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Blues Singer Koko Taylor Gets Her Due

NPR

Published June 5, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

This week Koko Taylor became the first female blues singer to received receive a National Heritage Fellowship. We take a moment to listen to her song "Spellbound."

Copyright 2004 NPR

National & International News

South Korea' political crisis mares its image as one of Asia's leading democracies

Anthony Kuhn

South Korea's president remains defiant, as efforts to impeach or arrest him for his declaration of martial law pick up speed. The political crisis raises questions about South Korea's democracy.
National & International News

Morning news brief

A Martínez

FBI Director Christopher Wray will step down. Where American life expectancy stands right now. Over the next two days, top DNC members will meet in D.C. to hash out rules for picking a new leadership.
National & International News

An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister

The Associated Press

The explosion struck inside the ministry, killing Khalil Haqqani, officials said. His last official photo showed him at a meeting chaired by the deputy prime minister earlier Wednesday.

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