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Michael Scott Moore was captured by pirates after traveling to Somalia to write a book about the history of piracy in the Horn of Africa.

Journalist Held Captive By Pirates Says Focus And Forgiveness Were Crucial

5:45pm July 30, 2018

by Dave Davies

After being kidnapped in Somalia, Michael Scott Moore considered suicide. Then he experienced an "incredible mental transformation" that enabled him to forgive the people who were causing him pain.

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Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman host NBC's new craft competition, Making It.

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Crafts Get The Competitive Treatment In NBC's 'Making It'

8:51am July 30, 2018

by Linda Holmes

If you enjoy glitter and glue and a good time, Making It might be just the summer diversion for the builder and baker and diorama maker in you.

Cartoonist Charles Schulz debuted his comic strip Peanuts' first black character, Franklin, on July 31, 1968.

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'Peanuts' First Black Character Franklin Turns 50

10:13pm July 29, 2018

Fifty years ago, Charlie Brown lost his beach ball. It was gone forever, that is, until a boy named Franklin returned it to him.

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Les Moonves Accuser: 'It's About Stopping This Behavior'

6:06pm July 29, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Six women are accusing the chairman and CEO of CBS Corp. of sexual harassment, including Emmy-winning writer Dinah Kirgo. The allegations were published in a report in The New Yorker.

Abdul-Azeez Buba, 33, Borno, Nigeria: "Before Boko Haram attacked my community, I was a successful building engineer. I made a lot of money from constructing houses."

A Nigerian Photographer's Portraits Of The Mind

7:00am July 29, 2018

by Diane Cole

Etinosa Yvonne Osayimwen wants to show what's going on inside the heads of Nigerian survivors of violence. She layers their portraits with an image that reminds them of how their lives have changed.

Ryan McKinny plays J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, in the Santa Fe Opera's rendition of "Dr. Atomic." An enormous steel ball that represents the nuclear bomb looms ominously over the opera stage throughout the night.

The 'Downwinders' From Atomic Testing Get Deserved Attention

6:10pm July 28, 2018

by Megan Kamerick

The Santa Fe Opera is inviting "downwinders," locals affected by radiation from the testing of the first atomic bombs, on stage during performances of "Dr. Atomic."

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From left, Just For Laughs' new owner Howie Mandel, comedians Tiffany Haddish and Hannah Gadsby.

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Jokes And The Pain That Fuels Them At Montreal's Just For Laughs Comedy Awards

1:53pm July 28, 2018

by Elizabeth Blair

Pain has long been at the root of great comedic material, and it was no different at this year's annual Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.

Jon Batiste performs at the National CARES Mentoring Movement's Gala on Jan. 30, 2017 in New York City.

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Not My Job: 'Stay Human' Bandleader Jon Batiste Gets Quizzed On Robots

12:41pm July 28, 2018

Batiste comes from a family of musicians; he played drums and percussion with the Batiste Brothers Band as a kid, and his debut album came out before he could vote.

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Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

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A Thwarted Child Kidnapping Inspired 'Fruit Of The Drunken Tree'

8:21am July 28, 2018

by Scott Simon

Growing up amid widespread violence in Colombia, Ingrid Rojas Contreras and her sister were targeted for kidnapping. They were saved by the courage and compassion of a teenager working in their home.

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A Postman Signs Off

8:21am July 28, 2018

Il Soo Choi, a South Korean immigrant, retired this week after 22 years as a postal carrier in Manhattan. He wrote a moving note to the people on his route.