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The Nisei Lounge in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago produces a candy cane Malört for the holidays. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption
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Norman Lear has died. He was a writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as All in the Family and Maude and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption
Opinion: Norman Lear shocked, thrilled, and stirred television viewers
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Scott Simon with his daughter, Elise, during the holidays. Caroline Simon hide caption
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Palestinians evacuate the area following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City on Oct. 9. Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Liverpool's Colombian midfielder Luis Diaz celebrates after scoring the equalizing goal during the English Premier League football match between Luton Town and Liverpool at Kenilworth Road in Luton, north of London on November 5, 2023. JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Former Indiana basketball head coach Bobby Knight made an appearance at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 8, 2020. Doug McSchooler/AP hide caption
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The Inn of Chicago houses migrants from Venezuela. It used to be the Hotel St. Clair when Scott Simon and his father lived there. Caroline Simon hide caption
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been using artificial intelligence to make robocalls that contort his own voice into several languages he doesn't actually speak, posing new ethical questions about the government's use of the rapidly evolving technology. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption
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Bailey Hall at Cornell University. Charles Feeney graduated from Cornell University in 1956 and became the university's most generous donor. Bill Price III/Creative Commons hide caption
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An illustration photo taken on January 25, 2021 in Berlin. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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U.S. President Joe Biden's dog, Commander, is walked on the south side of the White House before a signing ceremony for the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 on August 9, 2022 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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The Real Housewives of New York was a hit. So ... why not Real Houseplants of Scottsdale? Getty Images hide caption