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Gather 'round — we have some fall reading recommendations for you. Above, children listen to a story in Central Park on Oct. 23, 2017. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Margaret Atwood says she doesn't feel envy toward others but has experienced people being envious of her. Mike Coppola/Getty Images hide caption
The now-demolished Agbogbloshie Scrapyard in Accra, Ghana, once received 250,000 tons of electronic waste each year, making it the world’s largest electronic waste dump. Muntaka Chasant hide caption
Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis on stage NPR/Rob Grabowski hide caption
A Duke Energy lineman works on a line the Biltmore Village in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 28 in Asheville, N.C. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
Florence Pugh in Midsommar. Gabor Kotschy/A24 hide caption
Acclaimed songwriter and poet Kara Jackson talks playing tee-ball with Peter Sagal
Jacob Anderson as Louis De Point Du Lac in Interview with the Vampire. Larry Horricks/AMC hide caption
Brad Pitt and George Clooney play competing Hollywood "fixers" in the Apple TV+ film Wolfs. Apple TV+ hide caption
Brad Pitt and George Clooney are perfectly cast as two old pros in 'Wolfs'
Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie A Deux. Warner Bros. Studios hide caption
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, during the vice presidential debate on October 1. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Elvis tribute artists on stage in Porthcawl in Wales. Robbie Griffiths/NPR hide caption
Visiting the world's biggest Elvis festival in — unexpectedly — a small town in Wales
This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 23, 2021, a set location used for the film Rust. The Western movie will premiere for the first time next month in Poland. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
"Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body?" Melania Trump asks in her new memoir, according to an early excerpt published by The Guardian. The former first lady is seen here at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Most bananas imported to the U.S. come through ports affected by the dockworkers' strike. And the fruit's limited shelf life made it hard to stockpile in advance. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Because of the strike by dockworkers, bananas could soon be in short supply
Word Central Kitchen has partnered with Bear's Smokehouse BBQ to help provide meals for the Asheville, N.C., community. World Central Kitchen/WCK.org hide caption
John Amos in 2007. Nick Ut/AP hide caption
Adam Abeshouse's clients joined him at the studio adjacent to his home for a farewell concert. Joshua Bell, first row, from left, Adam Abeshouse, Larisa Martinez and Kevin Puts. And, second row, from left, John-Henry Crawford, Charles Yang, Peter Dugan, Lara Downes, Ranaan Meyer, Garrick Ohlsson, Jeremy Denk, Nicolas Kendall and Simone Dinnerstein. hide caption
John Leguizamo speaks onstage at the 76th Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 15, in Los Angeles. Phil McCarten/Invision/AP hide caption
John Leguizamo went into 'super sleuth dad' mode to help his son learn Latino history
Ronan Day Lewis and his father, Daniel Day-Lewis (left to right in center) are teaming up for a feature film that will bring the decorated actor out of retirement. The pair are seen here as they attended a film screening last year. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images hide caption
A shooting gallery at the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan. Anthony Kuhn/NPR hide caption
