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'I Write To Understand What I Think': A Veteran Turns To Words After War

Elliot Ackerman is also the author of the novels Dark at the Crossing and Waiting for Eden. He's pictured above during a TV taping in Milan in March 2016. Antonio Calanni/AP hide caption

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Author Interviews

'I Write To Understand What I Think': A Veteran Turns To Words After War

Elliot Ackerman served five tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He sees the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East as "all one war" and explains why that's particularly tough on his generation of veterans.

Business

Why The Stock Market Went Up After The Labor Department Released Weak Jobs Report

by Scott Horsley

Why The Stock Market Went Up After The Labor Department Released Weak Jobs Report

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Week In Politics: Trump's U.K. Visit, 75th Anniversary Of D-Day

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Dundas, Ontario Manitoba

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National

Poll Shows Most Americans Support Abortion Rights, But With Some Limitations

by Sarah McCammon

Poll Shows Most Americans Support Abortion Rights, But With Some Limitations

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Many People Living In Flood-Prone Areas Can't Afford Expensive Flood Insurance

by Rebecca Hersher

Many People Living In Flood-Prone Areas Can't Afford Expensive Flood Insurance

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Beloved Exile Steve Moore

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Smile Like You Mean It The Killers

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Trump Administration's Suspension Of Legal Aid For Migrant Children Prompts Outcry

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Business

Tequila Industry Will Take A Hit If Trump Imposes Tariffs On Mexico

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Good Evening Engelwood

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: 'Late Night' With Emma Thompson And Mindy Kaling

by Bob Mondello

Movie Review: 'Late Night' With Emma Thompson And Mindy Kaling

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Obituaries

Remembering Dr. John, A New Orleans Rhythm And Blues Giant

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Smithsonian Folkways Celebrates 50 Years Of Jazz Fest's Serendipity

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Music Reviews

Smithsonian Folkways Celebrates 50 Years Of Jazz Fest's Serendipity

by Tom Moon

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Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus Gospel Soul Children & Raymond Myles

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Jenny Was a Friend of Mine The Killers

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World

Trump Says He Thinks U.S. And Mexican Officials Can Reach A Deal On Migrants

by Michele Kelemen , Carrie Kahn

Trump Says He Thinks U.S. And Mexican Officials Can Reach A Deal On Migrants

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What A 'Safe Third Country Agreement' Between The U.S. And Mexico Would Entail

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Animals

Asian Water Dragon Proves She Doesn't Need A Mate To Produce Fertile Egg

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Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) Beyoncé

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Là-haut L'Impératrice

Elliot Ackerman is also the author of the novels Dark at the Crossing and Waiting for Eden. He's pictured above during a TV taping in Milan in March 2016. Antonio Calanni/AP hide caption

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'I Write To Understand What I Think': A Veteran Turns To Words After War

by Mary Louise Kelly

'I Write To Understand What I Think': A Veteran Turns To Words After War

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Fantino Sebastien Tellier

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On Top The Killers

National

How The Treatment Of Indigenous Women In The U.S. Compares To Canada

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Redistricting Guru's Hard Drives Could Mean Legal, Political Woes For GOP

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Politics

Redistricting Guru's Hard Drives Could Mean Legal, Political Woes For GOP

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Redistricting Guru's Hard Drives Could Mean Legal, Political Woes For GOP

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Ten-Day Interval Tortoise

Sports

U.S. Women's Quest To Defend World Cup Title Is Only 1 Of The Team's Goals

by Laurel Wamsley

U.S. Women's Quest To Defend World Cup Title Is Only 1 Of The Team's Goals

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Kin Sharuba Carrot Green

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Only Lovers Left Alive SQÜRL & Jozef Van Wissem

National

Flooding That Swamped Midwest Flows To Already Soaked Mississippi

by Alexandra Watts

Flooding That Swamped Midwest Flows To Already Soaked Mississippi

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'The Last Black Man In San Francisco' Is About Who Belongs In A Beloved City

The Last Black Man in San Francisco stars Jonathan Majors (left) and Jimmie Fails as best friends trying to reclaim Fails' childhood home. Peter Prato/A24 hide caption

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Movies

'The Last Black Man In San Francisco' Is About Who Belongs In A Beloved City

by Mandalit del Barco

'The Last Black Man In San Francisco' Is About Who Belongs In A Beloved City

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