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A famous Cuban dissident artist and musician, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, arrived in Miami on Saturday after being released from a five-year prison sentence on the condition that he leave his country.
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In 1994, the last men's World Cup the U.S. hosted sparked soccer fever, from youth leagues to TV broadcasts to the formation of MLS. Now, can MLS harness this World Cup for a new generation of fans?
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Worry no more about wildfire smoke and $10,000 ticket prices. Sunday's final between Argentina and Spain — the first meeting of their transcendent stars — is here and seems destined to be a classic.
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The brothers were taken into custody on a sealed warrant, the Marshals Service told the AP. British prosecutors said they were seeking the extradition of the brothers on rape and trafficking charges.
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Beyond the Ozarks
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Antonio Tarrell and Castel Sweet's documentary "Evidence of Our Existence," about Holly Springs' Behind the Big House tour, premiered at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.
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KUOW reporter Will James discusses "We Keep Us Safe," a new NPR podcast investigating the unsolved 2020 killing of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. inside Seattle's CHOP protest zone.
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Local Music News from KUAF
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