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Saturday

A sign warning of extreme heat danger in Death Valley National Park on July 15, 2023 David McNew/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: It's too hot in here

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Saturday

Singer Tony Bennet performs at the Royal Albert Hall in London on April 29, 2007. Jo Hale/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Remembering Tony Bennett

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Saturday

People look at a lowland gorillas at the Bronx Zoo's Congo Gorilla Forest exhibit on July 8, 2003, in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: A movie theater for gorillas

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Tuesday

View of a collection of defused cluster bombs and grenades used by an international bomb disposal group for training in Savannakhet, Laos, on May 2, 2006. Jerry Redfern/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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People queue for a free malaria test in Lagos, Nigeria. The country has one of the highest national death tolls from the mosquito-borne disease. A new vaccine offers hope. But logistics could prevent it from reaching the arms of those who are eligible. Emma Houston/Xinhua via Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

A woman holds a picture of Victoria Amelina, as pallbearers carry the writer's coffin at the end of her funeral ceremony in Mykhaylo Gold Domes in Kyiv on July 4, 2023. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Remembering Ukrainian poet Victoria Amelina

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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

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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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Opinion: Progress can be a turtle

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