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An employee checking flags at the Indian National Flag Production Center in the southern state of Karnataka. Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: India's Religious Violence Doesn't Meet Its Founder's Vision

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Workers wear protective face masks at the Yanfeng Adient factory in Shanghai, where car seats are assembled, on Feb. 24. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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As New Coronavirus Cases Slow In China, Factories Start Reopening

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James McBride is also the author of The Color of Water and won the National Book Award for Fiction for The Good Lord Bird. He's shown above in Paris on Sept. 23, 2015. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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James McBride's Advice For New Writers: 'A Simple Story Is The Best Story'

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Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. Losses on Wall Street deepened following a bruising open, as global markets were poised to conclude their worst week since 2008 with another rout. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Wall Street's Brutal Week Slashed Nearly 3,600 Points From Dow

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Members of the Taliban delegation gather ahead of Saturday's signing ceremony with the United States in the Qatari capital of Doha. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. Signs Peace Deal With Taliban After Nearly 2 Decades Of War In Afghanistan

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A hiring sign hangs in front of a Kroger's grocery store in Hilton Head, S.C. South Carolina has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption

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South Carolina Hands Democrats A Challenge: Running In A Strong Job Market

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For fans of original music in Cambodia, the movement is about more than just the songwriters. "People see original music as this living proof that we are moving forward," Laura Mam says. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Across Languages And Generations, One Family Is Reviving Cambodian Original Music

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