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New Mexico is the twelfth state to require a waiting period for gun purchases. Safety experts say waiting periods can help reduce gun related suicides, but advocates say more needs to be done.
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Food writer and editor Ruth Reichl's new book, "The Paris Novel," is a coming-of age story full of the author's favorite things: Art, fashion, literature, 1980s Paris, and - of course - oysters.
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In the upcoming elections, the German Anti-Immigrant Party seeks votes from Turkish-German Voters.
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The federal government says it will restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region in Washington state, where they have not been seen since 1996.
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Widad Kawar, 94, started collecting Palestinian dresses when she was a child in Jerusalem and founded a museum dedicated to Palestinian embroidery. She talks about what has been lost and what endures.
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In this episode of 'Exposition', Ashragf Hussain, Vice President of the Bangladeshi Student Association, gives a preview of the annual 'Bangladeshi Night'—Sat. April 27 at 6:30 pm in the University Center at Southeast Missouri State University. It celebrates the country's culture with food, performances, and more.
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