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  • The range of female artists was remarkable in 2018, extending from Courtney Barnett's brooding Tell Me How You Really Feel to Cardi B's hip-hop styling on Invasion of Privacy.
  • The unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent in May. Dig a little deeper, and the picture looks even worse. Here are a few key numbers.
  • American swimmer Nathan Adrian's name hasn't been on everyone's mind, the way that say, Michael Phelps' or Ryan Lochte's has. But he did something that even Lochte couldn't do this week: beat Yannick Agnel in a head-to-head race.
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  • A large layoff is under way at Microsoft, as the technology company says it will cut 13,000 jobs in the next six months. All but 500 of those layoffs are related to the Nokia phone division.
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    In the state that once had the highest immunization rate, Vermont's medical community is not so proud of anymore. Fewer people are vaccinating their…
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  • Sarah Jarosz, 18, emerged on the bluegrass scene as a prodigal mandolinist, banjo player and guitarist — and recently, a singer-songwriter. In between math classes, she's managed to cut her debut album, Song Up In Her Head.
  • Austin Simmons, a sophomore, compiled a 5.3 GPA in his high school core classes and completed 15 college credits. He's enrolling at Ole Miss in the fall — two years early. He's also a quarterback.
  • If confirmed, Shalanda Young will be the first Black female director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Nani Coloretti would serve as its deputy director.
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