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Durand-Ruel: The Art Dealer Who Liked Impressionists Before They Were Cool

Paul Durand-Ruel, shown above in his gallery in 1910, acquired some 5,000 impressionist works — long before others were buying them. Dornac/Durand-Ruel & Cie/Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art hide caption

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Fine Art

Durand-Ruel: The Art Dealer Who Liked Impressionists Before They Were Cool

Parisian art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel acquired some 5,000 impressionist works long before others were buying them. Claude Monet said he and his artist friends "would have died of hunger" without him.

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Heroin Crisis Ups Demand For Treatment As Program Funding Is Cut

by David Schaper

Heroin Crisis Ups Demand For Treatment As Program Funding Is Cut

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Feeling Momentum, Carly Fiorina Visits The Iowa State Fair

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina poses for a photo in front of the Butter Cow while touring the Iowa State Fair on Monday in Des Moines. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Feeling Momentum, Carly Fiorina Visits The Iowa State Fair

by Sarah McCammon

Feeling Momentum, Carly Fiorina Visits The Iowa State Fair

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Hidden Brain

Can Reusable Bags At The Grocery Store Change What People Buy?

by Shankar Vedantam

Can Reusable Bags At The Grocery Store Change What People Buy?

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Lost in the Supermarket The Clash

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Oscillate Wildly The Smiths

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It Wasn't Me Evidence

A Meme Gets An Uncomfortable Backstory In 'Straight Outta Compton'

In Straight Outta Compton, Ice Cube's famous line from 1995's Friday — "Bye, Felicia!" — gets an origin story that has left some fans uncomfortable. hide caption

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A Meme Gets An Uncomfortable Backstory In 'Straight Outta Compton'

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A Meme Gets An Uncomfortable Backstory In 'Straight Outta Compton'

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Asia

Chinese-Made 'Monster Hunt' Dominates Theaters During Hollywood Blackout

by Frank Langfitt

Chinese-Made 'Monster Hunt' Dominates Theaters During Hollywood Blackout

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Police Dashboard Camera Records Officer Helping Woman In Labor

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Race

How Pools Became Democratizing Forces In Rapidly Changing Washington, D.C.

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How Pools Became Democratizing Forces In Rapidly Changing Washington, D.C.

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Beach Dr. Oddisee

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Tinseltown Blockhead

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Toro Bonobo

In The Upper Midwest, Summertime Means Fish Boils

Mark Weborg, a fourth-generation fisherman in Door County, Wis. Amanda Vinicky/WUIS hide caption

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The Salt

In The Upper Midwest, Summertime Means Fish Boils

by Amanda Vinicky

In The Upper Midwest, Summertime Means Fish Boils

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Tweezer Reprise [Encore] Phish

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Fine Art

Durand-Ruel: The Art Dealer Who Liked Impressionists Before They Were Cool

by Susan Stamberg

Durand-Ruel: The Art Dealer Who Liked Impressionists Before They Were Cool

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I Need A Dollar Aloe Blacc

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Minnesota, WI Bon Iver

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Asia

Deadly Bomb Attack Rips Through Popular Bangkok Shrine

by Michael Sullivan

Deadly Bomb Attack Rips Through Popular Bangkok Shrine

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Firefighters' Families Demand Answers About Tianjin Chemical Explosion

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Sports

NRLB Rules Northwestern Football Players May Not Unionize

by Cheryl Corley

NRLB Rules Northwestern Football Players May Not Unionize

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For Sure [Vinyl] American Football

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Junkie Chase [Instrumental] [Instrumental] Curtis Mayfield

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Go Federal Low in the Sky

Medicare Says Doctors Should Get Paid To Discuss End-Of-Life Issues

Jo Ann Farwell, a retired social worker, has a brain tumor; she wanted to make sure her sons were clear about her end-of-life wishes. So, after talking with her doctor, she filled out a form that Oregon provides to ease those family conversations. Alan Sylvestre/Kristian Foden-Vencil/Oregon Public Broadcasting hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Medicare Says Doctors Should Get Paid To Discuss End-Of-Life Issues

by Kristian Foden-Vencil, Oregon Public Broadcasting , Stephanie O'Neill, KPCC

Medicare Says Doctors Should Get Paid To Discuss End-Of-Life Issues

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Peace Tommy Flanagan

National

College Student Opts For Solar-Powered House Over Dorm Room

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Best Producer on the Mic II J Rawls

National Security

For The First Time, Female Soldiers To Graduate From Army's Ranger School

by Tom Bowman

For The First Time, Female Soldiers To Graduate From Army's Ranger School

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Business

U.S. Steel To End Operations At Alabama's Fairfield Works Mill

by Andrew Yeager

U.S. Steel To End Operations At Alabama's Fairfield Works Mill

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All You Got Is Your Word [Instrumental] [Instrumental] Souls of Mischief

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Vol. 3: Arabic Gum MF Doom

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B.O.B. OutKast

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Europe

Greek Islanders Struggle To Aid Refugees Without Losing Tourists

by Joanna Kakissis

Greek Islanders Struggle To Aid Refugees Without Losing Tourists

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