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In 'Me,' Elton John Pulls Back The Curtain On A Storied Life

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Author Interviews

In 'Me,' Elton John Pulls Back The Curtain On A Storied Life

In a wide-ranging interview with NPR about his memoir, the rock star shares that at 72 years old, he's finally ready to look back. He offers thoughts on his royal friends, drug use and cell phones.

Law

Ukraine Probe Advances With New Characters And Plot Twists

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Ukraine Probe Advances With New Characters And Plot Twists

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Analysis

Russian National's Alleged Connection Could Escalate Case Against Giuliani Associates

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Middle East

For Days, Turkey Has Been Targeting Kurds In Northern Syria

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Monsoon Floratone

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Take a Look Floratone

Middle East

Diane Foley Has Long Sought Justice For Her Son's Beheading In 2014

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'Catch And Kill' Details Ronan Farrow's Weinstein Investigative Reporting

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Gold, Green John Metcalfe

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Children's Book, 'Our Family Farm,' Sells Thousands Of Copies

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Marguerite Made in Heights

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Weightless Elbow

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Sunday Puzzle: Fill In The Blank

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Sunday Puzzle: Fill In The Blank

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Music News

Rhodri Marsden's Disco Album Aims To Shake Off Brexit Jitters

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Television

Holly Hunter On HBO's 'Succession,' She Plays Rhea Jarrell

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Succession Theme Music Succession Theme Music

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Superhuman Gus Gus

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Politics

Politics In The News: Latest In The Impeachment Inquiry

by Tamara Keith

Politics In The News: Latest In The Impeachment Inquiry

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Religion

Trump Could Lose Evangelical Support Over Turkey-Kurds Issue

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Asia

Typhoon Hagibus Leaves A Trail Of Death And Destruction In Japan

by Anthony Kuhn

Typhoon Hagibus Leaves A Trail Of Death And Destruction In Japan

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6 AM The Golden Measure

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Southwest Story Golden Measure

Ronan Farrow Stands By His Reporting On NBC's 'Corrosive' Secrecy Around Sexual Abuse

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Ronan Farrow Stands By His Reporting On NBC's 'Corrosive' Secrecy Around Sexual Abuse

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro , Emma Bowman

Ronan Farrow Stands By His Reporting On NBC's 'Corrosive' Secrecy Around Sexual Abuse

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Animals

Solving The Challenges To Counting Forest Elephants

by Dina Temple-Raston

Solving The Challenges To Counting Forest Elephants

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A Very Curious Cub Quentin Bachelet & Frederic Auger

Food

The Secret Behind A Popular Soup In Bangkok

by Michael Sullivan

The Secret Behind A Popular Soup In Bangkok

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Little Village Bob Telson & Little Village

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Beacher Enemies

Health

Sunday Is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day

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Author Interviews

In 'Me,' Elton John Pulls Back The Curtain On A Storied Life

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro , Andee Tagle

In 'Me,' Elton John Pulls Back The Curtain On A Storied Life

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Are You Ready for Love Elton John

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Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding Elton John

National Security

Latest On U.S. Troops In Syria

by Tom Bowman

Latest On U.S. Troops In Syria

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Ukraine Probe Advances With New Characters And Plot Twists

Russian National's Alleged Connection Could Escalate Case Against Giuliani Associates

For Days, Turkey Has Been Targeting Kurds In Northern Syria

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Diane Foley Has Long Sought Justice For Her Son's Beheading In 2014

'Catch And Kill' Details Ronan Farrow's Weinstein Investigative Reporting

Children's Book, 'Our Family Farm,' Sells Thousands Of Copies

Sunday Puzzle: Fill In The Blank

Rhodri Marsden's Disco Album Aims To Shake Off Brexit Jitters

Holly Hunter On HBO's 'Succession,' She Plays Rhea Jarrell

Buy Featured Music

Politics In The News: Latest In The Impeachment Inquiry

Trump Could Lose Evangelical Support Over Turkey-Kurds Issue

Typhoon Hagibus Leaves A Trail Of Death And Destruction In Japan

Ronan Farrow Stands By His Reporting On NBC's 'Corrosive' Secrecy Around Sexual Abuse

Solving The Challenges To Counting Forest Elephants

The Secret Behind A Popular Soup In Bangkok

Buy Featured Music

Sunday Is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day

In 'Me,' Elton John Pulls Back The Curtain On A Storied Life

Latest On U.S. Troops In Syria

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