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Lange's "Migrant Mother" is one of her most famous photographs. Dorothea Lange/Courtesy of the Library of Congress hide caption

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Author Interviews

Dorothea Lange: Drawing Beauty Out Of Desolation

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Dorothea Lange: Drawing Beauty Out Of Desolation

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Ulle Noodapera is a pharmacist at Town Hall Pharmacy, which first opened for business in Tallinn, Estonia, in 1422. It's famous for selling aphrodisiacs — but even more famous for a piece of almond candy that allegedly cures those who are lovestruck. Raigo Pajula/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Europe

Heartsick? An Estonian Pharmacy May Have A Cure

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Heartsick? An Estonian Pharmacy May Have A Cure

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Two ships float near the massive oil slick spreading in the Gulf of Mexico after a drilling rig sank last week off the coast of Louisiana. The slick is 80 miles long and 40 miles wide and growing. Brendan Farrington/AP hide caption

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Environment

Coast Guard To Begin Burning Oil Slick In Gulf

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Coast Guard To Begin Burning Oil Slick In Gulf

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger during a recent team practice in Pittsburgh. When NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the player's six-game suspension, he said Roethlisberger's behavior could not be described as "admirable, responsible or consistent with either the values of the league or the expectations of our fans." Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption

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Sweetness And Light

Not All Role Models Need Be Positive

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Not All Role Models Need Be Positive

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Song Of The Day

Nicki Minaj: Beneath The Bravado

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Nicki Minaj: Beneath The Bravado

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