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Want To Buy A Vowel? Vanna White Looks Back On 35 Years At The 'Wheel'

"You can't solve the puzzle if I don't turn the letter," says Wheel of Fortune co-host Vanna White, 60. Peter Kramer/AP hide caption

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Want To Buy A Vowel? Vanna White Looks Back On 35 Years At The 'Wheel'

Vanna White has spent the last 35 years turning letters on the game show Wheel of Fortune. She says her job can seem silly, but she loves it: "You can't solve the puzzle if I don't turn the letter!"

World

News Brief: Afghan Blast, Moore Files Suit In Ala. Senate Election

by Noel King , David Greene

News Brief: Afghan Blast, Moore Files Suit In Ala. Senate Election

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Rooftops Deeb

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Bouquet Deeb

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Double 07 (Instrumental) The Alchemist

World

U.N. Releases Troubling Stats On Children In Conflict Zones

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Latin America

Mexican Peso Falls To Its Lowest Level Since March

by Carrie Kahn

Mexican Peso Falls To Its Lowest Level Since March

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Torito Rodrigo y Gabriela

Business

Power Outage At Disneyland Shuts Down Several Attractions

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The Russian Messenger Rodrigo y Gabriela

Business

The White House Wants To Overhaul Entitlements

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Business

Walmart Tests Personal Shopping Services

by Alina Selyukh

Walmart Tests Personal Shopping Services

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Equinox Monster Rally

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Lava Flows Monster Rally

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Latitude (Remix) Nujabes feat. Five Deez

Europe

President Macron Promises Relief To Beleaguered French Suburbs

by Eleanor Beardsley

President Macron Promises Relief To Beleaguered French Suburbs

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Cascade Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2

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Son Moi Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2

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Want To Buy A Vowel? Vanna White Looks Back On 35 Years At The 'Wheel'

by David Greene

Want To Buy A Vowel? Vanna White Looks Back On 35 Years At The 'Wheel'

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Brass in Pocket Pretenders

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Word Up! Cameo

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Europe

Putin Critic Aims To Disrupt Russian Presidential Election

by Lucian Kim

Putin Critic Aims To Disrupt Russian Presidential Election

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Trump Accomplished A Lot In 2017, But At What Cost?

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Trump Accomplished A Lot In 2017, But At What Cost?

by Tamara Keith

Trump Accomplished A Lot In 2017, But At What Cost?

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Middle East

Israeli Cabinet Minister Wants To Name Proposed Train Station For Trump

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Black Sails Mammal Hands

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Transfixed Mammal Hands

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Remembering Avishai Cohen

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Europe

Post Brexit: British Passports Will Go Back To Navy Blue

by Frank Langfitt

Post Brexit: British Passports Will Go Back To Navy Blue

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National

Atheist Flag Will Be Raised Over Ten Commandments Monument

by Todd Bookman

Atheist Flag Will Be Raised Over Ten Commandments Monument

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Literary Non-Fiction As The Poets Affirm

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Florida Man Punches ATM After It Spews Cash

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Erato As The Poets Affirm

Analysis

Sherrilyn Ifill: 'Black Voters In Alabama Mattered'

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Europe

Forming A Coalition Is Distracting Chancellor Merkel, Critics Say

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Forming A Coalition Is Distracting Chancellor Merkel, Critics Say

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Elizabeth Bay Hauschka

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Sanzhi Pod City Hauschka

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Scheme STS9

Arts & Life

Year In Review: Latino Culture In The Arts In 2017

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Mi Gente J Balvin & Willy William feat. Beyonce

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Praia Juan Rios

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Hey Ya Booker T. Jones

Politics

O'Connell: DNC Measures Success By Wins, Not Fundraising Totals

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Law

Defense Department Sued Over Gun Database Oversight

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World

Suicide Bomb Attack In Afghan Capital Kills Dozens

by Diaa Hadid

Suicide Bomb Attack In Afghan Capital Kills Dozens

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