except for a dark spine down the middle. Philippe Garguil/Science Source hide caption

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Eels May Use 'Magnetic Maps' As They Slither Across The Ocean

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The city of San Francisco has established the new Financial Justice Project to look for ways to make smaller fines, like parking tickets, more fair to poorer residents. Dale Cruse/Flickr hide caption

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San Francisco Program Aims To Make Fines More Fair For The Poor

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Conservative French presidential candidate Francois Fillon delivers a speech April 9 during a campaign meeting in Paris. The two-round presidential election is set for April 23 and May 7. Fillon has played up his religion during the campaign, and that has played well with France's Catholics. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption

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Conservative French Presidential Nominee's Unusual Tactic: Tout His Faith

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Siblings Gracie And Clyde Lawrence On Touring And The Meaning Of Home

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President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on April 7. Not all of the president's visitors are made public; advocates want to change that. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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As Trump Continues Mar-A-Lago Trips, Watchdogs Want To Know Who's Joining Him

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Andrew Brunson, from North Carolina, is in a Turkish prison on terrorism charges that his family calls "totally false." Courtesy of American Center for Law and Justice hide caption

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Amid U.S. Calls For Release, American Pastor Remains Behind Bars In Turkey

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