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Explore the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.

Three sisters form the band The Warning

A change of scene: 6 stories about life on the move in our weekly reader

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One week, one theme: A gay men’s chorus tried to join a Pride march in Istanbul. Halal BBQ explodes in Houston. Heavy-metal teen sisters move Metallica northward from Monterrey. These stories from PRI’s The World show a world on the move.

Ai Weiwei’s project, titled “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads" being installed in Jackson, Wyoming.

Last steps, first steps, a breakaway bride-to-be and Ai Weiwei’s zodiac heads: Weekend reads

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