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With both eyes trained on the absurd, the underrated veteran rapper parses ideologies that drive so much animus around the world.

The soul singer has performed on Broadway, been nominated for a Grammy and sung for President Obama. On her latest album, Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook, LaVette tackles songs by the likes of Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Elton John.

The awards recognize a lifetime of achievement in the performing arts. This year they'll go to George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, Tania León and U2.

The patient, who has developed paralysis but is no longer contagious according to the AP, may have contracted the virus overseas. The CDC says no cases of polio have originated in the U.S. since 1979.

Streamers and broadcasters are putting slightly more women in front of and behind the camera according to Boxed In, an annual study. But ageism persists.

Biden delivered remarks in Warsaw a day after a secret visit to Kyiv. He reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Ukraine and said "Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia."

NPR's Scott Simon wonders about 8 characters on an old runestone found in Norway. It goes on display today, so others may look and ponder. It is a curse? A love poem? A receipt for Viking take out?

In a rare reversal, the Justice Department said the prison system has discretion to allow people released to home confinement during the pandemic to remain free.

New Zealand lawmakers will vote on whether to lower the national voting age to 16 after the country's Supreme Court ruled that not allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote amounted to age discrimination.

For 36 hours, dozens of police, veterinarians and hunters scoured a wooded German suburb while warning residents a lion could be at large. Turns out they may have misjudged a video of the animal.