"I've always believed that a part of my magic, if there was any, was the fact that I look so artificial — but I am so totally real," Parton said in 2001.
Dollywood opened the park the day after Dolly Parton’s death to carry on the country music icon’s legacy and honor her spirit saying “the show must go on.”
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President Trump says his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country's untapped oil reserves, at cost.
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His removal order was triggered by two convictions from over 15 years ago, when he struggled with untreated PTSD. New York's governor said Park earned a "second chance through rehabilitation."
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The deadly flooding that struck Nepal this week is not the first disaster that people in the region have endured. The country's unique geography makes it especially prone to natural disasters.
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A federal judge has ruled that the Pentagon violated Anthropic's first amendment rights when it tried to designate the AI company a supply chain risk earlier this year.
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Scientists collaborated with narwhals for a new study to understand human-caused climate change in the Arctic and rising sea levels around the world.
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Lawyers say Israel has increased entry bans to U.S. and foreign visitors who plan to meet with Palestinians or for suspicions about their opinions about Israel.
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NPR's Adrian Florido talks with the co-founder of a newly formed network of independent Black comic book shops across the U.S. They hope to strengthen sales and increase the diversity of comic fans.
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Casualties continue to rise following Wednesday's devastating floods along the China-Nepal border.
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NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Lynn Sweet, the Chicago Sun-Times reporter in search of President Barack Obama's tan suit infamously worn at a 2014 press conference.
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We've heard from adults about the new Facebook and Instagram rules, but what are kids saying? Teenage social media users talk about whether the proposed restrictions will have any effect on them.
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