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Wednesday

Turner Classic Movies offers a well-curated, wide variety of offerings, spanning more than a century of film history. Above, Gene Kelly pictured in 1952 during the filming of Singin' in the Rain — a movie that aired on TCM earlier this month. AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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If you love film, you should be worried about what's going on at Turner Classic Movies

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Saturday

This is a general view of Comerica Park, where the Detroit Tigers play. Harry How/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Scorecards keep record of games, and memories

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Saturday

Wade Goodwyn reported on his home state of Texas and the Southwest for NPR since 1993. Kate Mackley Media/NPR hide caption

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Opinion: Wade Goodwyn brought Texas spirit to NPR

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Saturday

Mountaineers make their way to the summit of Mount Everest, as they ascend on the south face from Nepal on May 17, 2018. Phunjo Lama/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: A lifesaving moment at Mount Everest

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Thursday

Many medical students do not attend lectures in the first two years, instead opting to watch recorded classes on their own time. Tom Fowlks/Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

Tina Turner sings during her performance at the Macy's Passport '97 fundraiser and fashion show in San Francisco. Monica Davey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Life lessons from Tina Turner

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Wednesday

A picture from May 1 shows an abandoned hospital in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, a state in Sudan. Weeks of fierce fighting in the country have had a devastating impact on health care. AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

Chonkasaurus the snapping turtle rests on a pile of rusty chains along the Chicago River. Joey Santore hide caption

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Joey Santore

Opinion: Progress can be a turtle

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Saturday

These books have been banned in several public schools and libraries across the U.S. amid a wave of book censorship and restrictions. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Books are not land mines

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Tuesday

An aerial picture shows an illegal mining camp during an operation by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources against Amazon deforestation at the Yanomami territory in Roraima state, Brazil, on Feb. 24. Alan Chaves/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

Royal fans wearing masks picturing Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort are pictured on The Mall, near to Buckingham Palace in central London, on May 5, 2023, ahead of the coronation weekend. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Long live royal humor

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Saturday

Calypso singer and actor Harry Belafonte performs in concert at London's Kilburn National Ballroom on Aug. 10 1958. Alan Meek/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Harry Belafonte's voice will live on

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Saturday

Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza stands in a cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court. AP hide caption

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Opinion: The highest duty of a citizen

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Saturday

The snow-covered soya fields at the Belfontaine Holstein farm are pictured in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, on Dec. 9, 2021. Canadian Super Pigs were bred to survive the winter. Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Watch out for Super Pigs!

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