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In her songs, stage banter and interviews, Parton always presented herself as a humble, yet audacious mountain dreamer made good.
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Dolly Parton, one of country music's most singular performers, has died at age 80
Jewly Hight
The artist was a star performer in country music, and went on to become one of the genre's most recognizable and universally adored ambassadors to broader popular culture.
A voter casts a ballot at a vote center set up in a tent in Las Vegas on June 9.
Jae C. Hong
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DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflated
Jude Joffe-Block, Miles Parks
Tractor trailers cross the Peace Bridge at the Canada-United States border in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 20.
Cole Burston
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Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. as the countries' trade fight deepens
Alex Leff
View of Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, April 23, 2026.
Valeria Mongelli
'Forget about going back': 9 years on, Rohingya crisis enters dangerous phase
Lorcan Lovett
Texas Standard
Industry warns of blackouts, economic woes if Texas overreacts to data center, transmission line anger
Energy regulators and industry experts warn that the state’s delays to major projects amid backlash from residents could create rolling blackouts and strangle growth of other industries that need power.
Abbott asks court to reject Minnesota bid to force extradition of ICE officer
Here are some of the most unusual high school mascots in Texas
Millions of older Americans don’t have enough to eat, as food prices rise beyond fixed incomes
Texas Standard for Aug. 25, 2026: West Texas power line fight grows as data center demand surges
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