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Pope Francis spent his first day in Cuba celebrating mass at Havana's Revolution Plaza, visiting President Raul Castro and greeting Cuba's youth.

Margaret Drabble's short stories reveal the contours of her life over the past 50 years, while Leslie Daniels explores a woman's life after divorce, and mystery writer Donna Leon looks into the death of a widow. Plus two new biographies explore the lives of Gypsy Rose Lee and Nashville songwriter Rodney Crowell.

From Buenos Aires to Bangkok, Montreal to Moscow, nearly every taxi driver in the world understands "OK." It's a gift from American English that's spread across the globe in less than 200 years.

Washington Post Chief Executive and Publisher Will Lewis' pick to be its lead editor has withdrawn from the job. Robert Winnett of the U.K.'s Telegraph was scheduled to start after the U.S. elections.

"We need much time, much more time and we continue to work in the next weeks," EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said. This was supposed to be the day leaders would unveil a draft trade deal.

Three centuries ago, Domenico Scarlatti churned out 555 keyboard sonatas. Today, pianists, harpsichordists and even accordionists still can't get enough. Hear a clutch of new recordings.

Star Gazers #STGZ238 1 minute November 14-20, 2022, “It’s a Great Time to See the Pleiades

Star Gazers #2020-26 1 minute version June 29-July 5, 2020 “An Independent Lunar Eclipse”

Star Gazers #STGZ240 1 minute Nov 28 - Dec 4, 2022, “Mars Occultation Dec 7, 2022”

Star Gazers #STGZ220 1 minute version July 11-17, 2022 “Is it Really Just “The Big Dipper