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In 'Parker Looks Up,' A 2-Year-Old Shares A Moment With Michelle Obama

Parker Curry, 4, takes in Amy Sherald's painting of Michelle Obama in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Parker has co-authored a book with her mom called Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment. Mhari Shaw/NPR hide caption

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In 'Parker Looks Up,' A 2-Year-Old Shares A Moment With Michelle Obama

In 2018, a photo of Parker Curry looking at a portrait of Michelle Obama went viral. Within a week, she got to meet the first lady. Parker tells the story in a new book she co-authored with her mom.

National

Investigation Of Pensacola Shooting Continues

by Greg Allen

Investigation Of Pensacola Shooting Continues

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Politics

Lawmakers Consider Articles Of Impeachment

by Susan Davis

Lawmakers Consider Articles Of Impeachment

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Controversy Continues Over 'Silent Sam' Statue

by Will Michaels

Controversy Continues Over 'Silent Sam' Statue

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Oobleck Kaki King

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Anthropomorph Kaki King

World

Giuliani Travels To Ukraine

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National

Teenager Dies In Border Patrol Custody

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Candy Canals: Architects Craft Gingerbread Replica Of Venice

A sweet view along one of the many canals of Venice, which in this case are filled with blue jellybeans. Pradipta Banerjee /Courtesy of David M. Schwarz Architects hide caption

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Candy Canals: Architects Craft Gingerbread Replica Of Venice

by Sophia Alvarez Boyd

Candy Canals: Architects Craft Gingerbread Replica Of Venice

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Astral Plains Via Luna

Religion

Balancing LGBTQ Rights And Religious Liberty

by Tom Gjelten

Balancing LGBTQ Rights And Religious Liberty

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Kerala Bonobo

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What's Love Got to Do With It [Instrumental] Tina Turner

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Sunday Puzzle

Sunday Puzzle: B's And L's

by Will Shortz

Sunday Puzzle: B's And L's

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Movies

Class Warfare In 2019 Movies

by Bob Mondello

Class Warfare In 2019 Movies

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Music

Christmas Music Around The World

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Jospeh mon cher fidèle Manuela Pioche, Guy Alcindor

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Gesu Bambino Traditional Christmas Instrumentals

Politics

Sunday Politics

by Mara Liasson

Sunday Politics

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Middle East

Visiting Imprisoned ISIS Fighters

by Jane Arraf

Visiting Imprisoned ISIS Fighters

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Walking In The Rain 10

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Technology

Managing Misinformation On Reddit

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Health

What's Behind Decreased Life Expectancy In The U.S.

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In 'Parker Looks Up,' A 2-Year-Old Shares A Moment With Michelle Obama

by Samantha Balaban

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In Mind Do Make Say Think

Space

Cookies In Space, For Science

by Emily Kwong

Cookies In Space, For Science

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Soul Alphabet Colleen

National

Evanston, Ill., Has A Reparations Plan

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For 'Frozen II,' Kristen Bell Found Inspiration In Personal Pain

Kristen Bell attends the world premiere of Disney's Frozen II held at Dolby Theatre last month in Hollywood. Michael Tran/FilmMagic hide caption

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Movie Interviews

For 'Frozen II,' Kristen Bell Found Inspiration In Personal Pain

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro , Emma Bowman

For 'Frozen II,' Kristen Bell Found Inspiration In Personal Pain

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Television

'Mahna Mahna' (Do Do Do Do Do, Do Do Do Do) Turns 50

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Mahna Mahna Cake

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Mahna Mahna Panzerballet

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