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This is a court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Russell Brand in the dock at Southwark Crown Court, in London, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026.
Elizabeth Cook
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British comedian Russell Brand sentenced to over 10 years for rape and sexual assault
Kate Bartlett
Russell Brand, who became a celebrity darling in the early 2000s, was found guilty on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault in a case brought by six women.
Student Ma Yeonwoo, center, raises his hand during a Great Books summer camp seminar about Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein at the Toegye elementary school in the city of Chuncheon. Teacher Han Kyoung-min, to Ma's right, leads the discussion.
Anthony Kuhn
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NPR
Why a South Korean city is turning to a U.S. college to outsmart AI?
Anthony Kuhn
A wild horse grazes on whatever food it can find on Cumberland Island, Ga. on Oct 8, 2026. The National Park Service, which has managed the island since 1972, recently proposed a land swap with descendants of Thomas Carnegie, the wealthy Gilded Age industrialist who built homes on the island.
Malcolm Jackson for NPR
On wild Cumberland Island, a land swap proposal stirs controversy
Debbie Elliott, Liz Baker
A supporter holds a sign during a campaign rally for Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Annie Andrews in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Nov. 1. Andrews defeated her Republican opponent, Sen. Darline Graham.
Bill Clark
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Democrats won big. Can they lower your grocery bill?
Joe Hernandez
Texas Standard
Senfronia Thompson says she has the votes to become the first woman and first Black Texas House speaker
The 87-year-old Houston Democrat, known as Ms. T, has served in the Legislature since 1973. On Tuesday, her party won control of the Texas House for the first time since...
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