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Jeanette Winterson's retelling of The Winter's Tale includes hedge fund managers and a New Orleans setting. But critic Annalisa Quinn says the book doesn't quite stand on its own.

In response to Facebook's tests of emojis to join the "Like" button, NPR readers had some advice for the company on how to handle its new emotions. Like, what about a "Meh" button?

Israeli troops killed several Palestinians in clashes and there were a series of separate stabbing attacks as violence increased over access to Jerusalem sites holy to both sides.

Will Leitch, senior writer for the website, Sports on Earth, says the once friendly regional rivalry between Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals fans might now be reaching a turning point.

Critics say the U.S. is one of the few industrialized nations not to offer any paid leave for new parents, but now the Washington, D.C., Council is considering a bill that would grant workers in the nation's capital 16 weeks of paid leave — more than anywhere else in the U.S.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Dennis Ross about his book, which explores why the countries are close despite foreign policy establishment rhetoric suggesting ties are detrimental to U.S. interests.

The Federal Transit Administration will now be in charge of Metro safety in Washington, according to a plan announced late Friday.

David Jaher's account of Harry Houdini attempt to debunk Boston society psychic Mina Crandon mixes history with high-wire theatricality — even though most readers will know who came out on top.

At the Volkswagen Enthusiasts Club in Wolfsburg, Germany, there is a great sense of disappointment that VW has been caught cheating. But many are confident the company will bounce back.

The Hidden Brain podcast explores the connections between students and teachers. It turns out finding things in common between pupils and instructors could be a tool for closing the achievement gap.

A study measured the performance of kindergartners who either had close or distant relationships with their teachers. It found that students reminded of close relationships solved problems faster.

The war in Syria could be edging toward an all-out proxy war between the U.S. and Russia. That's according to an article co-authored by Anne Barnard, the Beirut Bureau Chief for The New York Times.

Shakshuka changed everything for this breakfast hater. For years I've insisted that "the most important meal of the day" was nothing more than a bland and…

Also: Dutch investigators think a Russian missile downed a Malaysian jet last year; Iranian lawmakers approve the nuclear accord with six world powers; and Playboy won't publish nude photos. anymore.

A Muslim man was beaten to death by a mob of Hindus angry that he allegedly had beef in his refrigerator.

A titanic merger in the beer industry is brewing: Anheuser-Busch InBev offered more than $104 billion to win over the board of SABMiller. The behemoth will control about a third of the globe's beer production and about 70 percent of the market in the U.S. Now the question is whether regulators will allow the merger.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Charlie Warzel of Buzzfeed about Playboy's decision to stop publishing nude photos as Internet pornography has brought pressure on the print industry.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to John Diedrich of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the case considering whether a gun store should be held responsible for the shooting of two Milwaukee police.

A report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 has been released in the Netherlands. The report says the plane was shot down by a Russian-built missile, but the question of who fired that missile will be determined by a separate criminal inquiry.

A letter leaked by a veteran Vatican analyst known to be critical of the Francis papacy, has thrown the synod on the family into turmoil and confusion. Allegedly signed by 13 conservative cardinals, the letter complained to the pope that the assembly has been stacked against them. Within hours of the letter's publication Monday, four of the cardinals said they never signed the letter.