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new zealand Maori wedding haka moves bride to tears in New Zealand Xeni Jardin

art Painting of Maori elder fetches record price Rob Beschizza

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

cats Cops claim two men escaped from jail cells by transforming into cats Allan Rose Hill

music Watch the queen of funk Chaka Khan's sizzling NPR Tiny Desk Concert (video) Allan Rose Hill

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art The Sudha Cars Museum has hundreds of wacky cars on display Popkin

police Philly cop charged with murder after security cam video shows he lied about man "lunging" at him Rob Beschizza

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religion More than 300 confirmed dead at Kenyan evangelical cult Rob Beschizza

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art The most valuable object lost in the Titanic sinking was a Neoclassical painting Rusty Blazenhoff

video games Hitman studio confirms some details of upcoming James Bond game Grant St. Clair

hip hop Bay Area hip-hop archive opens in Oakland library Rusty Blazenhoff

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