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Jeff Nicholas, farmer and president of the North Iowa Cultural Center and Museum, and Pete Potts, director of marketing and public relations at the Surf Ballroom, stand among thousands of signatures

Natalie Dunlap

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Decades after the music died, Clear Lake's Surf Ballroom is still a destination for artists

Natalie Dunlap, Samantha McIntosh, Charity Nebbe

With the new Music Experience Center and the Surf District project, Clear Lake is continuing to support today’s musicians, while honoring the ones who died in 1959.

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Greetings from Kyiv, where candles are the last option during wartime blackouts

Joanna Kakissis

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'

David Folkenflik

The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
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Photos: Scenes from the 150th Westminster Dog Show

Emily Bogle

Hundreds of dogs competed for the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this week. Penny the Doberman pinscher was named best in show.

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