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Woman Detained In Hospital For Weeks Joins Lawsuit Against New Hampshire

She was detained because she couldn't get a court hearing. She couldn't get a hearing because they are available only to people in psychiatric beds and the state's psychiatric facilities are full.

A container dock of Yangshan Port in Shanghai. About 99% of the shoes sold in America are made overseas, with China being the largest manufacturer by far. Anonymous/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Why You Should Think About Uighurs The Next Time You Put On Shoes

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Tristan Vaught (left) and Nancy Dawson are the co-founders of clothing exchange Transform. A 17-year-old client Elliot Reed (far right) was the first customer when the space opened. Ann Thompson/WVXU hide caption

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Wardrobe Update: Clothing Exchange Caters To Transgender Youth

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Tom Hanks stars as Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Hanks watched a lot of Mister Rogers to research the role and found as an adult, you don't really "get it": "Why is it taking so long? What's the big deal? What are these fish?" Lacey Terrell/CTMG hide caption

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Tom Hanks Plays Mister Rogers: Sharing Joy Is 'The Natural State Of Things'

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Allison Moorer, Phoebe Bridgers and more cover the music of Tom Waits in a new album. Frazer Harrison/Courtesy of the artist. hide caption

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On A Tom Waits Covers Album, Women Transform A Classic Catalog

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Farmer Elizabeth Melson dries hemp in a converted garage in Sperryville, Va. Hannah Hagemann/NPR hide caption

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Budding Hemp Farmers Struggle To Find Success In The 'Green Rush'

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Meme, a New Hampshire woman using a family nickname, ended up spending 20 days locked inside a wing of the emergency department at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, N.H. Courtesy of Meme hide caption

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Woman Detained In Hospital For Weeks Joins Lawsuit Against New Hampshire

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