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Cal State L.A. professor Ericka Verba, director of the Latin American Studies program, discusses her new biography of the ...

In the heart of Swinging London, a tragic event gave John Lennon and Paul McCartney inspiration to write one of The Beatles' best songs.

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Owensboro native Obbie Tyler Todd recently published “The Beechers: America’s Most Influential Family.” It’s the first biography about them in more than 40 years and the first chronological account of ...

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