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Friday

Music

Remembering The Queen Of Soul In Detroit

In Detroit, Aretha Franklin gets her final sendoff — in the vintage, white Cadillac hearse that once carried civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Her fans have been celebrating the Queen of Soul all week.

Remembering The Queen Of Soul In Detroit

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Wednesday

Generous Giving Or Phony Philanthropy? A Critique Of Well-Meaning 'Winners'

Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative co-founder Priscilla Chan and Goldman Sachs Foundation President Dina Powell speak during the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit in 2016 in San Francisco. Mike Windle/Getty Images for Vanity Fair hide caption

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Author Interviews

Generous Giving Or Phony Philanthropy? A Critique Of Well-Meaning 'Winners'

Anand Giridharadas spent time with tech entrepreneurs and affluent elites who want to change the world. But in a new book, he writes that their market-based mantras only maintain inequalities.

Generous Giving Or Phony Philanthropy? A Critique Of Well-Meaning 'Winners'

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Tuesday

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Tuesday

Politics

Morning News Brief: Primaries, Taliban Attack And Turkey's Crisis

Four states hold primaries Tuesday ahead of November's midterms. Taliban fighters have attacked the Afghan city of Ghazni. As Turkey's economic troubles spread, a dispute with the U.S. plays a role.

Morning News Brief: Primaries, Taliban Attack And Turkey's Crisis

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Thursday

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Tuesday

Politics

News Brief: Justice Confirmation Process, North Korea Threat

A narrowly divided Senate is putting 2 Republican women and 3 red-state Democrats in the high court spotlight. And, there are reports of new construction at North Korean missile and nuclear sites.

News Brief: Justice Confirmation Process, North Korea Threat

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Monday

Latin America

News Brief: Mexico's Presidential Election, Supreme Court Vacancy

The leftist candidate in Mexico's election wins in a landslide. And, President Trump says he'll focus this week on selecting a Supreme Court nominee to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.

News Brief: Mexico's Presidential Election, Supreme Court Vacancy

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Thursday

Middle East

Yemeni-American Reacts To Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Travel Ban

A Yemeni-American who's protested Trump's travel ban reflects on what the high court's decision means for mixed-status families who have been separated by Yemen's civil war and America's ban.

Yemeni-American Reacts To Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Travel Ban

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Tuesday

Law

Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban

By a 5 to 4 majority, the Supreme Court upheld a modified version of President Trump's travel ban. This was the third version of the ban; Trump narrowed its scope and added non-Muslim countries.

Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban

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Monday

Politics

News Brief: President Trump's Immigration Approach

Trump's ramped up rhetoric occurs as agencies scramble to implement his executive order. The focus on immigration may be diverting resources from addressing Trump's core concerns about drug smuggling.

News Brief: President Trump's Immigration Approach

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Thursday

Politics

Morning News Brief

President Trump ended a policy that sent thousands of children to government-run facilities away from their parents. Critics say he created new problems — the children held may be there indefinitely.

Morning News Brief

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