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Wednesday

Otis Taylor at his belated graduation in May, 2023. Evan Semón hide caption

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He was expelled after he refused to cut his afro. 57 years later, he got his degree

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Tuesday

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Why our allergies are getting worse —and what to do about it

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A meme that cast Dave Brandt as a stereotypical farmer reached cultural ubiquity on social media sites like Reddit. Brandt's death last week sent ripples through both real and virtual spaces that looked to Brandt as a symbol of honest work in the modern age. Reddit hide caption

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Clockwise from top left: Elemental, Flamin' Hot, Barbie, Shortcomings, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Secret Invasion. Disney/Pixar, Searchlight Pictures/20th Century Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, Jon Pack/Sony Pictures Classics, Sony Pictures Animation, Des Willie/Marvel hide caption

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Crew members assemble the main stage ahead of the 2023 Scripps Nations Spelling Bee on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Nathan Howard/AP hide caption

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Link returns in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Nintendo hide caption

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In 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' the open world is wide open

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Monday

Jeremy Strong in the series finale episode of Succession. HBO hide caption

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