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"We fully respect and support the Sackler family's decision," says a spokesperson for the National Portrait Gallery in central London, after a gift was withdrawn. Members of the Sackler family are accused of pursuing profits on OxyContin amid an opioid cr

Sackler Family's Donation To British Museum Is Quashed Over Opioid Fallout

1:44pm March 20, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The U.K.'s National Portrait Gallery and the Sackler family — owners of the company that makes OxyContin — say they're concerned that allegations of profiteering could overshadow the gift.

An illustration depicting Johannes Gutenberg taking the first proof off his printing press.

'The Lost Gutenberg' Traces One Bible's 500-Year Journey

12:01pm March 20, 2019

by Gabino Iglesias

The depth of Margaret Leslie Davis' research on the tome's history cannot be understated — her writing is straightforward and, at times, heartbreaking, but outstanding reporting lies at the core.

The exterior of Fox Studios is pictured Tuesday in Los Angeles. Disney's $71.3 billion acquisition of Fox's entertainment assets closed around 12 a.m. ET on Wednesday.

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Disney Officially Owns 21st Century Fox

11:48am March 20, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The $71 billion deal strengthens Disney's portfolio and gives it even more leverage to compete against other streaming powerhouses.

In 'Horizon,' Considering All That Is Connected

9:34am March 20, 2019

by Genevieve Valentine

Barry Lopez's new book is a biography and a portrait of some of the world's most delicate places, but at heart it's a contemplation of the belief that the way forward is compassionately, and together.

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Members Of The 2018 National Recording Registry Class Announced

9:05am March 20, 2019

The Library of Congress released its annual list of 25 recordings worthy of preservation because of their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to the nation's recorded sound heritage.

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The writer Lawrence Ferlinghetti, pictured here in Berlin in 2004, will turn 100 years old this weekend.

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A Lost 'Little Boy' Nears 100: Poet And Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti

5:03am March 20, 2019

by Tom Vitale

The Beat Generation icon and owner of City Lights bookstore and press in San Francisco is still writing. He celebrates his centennial March 24, and his new autobiographical novel is out now.

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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump walk on the South Lawn of the White House to board Marine One on their way to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland on June 1, 2018.

'Kushner, Inc.' Adds Little To The Canon On Jared And Ivanka

5:37pm March 19, 2019

by Annalisa Quinn

Other journalists have previously reported many of the serious claims presented in Vicky Ward's book; her own yields generally feel meager, wrapping even the smallest scoops in a fog of insinuation.

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'The New Me' Is Meh About Ambition And Adulthood

5:11pm March 19, 2019

by Ailsa Chang

Halle Butler's new novel explores what it's like to work in a dead-end office job. Her satirical story focuses on a 30-year-old woman named Millie who wanders from temp job to temp job.

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For March, 3 Romances That Fight For Love

4:39pm March 19, 2019

by Maya Rodale

True love finds a way amid food trucks, ice skates and ... knife throwing? In other words, March is just another month in Romancelandia, and we've got three stories of people fighting hard for love.

A chimpanzee hugs her newborn at Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, Netherlands, in 2010. Over the course of his long career, primatologist Frans de Waal has become convinced that primates and other animals express emotions similar to human emotions.

Sex, Empathy, Jealousy: How Emotions And Behavior Of Other Primates Mirror Our Own

4:03pm March 19, 2019

by Terry Gross

Primatologist Frans de Waal believes that the way humans experience emotion is not unique: "That's a spectrum of behavior that we have, and the same thing is true for many other species."

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