Opinion: Remembering Dolly Parton

Opinion: Remembering Dolly Parton

[ad_1] Country Singer Dolly Parton at the 1989 Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Oct. 9, 1989. Mark Humphrey/ASSOCIATED PRESS/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Humphrey/ASSOCIATED PRESS/AP Dolly Parton was brilliant, melodic, and trailblazing. Her lifetime art was to be both spangly and utterly genuine. When Dolly died this week, I thought I…

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The bridges of Rwanda open up new worlds

The bridges of Rwanda open up new worlds

[ad_1] Naomi Nibishaka crosses the newly constructed pedestrian bridge over a river. She’s on her way to see her son and grandchildren, who live in a settlement on the other side. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR MUKUNGA RIVER VALLEY, Rwanda — For Naomi Nibishaka, there’s life before the bridge, and life after…

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Why is one WNBA team calling in national security experts?

Why is one WNBA team calling in national security experts?

[ad_1] Natasha Cloud of the Chicago Sky looks on prior to the game against the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena on Aug. 23 in Chicago. Michael Reaves/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Reaves/Getty Images When Nadia Rawlinson came to be a co-owner of the Chicago Sky, Chicago’s WNBA franchise, in 2023, she said her…

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Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

[ad_1] President Trump waves after arriving off Air Force One, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that, if realized, could give the U.S. access to vast…

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