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Amine Bendriouich, a fashion designer in Casablanca, Morocco.

See What The 'Cool People' Are Wearing In Four Cities In Africa

They're wearing the diverse fashions of Africa — but they're not wearing African fashion. A new book explains the difference.

Ciera Amaro's art is one of the submissions to a project called Dispatches from Quarantine.

Dispatches From Quarantine: How Young People Are Documenting History

Enticed by what young adults had to share about the pandemic, historian Alexandra Zapruder set out to document history through an online gallery called Dispatches from Quarantine.

Airglades International Airport in Hendry County has some flights every day, but an investment group envisions much more. It's been working for 15 years on a dream of a huge cargo hub at Airglades, with lots of good-paying jobs. But some people in the region are wondering: where do the high-flying dreams stand? And will they ever come true?

A huge cargo airport in Hendry County? People still are waiting

Fifteen years of talk and promises, and no cargo airport to show for it. That's the reality in Hendry County, where people have heard great expectations for Airglades airfield, a few miles west of Clewiston. An investment group sees a place with lots of jobs, flying in produce and flowers from Central and South America. But where do these high-flying dreams stand?

Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are in such high demand that many patients with Type 2 diabetes can't get them when they need them.

People who work at Dollywood will soon be eligible for free tuition

The Dolly Parton amusement park's parent company will fund all tuition and fees for select programs. "Their futures should be grown with love, not loans," Herschend Enterprises CEO Andrew Wexler says.

The view of an exam room inside the Hope Clinic For Women in Granite City, Illinois. People seeking abortions in restrictive states must now look beyond their borders, which is why a nonprofit organization wants to establish a floating clinic in federal waters.

A floating abortion clinic is in the planning stage, and people are already on board

Dr. Meg Autry is raising money to buy and retrofit a vessel that would operate as a reproductive health clinic in federal waters off the Gulf of Mexico, providing services including surgical abortion.

When Charleston, S.C., Pastor Spoke, 'People Listened'

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with S.C. Rep. Bakari Sellers about the late Rev. Clementa Pinckney of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston who was a victim of Wednesday's shooting.

Along The Gulf Coast, People Are Preparing For Tropical Storm Barry

Heavy rains are predicted in Louisiana and Mississippi with the expected arrival of a tropical system swirling in the Gulf of Mexico. Flooding is a major concern in areas already saturated by water.

Souvenir shops sell memorabilia of the late Queen Elizabeth II near Buckingham Palace in London.

People are mourning Queen Elizabeth — and buying lots of commemorative merchandise

Gift shops in London are selling souvenirs marking the queen's death, everything from shirts, mugs, posters and more with messages like "Gone but not forgotten" and "Forever in our hearts."

Though he's polling at less than 1 percent, Democratic presidential candidate and former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has a few loyal donors. "I wanted to support a measure of positiveness," said one.

Meet The People Who Gave Money To Lincoln Chafee's Campaign

Just 10 people were major donors to the former Rhode Island governor's quixotic campaign. We asked them why.

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