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Novelist Proulx's 'Ace in the Hole'

NPR

Published December 28, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Annie Proulx (The Shipping News) writes about strange people in lonely places. Her latest novel, That Old Ace in the Hole, explores the vanishing Texas panhandle. Proulx, 67, says it may be her last novel, though she'll keep writing short stories. Tom Vitale reports.

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Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 FIFA World Cup — a controversial pick

Becky Sullivan

FIFA's selection of Saudi Arabia to host the World Cup was celebrated in the kingdom but criticized by human rights groups, who fear residents, visitors and migrant workers will be at risk of abuse.
Wisconsin kayaker who faked his death is back in the U.S. and in custody, police say

Chandelis Duster

Ryan Borgwardt disappeared in August while kayaking in Wisconsin, but an investigation revealed he intended to fake his death and had fled to Europe. Police said he willingly returned to the U.S.
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In South Korea, insurrection charges are closing in on the president

Se Eun Gong

Police, prosecutors and investigators have deemed President Yoon Suk Yeol as a suspect in a rare investigation into a sitting president for possible insurrection charges.

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