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The history of the clown dates back centuries. The jester, the fool, the trickster – mischievous beings who embody an aspect of the human condition. For this month’s Culture Pop, Hugo Phan talks to someone who’s keeping the art form alive.
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This week on "The Range," taking a trip back in time at Wichita State. Also, a Wichita woman who loves playing the clown. -
The families of two transgender teens are asking a state judge to temporarily block the ban on care. That would allow young Kansans to resume hormone therapies and other treatments. -
Mark Freitag, Dennis Marstall and Donte Martin are the three finalists to become Wichita’s next city manager. They all spoke to the media individually for ten minutes before a public forum at Botanica. -
Federal food assistance has started to flow again after the government reopened. But the charitable food system is planning for continued need through the end of the year. -
Enhanced credits for health insurance purchased from the Affordable Care Act marketplace expire at the end of this year. If they aren’t renewed, premiums will skyrocket for many people in Kansas and nationwide.
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Cristian Hernandez/APPresident Trump's administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro designating Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization. But the entity is not a cartel per se. -
Martial Trezzini/AP/KeystoneTop U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday they'd made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provided scant details after discussing the American proposal to achieve peace.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants. -
Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged. -
The G20 closed in Johannesburg without a ceremonial hand over to the U.S., its next chair, after Washington boycotted the summit. -
Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria's Niger state have escaped and are now with their families. -
An Israeli airstrike has struck Beirut for the first time since June.
Commentary & Podcasts
This week on Marginalia, Beth Golay speaks with Sue Roe about her new book, Hidden Portraits: Six Women Who Shaped Picasso’s Life, and Suzanne Perez reviews The Merge by Grace Walker.
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