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Mumbai Takes Its Vintage Padmini Taxis Off The Road For Good

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Mumbai Takes Its Vintage Padmini Taxis Off The Road For Good

Residents of India's big financial city hail the end of an era as their classic black and yellow cabs ride off into the sunset.

Middle East

Thousands Mourn Soleimani In Baghdad

by Deborah Amos

Thousands Mourn Soleimani In Baghdad

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Politics

Evangelicals Rally For Trump

by Tom Gjelten

Evangelicals Rally For Trump

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Economy

Tax Changes Hit Charities

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Spirals Dave Holland

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Choir Dave Holland

Middle East

Iran Vows Retaliation For Top Commander's Death

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National Security

Former National Security Official On Repercussions Of Soleimani Strike

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Environment

How Climate Change Is Affecting Australia's Fires

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Drifter Blktop Project

Technology

Organizing Your Digital Photo Collection

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Lo Segrado Silvana Estrada

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Semena-Wrock Gigi

World

What Soleimani's Assassination Means For The U.S. And The Middle East

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Books

Racism Scandal In The Romance Writing Industry

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Racism Scandal In The Romance Writing Industry

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The Brazilian Guitarist Beloved By Musicians Around The World

The Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes says that Guinga's melodies are incredible. "They're unique; they're different," he says. Manfred Pollert/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Music

The Brazilian Guitarist Beloved By Musicians Around The World

by Betto Arcos

The Brazilian Guitarist Beloved By Musicians Around The World

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Picotado Guinga

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Geraldo No Leme Guinga

Middle East

Iraq's Position Between The U.S. And Iran

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Middle East

Iraqi Protester On Iran-U.S. Tensions

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World

Danielle Pletka On Soleimani Strike

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Threads David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights

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Ngapara David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights

Politics

Week In Politics: Soleimani Response, Impeachment

by Ron Elving

Week In Politics: Soleimani Response, Impeachment

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National

The South's Changing Demographics

by Leila Fadel

The South's Changing Demographics

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National

David Stern's Work To Fight Housing Discrimination

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F Major 7 The Ocean Blue

An Indian taxi driver drives his Premier Padmini past the iconic building Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in Mumbai, India. Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Mumbai Takes Its Vintage Padmini Taxis Off The Road For Good

by Sushmita Pathak

Mumbai Takes Its Vintage Padmini Taxis Off The Road For Good

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Taxi-Taxie Hemant Bhosle

Sports

Saturday Sports: NFL Playoffs, Remembering David Stern

by Tom Goldman

Saturday Sports: NFL Playoffs, Remembering David Stern

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Arts & Life

T.S. Eliot's Love Letters Unsealed

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Movie Interviews

Ofra Bloch On 'Afterward'

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I Lucas Lechowski

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World

Ryan Crocker On The Killing Of Qassem Soleimani

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