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On NBC's Megyn Kelly, Authenticity And The Elephant In The Room

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On NBC's Megyn Kelly, Authenticity, And The Elephant In The Room

Kelly's first week as host of NBC's 9 a.m. Today show was rocky. The former Fox News anchor has time to steady the ship, but the transformation she's seeking to make is a big one.

Politics

Week In Politics: Price Resigns, Puerto Rico, Tax Overhaul

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Week In Politics: Price Resigns, Puerto Rico, Tax Overhaul

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National

Help Slow To Arrive In Puerto Rico

by Mandalit del Barco

3 min

Help Slow To Arrive In Puerto Rico

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Hugh Hefner: Looking Back At A Controversial Life

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Hugh Hefner: Looking Back At A Controversial Life

by Scott Simon

2 min

Hugh Hefner: Looking Back At A Controversial Life

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National

Air Force Academy Leader Addresses Racist Writing

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Air Force Academy Leader Addresses Racist Writing

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White House Aides Used Private Email For Official Business: 'Just Very, Very Stupid'

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Politics

White House Aides Used Private Email For Official Business: 'Just Very, Very Stupid'

by Tamara Keith

3 min

White House Aides Used Private Email For Official Business: 'Just Very, Very Stupid'

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World

In Russia, 'The Future Is History'

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In Russia, 'The Future Is History'

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On NBC's Megyn Kelly, Authenticity And The Elephant In The Room

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On NBC's Megyn Kelly, Authenticity And The Elephant In The Room

by David Folkenflik

3 min

On NBC's Megyn Kelly, Authenticity And The Elephant In The Room

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The Impact of War

An Update On Trump's Afghanistan Strategy

by Tom Bowman

4 min

An Update On Trump's Afghanistan Strategy

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Author Interviews

Brevity Is The Soul Of Wit: Shakespeare As A Pop-Up Book

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Brevity Is The Soul Of Wit: Shakespeare As A Pop-Up Book

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Space

What Would Aliens Make Of NASA's Voyager?

by Christopher Joyce, Bill McQuay

6 min

What Would Aliens Make Of NASA's Voyager?

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National

Living Without Power, Water Or Internet In Puerto Rico

by Greg Allen

2 min

Living Without Power, Water Or Internet In Puerto Rico

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Education

Teaching The Opioid Crisis

by Scott Simon

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Teaching The Opioid Crisis

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Politics

HHS Secretary Tom Price Resigns Over Charter Plane Travel

by Domenico Montanaro

3 min

HHS Secretary Tom Price Resigns Over Charter Plane Travel

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National

Why A Confederate Flag Flies In Upstate New York

by Zach Hirsch

6 min

Why A Confederate Flag Flies In Upstate New York

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Sports

Saturday Sports: NFL Protests, Giancarlo Stanton's Home Runs

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Saturday Sports: NFL Protests, Giancarlo Stanton's Home Runs

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Europe

A Catalan Opposed To Catalonia's Independence Referendum

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A Catalan Opposed To Catalonia's Independence Referendum

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Slave Poet's Lost Essay On 'Individual Influence' Resonates Through Centuries

George Moses Horton's signature at the bottom of his essay "Individual Influence." It reads "George M Horton, of colour, Born in North Hampton county North Carolina, 60 years old, belonging to Hall Horton." New York Public Library hide caption

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Book News & Features

Slave Poet's Lost Essay On 'Individual Influence' Resonates Through Centuries

by Scott Simon

4 min

Slave Poet's Lost Essay On 'Individual Influence' Resonates Through Centuries

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With 'HEAVN,' Jamila Woods Writes A Love Letter To Her City

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With 'HEAVN,' Jamila Woods Writes A Love Letter To Her City

by Jenny Gathright

4 min

With 'HEAVN,' Jamila Woods Writes A Love Letter To Her City

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Singing With New Lungs In 'The Encore'

Charity Tillemann-Dick is an opera singer who, in 2009, received a double lung transplant. She tells this story in her new memoir, The Encore. John Armato/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

Singing With New Lungs In 'The Encore'

by Scott Simon

7 min

Singing With New Lungs In 'The Encore'

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