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A dress worn by actress Carrie Fisher in the 1977 film Star Wars is one of 1,400 items up for sale at a live auction of film and TV memorabilia in Los Angeles this week.

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Film crews thought the gown, worn by Carrie Fisher's Star Wars character, had been destroyed after the production wrapped. The auction company said it was still accepting offers on the dress.

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The problem for the justices is that all the recent ethics stories — and more — are a corrosive drip, drip, drip, eroding public confidence in the court.

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Scientists say worsening heat waves have a clear link to climate change. This year, a seasonal El Niño pattern will also be adding fuel to the fire.

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Large companies have played the role of activists and been one of the biggest countervailing forces against social and religious conservatives on LGBTQ measures. All that is at stake now.

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Nicky Qumaina-Woo for NPR

When Virginia Johnson joined the Dance Theatre of Harlem, it was often confused with the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. This week Johnson retires as artistic director of the pioneering company.

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Hellenic Coast Guard via AP

Flimsy boats, EU policies and an increase in migrants attempting the crossing are some of the factors converging to make this year an especially deadly one.

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Barbara Romero

Barbara spent years trying to understand her son's difficult behavior. Then someone said something that made her realize that it was no one's fault.

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Ilana Panich-Linsman for NPR

Many pregnant people struggling with substance abuse don't want to get help for fear of losing their children to the state. Casa Mía offers safe harbor.

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