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Saturday

Scott Simon's daughter Elise and his wife, Caroline, on Elise's first birthday. Scott Simon hide caption

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Opinion: We do anything to make our kids smile

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Saturday

New York Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling speaks during the teams 63rd Old Timers Day before the game against the Detroit Tigers on July 19, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. Jim McIsaac/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: The voice of Yankees legends bids farewell

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Wednesday

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Preview visitors attend the Neo Rauch exhibition "Begleiter" at Pinakothek der Moderne art museum in Munich, Germany, on April 19, 2010. Johannes Simon/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Open Wall nights could lead to the next artistic visionary

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Saturday

US President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One at Minneapolis-Sait Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 1, 2022. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Air Force One and the great pillowcase plunder

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Saturday

Judge Alla Nazarova attends a hearing in the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in Moscow on Nov. 25, 2021. Dmitry Serebryakov/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Russian Jehovah's Witnesses remain devout despite facing bans

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Saturday

A bowl of stickers is set out for voter March 15, 2020, in Steubenville, Ohio Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press hide caption

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Opinion: For one Ohio candidate, it was over before it was over

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Saturday

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Opinion: Animals have overtaken our lives, and we're having a wonderful time

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Anastasios Adamopoulos was driving a city bus early Monday morning in Chicago when he saw homes on fire. He stopped to help. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Some heroes drive city buses

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Thursday

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A general view of a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 24, 2004, at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland Ronald Martinez/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: No taxpayer handouts for pro stadiums

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Saturday

Former Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell made headlines for the $800,000 in cash stuffed in shoeboxes found when he died. For more than half a century, a Powell-established $250,000 trust sustained his legacy. But the account that maintained his birthplace as a museum will soon run dry. AP hide caption

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Opinion: Welcome to Payola World!

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Saturday

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Opinion: Navalny's spirit and legacy live on

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