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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Ringmaster Kristen Michelle Wilson performs Saturday, in Orlando, Fla.

After 146 Years, Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus To Shut Down

8:02am January 15, 2017

by Emma Bowman

After struggling to remain relevant amid public concern for animal welfare, combined with high operation costs, "The Greatest Show On Earth" will come to an end in May, the company announced Saturday.

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For This Relationship, It's Judgment Day

7:04pm January 14, 2017

Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the hosts consider if it's OK to judge a man after he confessed to cheating in the past.

Jennifer Holliday at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., in 2013.

Jennifer Holliday Won't Be Performing At Trump Inauguration Event After All

4:18pm January 14, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The Broadway singer had accepted an invitation to sing at a welcome event for Donald Trump as a "bi-partisan songbird." By Saturday, she backed out of that decision, "calling it a lapse of judgement."

Customers at Puzzles Bakery & Café in Schenectady, N.Y. More than half the staff at the café has a developmental disability.

For People With Developmental Disabilities, Food Work Means More Self Reliance

1:50pm January 14, 2017

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Finding a job and building a life of their own can be a monumental challenge for people with developmental disabilities. But food work can be a good fit for many of them.

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A Century-Old Poet Looks Back — And Fearlessly Forward — In 'Purgatory'

8:08am January 14, 2017

by NPR Staff

Henry Morgenthau III had a long and eventful life even before he started writing poetry in his 90s. Now, at age 100, he's promoting his first poetry collection, called A Sunday in Purgatory.

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Veronica Roth's 'Carve The Mark' Is A Fantasy Inspired By Chronic Pain

8:08am January 14, 2017

by NPR Staff

The Divergent author's new series takes place in a world where everyone has a gift that reflects their personality. One character has what Roth describes as "a supernatural form of chronic pain."

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In 'Cold Eye,' A Small Story That Packs A Big Punch

7:00am January 14, 2017

by Jason Sheehan

The second installment of Laura Anne Gilman's gritty, mythmaking Devil's West series follows Isobel, the Devil's Left Hand, as she learns the extent of her powers and battles an ancient, angry spirit.

William Peter Blatty, Author Of 'The Exorcist,' Dies At 89

11:20pm January 13, 2017

by The Associated Press

The novelist died from cancer on Thursday. Blatty was best known for writing the best-selling 1971 horror fiction about a 12-year-old girl, possessed by the devil, before the 1973 film became a hit.

Pasta puttanesca is perhaps the most well-known dish among Lemony Snicket fans, although Count Olaf would have preferred roast beef.

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Ring In 'Lemony Snicket' On Netflix With A Series Of Unfortunate Recipes

7:37pm January 13, 2017

by Kristen Hartke

In the children's books, food is practically a supporting character. So why not welcome the poor Baudelaire orphans with a delightfully miserable repast while binge-watching the new show?

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Aperture Cinema Opens Doors To Fundraising

5:40pm January 13, 2017

by Eddie Garcia

Winston-Salem's Aperture Cinema is changing its business plan. The art house movie theatre has become a community-supported nonprofit.

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