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Artist Francoise Gilot appears during an interview with Reginald Bosanquet in London on March 3, 1965, in connection with the publication of her book, My Life With Picasso. Bob Dear/AP hide caption

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The Boppy Newborn Lounger has now been linked to at least 10 babies' deaths since 2015 — including two that were reported after the 2021 recall, according to federal authorities. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission hide caption

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The silhouette AR-15-style rifle is displayed on signage for the Firearms Unknown Guns & Ammo gun store in Yuma, Ariz., last week. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Demonstrators rally in support of abortion rights at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 15. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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How the SCOTUS 'Supermajority' is shaping policy on everything from abortion to guns

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Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto onstage in 1965. Evening Standard/Getty Images hide caption

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Astrud Gilberto, 'The Girl from Ipanema' singer, dies at 83

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Cuba Gooding Jr. appears in court in New York on Jan. 22, 2020. The actor has settled accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago, according to court records. Alec Tabak/The Daily News via AP, File, Pool hide caption

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South African golfer Charl Schwartzel plays a last shot during the LIV Golf Invitational Series in St. Albans, England, in June 2022. The launch of the series rocked the world of golf by setting up rival leagues. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Prince Harry arrives at the High Court in London on Tuesday to testify against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption

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Navajo citizen Lorenda Long, who attended a federal boarding school as a young girl, is a supporter of students at Riverside Indian School today. Brittany Bendabout for NPR hide caption

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Rob Rubba, winner of the Outstanding Chef award at the 2023 James Beard Restaurant And Chef Awards. Jeff Schear/Getty Images for The James Beard Foundation hide caption

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A lifeguard watches as people cool off in a public swimming pool in 2021 in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Swimmers should get ready for another summer short on lifeguards

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Guests, including U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, watch as a French elite acrobatic flying team soars over Tuesday's ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. Lou Benoist/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The U.S.' top general reflects on the changing face of war, 79 years after D-Day

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