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Saoirse Ronan: Playing Jo March In 'Little Women' Was A Confidence Boost

Saoirse Ronan plays Jo March in Greta Gerwig's film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. "The only people that I really envy, I think, are kids because they have the best of everything," Ronan says. Wilson Webb/CTMG hide caption

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Saoirse Ronan: Playing Jo March In 'Little Women' Was A Confidence Boost

Ronan relished her role in the new adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel. "I really am a perfectionist," Ronan says, and playing messy, expressive Jo helped counteract that.

Business

News Brief: Boeing's Issues, Card Message, Catholic Church Abuse

by Noel King , David Greene

News Brief: Boeing's Issues, Card Message, Catholic Church Abuse

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Hidden Observer Goldmund

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Christian Book Club Morphs Into Opioid Support Group

by Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

Christian Book Club Morphs Into Opioid Support Group

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Zaris Mooncake

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Mooncake Mooncake

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A Holly Jolly Christmas Rita May

Europe

British Girl Finds Christmas Card Message From Shanghai Prisoner

by Frank Langfitt

British Girl Finds Christmas Card Message From Shanghai Prisoner

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Health

4 Out Of 5 Smokers Are Male But Research Shows That Number Is Dropping

by Pien Huang

4 Out Of 5 Smokers Are Male But Research Shows That Number Is Dropping

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Planet Munderscore Glen Porter

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Devil's Charriot Glen Porter

Food

Toddler Gets Really Excited About Her Christmas Present

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Media

When Does The New Decade Begin? That's Debatable

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The Kiss Phildel

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Dragonfly Keeper Phildel

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Saoirse Ronan: Playing Jo March In 'Little Women' Was A Confidence Boost

by Noel King

Saoirse Ronan: Playing Jo March In 'Little Women' Was A Confidence Boost

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The Beach Alexandre Desplat

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It's Romance Alexandre Desplat

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5 People Sentenced To Death In Saudi Arabia For Khashoggi Killing

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Steam On, Steamboat: The World's Tallest Active Geyser Has Another Record Year

Steamboat Geyser at Yellowstone National Park erupts on Sept. 17, 2018. Jacob W. Frank/NPS hide caption

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Steam On, Steamboat: The World's Tallest Active Geyser Has Another Record Year

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Steam On, Steamboat: The World's Tallest Active Geyser Has Another Record Year

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A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe (Instrumental) Anderson .Paak

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Dead Dogs Don't Bite (Instrumental) Arms and Sleepers feat. Infidelix

Education

The Best Viral Classroom Moments Of 2019

by Anya Kamenetz

The Best Viral Classroom Moments Of 2019

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National

Shogun Santa Adds To The Festivities In LA's Little Tokyo

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Last Christmas (feat. Micaela Braithwaite) - English/Japanese Gunnarolla feat. Micaela Braithwaite

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Siberian Sleigh Ride [Instrumental] Trans-Siberian Orchestra

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Good Evening Near the Parenthesis

Latin America

Legion Of Christ In Mexico Reveals Its Founder Abused Dozens Of Minors

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Food

Companies Face An Uphill Battle Trying To Get Americans To Eat Bugs

by Darius Rafieyan

Companies Face An Uphill Battle Trying To Get Americans To Eat Bugs

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Ugly Bug Ball [From Summer Magic] Burl Ives

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Ants Marching (Live at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO - June 2008) Dave Matthews Band

Business

50 Cent Gives His Son A Private Shopping Spree

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Small Churches Struggle To Find Organists And Pianists

by Anne Kniggendorf

Small Churches Struggle To Find Organists And Pianists

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Carol of the Bells (Organ Version) Angelo Mantovani

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Jingle Bells Beegie Adair

Analysis

Boeing Picks New CEO To 'Restore Confidence, Repair Relationships'

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How House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Steered A Split Democratic Caucus To Unity

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks with House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (right), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (left) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal after the House voted to impeach President Trump on Dec. 18. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Inquiry

How House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Steered A Split Democratic Caucus To Unity

by Claudia Grisales

How House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Steered A Split Democratic Caucus To Unity

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Book News & Features

Seattle Man Plans To Memorize And Perform Joyce's 'Finnegans Wake'

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