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        <title>Arts &amp; Culture - CANVAS Arts</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:28:07 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Brief But Spectacular take on the toll of separation]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[When Jason Howell Sr. was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for heroin distribution, his incarceration upended the lives of his four children. Our Brief But Spectacular team first spoke with the Howell family in 2019. Seven years later, they return to reflect on the toll of that separation, the years they lost and how they&rsquo;ve rebuilt their lives together.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:25:23 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lonnie Bunch on his legacy and protecting the Smithsonian from political pressure]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch announced that he is stepping down as the institution he leads faces an escalating battle with the Trump administration over how it tells the American story. Geoff Bennett spoke with Bunch about the political pressure, what&rsquo;s at stake for the Smithsonian and how he sees his legacy. It's for our Art in Action series exploring the intersection of art and democracy.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:40:43 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Youth sports become big business, putting stress on families and leaving some behind]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Roughly 5 million kids are competing for travel or club sports teams that have cropped up across the country. Many benefit from that participation, including some who get college scholarships, but youth travel sports also come with increasing costs and challenges. As Stephanie Sy reports, those trade-offs and concerns are a part of the story that's getting more and more attention.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:30:39 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lonnie Bunch to retire from Smithsonian leadership following Trump administration clash]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Bunch is stepping down from the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution following a tumultuous year in which President Donald Trump tried to remake the portrayal of U.S. history by the Smithsonian museums and other cultural entities.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:02:50 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Retired general calls Trump's proposed arch near Arlington a 'sacrilege']]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Trump administration plans to break ground within two weeks on a 250-foot arch just beyond the gates of Arlington National Cemetery. Critics say it would disrupt historic sightlines intended to symbolize the nation&rsquo;s reconciliation after the Civil War. Geoff Bennett spoke with retired Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton of VoteVets, a veterans organization supporting a lawsuit to stop the project.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:35:28 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pablo Torre breaks down financial questions surrounding Dodgers owner Mark Walter]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A controversy is brewing involving the Los Angeles Dodgers, owner Mark Walter and NBA legend Magic Johnson. Federal investigators have been looking into whether Walter broke the law in how he raised the money and disclosed the source of those funds when he won the bidding war for ownership of the Dodgers. William Brangham discussed more with Pablo Torre, who has been uncovering details. ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:25:13 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[91-year-old 'Grey Beard' is oldest person to hike entire Appalachian Trail]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Dale Sanders is a 91-year-old hiker who just became the oldest person ever to complete the Appalachian Trail. Amna Nawaz reports on the achievement of the man known as &ldquo;Grey Beard.&rdquo]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:20:03 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Painter Alex Katz reflects on his career and artistry ahead of 100th birthday]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Artist Alex Katz is an American great who just celebrated his 99th birthday. What better way to celebrate than to have an exhibition in Nice, France, this fall titled "Henri Matisse - Alex Katz." Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown visited Katz at his home in Maine for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:20:41 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: Kennedy Center disassembles 'Blue' sculpture from its grounds]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The sculpture, a tall, blue stick figure poised in action &mdash; as if to kick a ball or, from a different angle, having just kicked one &mdash; was designed by sculptor Joel Shapiro and installed in 2019.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:39:07 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Decades after Tupac Shakur's murder, Duane 'Keffe D' Davis convicted]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[After three decades, there is a conviction in one of the country&rsquo;s most infamous unsolved killings. A Nevada jury found Duane &ldquo;Keffe D&rdquo; Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 murder of hip-hop superstar Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors argued he ordered the killing and sought revenge after Shakur and members of his entourage attacked Davis&rsquo;s nephew. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Joel Anderson.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:20:11 -0400</pubDate>
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