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She's Mom To A Headstrong Teen — Who Happens To Be Joan Of Arc

Glenn Close plays Isabelle (right), the mother of Joan of Arc (left, played by Grace van Patten), in the play Mother of the Maid. Joan Marcus/Public Theater hide caption

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She's Mom To A Headstrong Teen — Who Happens To Be Joan Of Arc

In Mother of the Maid, Glenn Close returns to the New York stage to portray a 15th-century peasant woman with a remarkable adolescent daughter she loves — and can't protect.

Saudis Confirm Khashoggi's Death

by Deb Amos

Saudis Confirm Khashoggi's Death

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Russian Charged As Money Manager In Disinformation Campaigns

by Carrie Johnson

Russian Charged As Money Manager In Disinformation Campaigns

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Opinion: A President In Praise Of Strongmen And Dictators

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Opinion: A President In Praise Of Strongmen And Dictators

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Opinion: A President In Praise Of Strongmen And Dictators

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The Man I Love John Alcorn

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Perdido Andre Previn

America's Global 'Throne' Sits Empty, Former Ambassador Says

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Report: UAE Hired American Mercenaries

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Dick Fosbury Turned His Back On The Bar And Made A Flop A Success

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Dick Fosbury Turned His Back On The Bar And Made A Flop A Success

by Tom Goldman

Dick Fosbury Turned His Back On The Bar And Made A Flop A Success

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Popular Infamous Mobb

Review: 'My Dinner With Hervé'

by Eric Deggans

Review: 'My Dinner With Hervé'

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Theme from "Fantasy Island" Henry Mancini

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Cerulean Jon Hopkins

The Viral Obituary Of An Opioid Addict: 'She's Just One Face' Of The Epidemic

Thirty-year-old Madelyn Linsenmeir, pictured on one of her routine walks with son Ayden. "Her addiction didn't define her, but it did define the way she lived," Linsenmeir's sister, Kate O'Neill, wrote in an obituary that moved readers nationwide this week. Courtesy of Maura O'Neill hide caption

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Courtesy of Maura O'Neill

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The Viral Obituary Of An Opioid Addict: 'She's Just One Face' Of The Epidemic

by Emma Bowman

The Viral Obituary Of An Opioid Addict: 'She's Just One Face' Of The Epidemic

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Author Interviews

Sarah Perry On 'Melmoth'

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Environment

A Climate Scientist On 'Slaying The Climate Dragon'

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Remembering Dad Ben Sollee

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Blues for the Double Vee Jenny Scheinman

Politics

Saturday Politics: Khashoggi, Russian Interference, Midterms

by Ron Elving

Saturday Politics: Khashoggi, Russian Interference, Midterms

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Politics

Health Care As An Election Issue

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National

Activists Want Greyhound To Not Allow Border Patrol Agents Onto Buses

by Stella Chavez

Activists Want Greyhound To Not Allow Border Patrol Agents Onto Buses

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Glare Saito, Lester Nowhere

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Still Saito

Politics

Trump Campaigns Out West

by Don Gonyea

Trump Campaigns Out West

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World

Saudi Arabia's Deep Influence In The U.S.

by Scott Horsley

Saudi Arabia's Deep Influence In The U.S.

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Strange News

Nebraska: 'It's Not For Everyone'

by Scott Simon

Nebraska: 'It's Not For Everyone'

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Matthew Shepard Laid To Rest, 20 Years After His Death

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Matthew Shepard Laid To Rest, 20 Years After His Death

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Matthew Shepard Laid To Rest, 20 Years After His Death

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A Man/Me/Then Jim Rilo Kiley

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Education

Thousands Of Students Wait To Return To Class After Hurricane Michael

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Where It's At Beck

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Future Starts Slow The Kills

Sports

Saturday Sports: Preparing For The World Series

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Health Care

Transferring An Organ From An HIV-Positive Donor

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Theater

She's Mom To A Headstrong Teen — Who Happens To Be Joan Of Arc

by Scott Simon

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Joan of Arc Jennifer Warnes

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I Saw the Messed Blinds of My Generation Joan of Arc

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